How to obtain the Type of GUI control?

[ILLBeBack]

Is there a function to determine the type of a control in an AutoIt GUI (Button, Label, Group, etc.)? For example, $iType = GuiCtrlGetType(ControlID).

[Zedna]

_WinAPI_GetClassName($CtrlId)

[ILLBeBack]

_WinAPI_GetClassName($CtrlId)

Thanks very much Zedna! That gets me closer. Unfortunately, _WinAPI_GetClassName classes many different control types are buttons. For example, it reports that radio buttons, check boxes, and groups are all "buttons", without a way to determine sub-types.

Do you have any other ideas?

[SmOke_N]

Thanks very much Zedna! That gets me closer. Unfortunately, _WinAPI_GetClassName classes many different control types are buttons. For example, it reports that radio buttons, check boxes, and groups are all "buttons", without a way to determine sub-types.

Those are in fact buttons ( the ones you listed ).

You can use _WinAPI_GetClassName(), if the class is a button, then you can _WinAPI_GetWindowLong() ( with GWL_STYLE param ) and BitAnd() through the different $BS_* styles to determine specific type I suppose.

Edited May 29, 2011 by SmOke_N

[ILLBeBack]

You can use _WinAPI_GetClassName(), if the class is a button, then you can _WinAPI_GetWindowLong() ( with GWL_STYLE param ) and BitAnd() through the different $BS_* styles to determine specific type I suppose.

Thanks SmOke_N! Well, maybe, but so far all I can identify using $GWL_STYLE are “Groups” and “HScrolls”, and that’s a bit flakey in that it always reports the first control in a GUI as a Group. Below is the test code that illustrates this. It writes the results to the Console Window (I’m using SciTe).

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#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <Constants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

$sGUITitle1 = "Test Getting GUI Control Types"

$hGUI1 = GUICreate($sGUITitle1, 400, 500, -1, -1)

$x3 = GUICtrlCreateButton("button1", 10, 10, 60, 20) ; button, it's a Group
$x4 = GUICtrlCreateButton("button2", 10, 40, 60, 20) ; button
$x5 = GUICtrlCreateButton("button3", 10, 70, 60, 20) ; button
$x6 = GUICtrlCreateEdit("Edit1", 10, 100, 60, 20) ; edit, it's a HScroll
$x7 = GUICtrlCreateInput("Input1", 10, 130, 60, 20) ; edit
$x8 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Label1", 10, 160, 60, 20) ; static
$x9 = GUICtrlCreateRadio("Radio1", 10, 190, 60, 20) ; button
$x10 = GUICtrlCreateRadio("Radio2", 10, 220, 60, 20) ; button
$x11 = GUICtrlCreateCheckbox("CheckBox1", 10, 250, 60, 20) ; button
$x12 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("Group1", 10, 280, 80, 50) ; button, it's a Group
$x13 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("", -99, -99, 1, 1) ;close group, it's a Group
$x14 = GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 10, 340, 60, 20) ; ComboBox
GUICtrlSetData(-1, "ComboItem1|Comboitem2|Comboitem3", "Comboitem3")
$x15 = GUICtrlCreateList("List1", 10, 370, 60, 20) ; ListBox
GUICtrlSetData(-1, "ListItem1|Listitem2|Listitem3", "Listitem2")

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $sGUITitle1)

ConsoleWrite(@LF & "--------The first control of GUI " & $sGUITitle1 & " is " & $x3)

For $i = $x3 To 15
    ConsoleWrite(@LF & $i & ". " & _WinAPI_GetClassName(GUICtrlGetHandle($i)))
    ConsoleWrite(". " & _WinAPI_GetWindowLong(GUICtrlGetHandle($i), $GWL_ExSTYLE))
    ConsoleWrite(". " & _WinAPI_GetWindowLong(GUICtrlGetHandle($i), $GWL_STYLE))

    ;; The following will identify Groups and HScrolls.
    ;; It also reports the first control in a GUI is a group, regardless of its real type.
    $iStyle = _WinAPI_GetWindowLong(GUICtrlGetHandle($i), $GWL_STYLE)
    If BitAND($iStyle, $WS_GROUP) = $WS_GROUP Then ConsoleWrite(", it's a Group.")
    If BitAND($iStyle, $WS_HSCROLL) = $WS_HSCROLL Then ConsoleWrite(", it's a HScroll.")
Next
ConsoleWrite(@LF & @LF)

MsgBox(4096, "Testing", "Results are in the console window")

Exit

[SmOke_N]

I'm not sure if I'd trust this, or why it even matters for what you're doing specifically. But this is "kind of" what I had in mind.

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#include <WinAPI.au3>

#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

#include <GUIButton.au3>



$sGUITitle1 = "Test Getting GUI Control Types"



$hGUI1 = GUICreate($sGUITitle1, 400, 500, -1, -1)



$x3 = GUICtrlCreateButton("button1", 10, 10, 60, 20) ; button, it's a Group



$x4 = GUICtrlCreateButton("button2", 10, 40, 60, 20) ; button

$x5 = GUICtrlCreateButton("button3", 10, 70, 60, 20) ; button

$x6 = GUICtrlCreateEdit("Edit1", 10, 100, 60, 20) ; edit, it's a HScroll

$x7 = GUICtrlCreateInput("Input1", 10, 130, 60, 20) ; edit

$x8 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Label1", 10, 160, 60, 20) ; static

$x9 = GUICtrlCreateRadio("Radio1", 10, 190, 60, 20) ; button

$x10 = GUICtrlCreateRadio("Radio2", 10, 220, 60, 20) ; button

$x11 = GUICtrlCreateCheckbox("CheckBox1", 10, 250, 60, 20) ; button

$x12 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("Group1", 10, 280, 80, 50) ; button, it's a Group

$x13 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("", -99, -99, 1, 1) ;close group, it's a Group

$x14 = GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 10, 340, 60, 20) ; ComboBox

GUICtrlSetData(-1, "ComboItem1|Comboitem2|Comboitem3", "Comboitem3")

$x15 = GUICtrlCreateList("List1", 10, 370, 60, 20) ; ListBox

GUICtrlSetData(-1, "ListItem1|Listitem2|Listitem3", "Listitem2")



GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $sGUITitle1)



ConsoleWrite(@LF & "--------The first control of GUI " & $sGUITitle1 & " is " & $x3)



For $i = $x3 To 15

    ConsoleWrite($i & ") " & __myCtrlGetClass($i) & @CRLF)

Next

ConsoleWrite(@LF & @LF)



MsgBox(4096, "Testing", "Results are in the console window")



Exit



Func __myCtrlGetClass($h_wnd)



    If Not IsHWnd($h_wnd) Then

        $h_wnd = GUICtrlGetHandle($h_wnd)

        If Not IsHWnd($h_wnd) Then Return SetError(1, 0, 0)

    EndIf



    Local $s_class = _WinAPI_GetClassName($h_wnd)

    If $s_class <> "Button" Then Return $s_class



    Local $n_long = _WinAPI_GetWindowLong($h_wnd, -16) ; -16 = GWL_STYLE

    If Not $n_long Then Return SetError(3, 0, 0)



    If BitAND($n_long, $BS_GROUPBOX) = $BS_GROUPBOX Then Return "Groupbox"

    If BitAND($n_long, $BS_CHECKBOX) = $BS_CHECKBOX Then Return "Checkbox"

    If BitAND($n_long, $BS_AUTOCHECKBOX) = $BS_AUTOCHECKBOX Then Return "Checkbox"

    If BitAND($n_long, $BS_RADIOBUTTON) = $BS_RADIOBUTTON Then Return "Radio"

    If BitAND($n_long, $BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON) = $BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON Then Return "Radio"

    Return "Button"

EndFunc

[Zedna]

Also consider that ClassName "Static" can be of of these: picture,icon,label not only label

[guinness]

Came up with this by expanding what SmOke_N & Zedna suggested.

Function:

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Func _GetCtrlClass($hHandle)
    Local Const $GWL_STYLE = -16
    Local $iLong, $sClass
    If IsHWnd($hHandle) = 0 Then
        $hHandle = GUICtrlGetHandle($hHandle)
        If IsHWnd($hHandle) = 0 Then
            Return SetError(1, 0, "Unknown")
        EndIf
    EndIf

    $sClass = _WinAPI_GetClassName($hHandle)
    If @error Then
        Return "Unknown"
    EndIf

    $iLong = _WinAPI_GetWindowLong($hHandle, $GWL_STYLE)
    If @error Then
        Return SetError(2, 0, 0)
    EndIf

    Switch $sClass
        Case "Button"
            Select
                Case BitAND($iLong, $BS_GROUPBOX) = $BS_GROUPBOX
                    Return "Group"
                Case BitAND($iLong, $BS_CHECKBOX) = $BS_CHECKBOX
                    Return "Checkbox"
                Case BitAND($iLong, $BS_AUTOCHECKBOX) = $BS_AUTOCHECKBOX
                    Return "Checkbox"
                Case BitAND($iLong, $BS_RADIOBUTTON) = $BS_RADIOBUTTON
                    Return "Radio"
                Case BitAND($iLong, $BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON) = $BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON
                    Return "Radio"
            EndSelect

        Case "Edit"
            Select
                Case BitAND($iLong, $ES_WANTRETURN) = $ES_WANTRETURN
                    Return "Edit"
                Case Else
                    Return "Input"
            EndSelect

        Case "Static"
            Select
                Case BitAND($iLong, $SS_BITMAP) = $SS_BITMAP
                    Return "Pic"
                Case BitAND($iLong, $SS_ICON) = $SS_ICON
                    Return "Icon"
                Case BitAND($iLong, $SS_LEFT) = $SS_LEFT
                    If BitAND($iLong, $SS_NOTIFY) = $SS_NOTIFY Then
                        Return "Label"
                    EndIf
                    Return "Graphic"
            EndSelect

        Case "ComboBox"
            Return "Combo"
        Case "ListBox"
            Return "List"
        Case "msctls_progress32"
            Return "Progress"
        Case "msctls_trackbar32"
            Return "Slider"
        Case "SysDateTimePick32"
            Return "Date"
        Case "SysListView32"
            Return "ListView"
        Case "SysMonthCal32"
            Return "MonthCal"
        Case "SysTabControl32"
            Return "Tab"
        Case "SysTreeView32"
            Return "TreeView"

    EndSwitch
    Return $sClass
EndFunc   ;==>_GetCtrlClass

Example use of Function:

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#AutoIt3Wrapper_Au3Check_Parameters=-d -w 1 -w 2 -w 3 -w 4 -w 5 -w 6
#include <EditConstants.au3>
#include <GUIButton.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

Global $aReturn[24] = [ _
        "Avi", "Button", "Checkbox", "Combo", "ContextMenu", _
        "Date", "Dummy", "Edit", "Graphic", "Group", _
        "Icon", "Input", "Label", "List", "ListView", _
        "Menu", "MonthCal", "Pic", "Progress", "Radio", _
        "Slider", "Tab", "TreeView", "Updown"]

Global $hGUI, $iCount = 0, $iDummyEnd, $iDummyStart, $sData, $sReturn

$hGUI = GUICreate("_GetCtrlClass() Example")
$iDummyStart = GUICtrlCreateDummy()
GUICtrlCreateAvi("", 0, 0, 0)
GUICtrlCreateButton("", 0, 0)
GUICtrlCreateCheckbox("", 0, 0)
GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 0, 0)
GUICtrlCreateContextMenu()
GUICtrlCreateDate("", 0, 0)
GUICtrlCreateDummy()
GUICtrlCreateEdit("", 0, 0)
GUICtrlCreateGraphic(0, 0)
GUICtrlCreateGroup("", 0, 0)
GUICtrlCreateIcon("", 0, 0, 0)
GUICtrlCreateInput("", 0, 0)
GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 0, 0)
GUICtrlCreateList("", 0, 0)
GUICtrlCreateListView("", 0, 0)
GUICtrlCreateMenu("")
GUICtrlCreateMonthCal("", 0, 0)
GUICtrlCreatePic("", 0, 0)
GUICtrlCreateProgress(0, 0)
GUICtrlCreateRadio("", 0, 0)
GUICtrlCreateSlider("", 0)
GUICtrlCreateTab(0, 0)
GUICtrlCreateTreeView(0, 0)
GUICtrlCreateUpdown(0)
$iDummyEnd = GUICtrlCreateDummy()

For $A = $iDummyStart To $iDummyEnd
    $sData = ($iCount + 1) & ") GUICtrlCreate" & _GetCtrlClass($A) & "() >> GUICtrlCreate" & $aReturn[$iCount] & "()" & @CRLF
    ConsoleWrite($sData)
    $sReturn &= $sData
    $iCount += 1
Next
ClipPut($sReturn)
Exit

Func _GetCtrlClass($hHandle)
    Local Const $GWL_STYLE = -16
    Local $iLong, $sClass
    If IsHWnd($hHandle) = 0 Then
        $hHandle = GUICtrlGetHandle($hHandle)
        If IsHWnd($hHandle) = 0 Then
            Return SetError(1, 0, "Unknown")
        EndIf
    EndIf

    $sClass = _WinAPI_GetClassName($hHandle)
    If @error Then
        Return "Unknown"
    EndIf

    $iLong = _WinAPI_GetWindowLong($hHandle, $GWL_STYLE)
    If @error Then
        Return SetError(2, 0, 0)
    EndIf

    Switch $sClass
        Case "Button"
            Select
                Case BitAND($iLong, $BS_GROUPBOX) = $BS_GROUPBOX
                    Return "Group"
                Case BitAND($iLong, $BS_CHECKBOX) = $BS_CHECKBOX
                    Return "Checkbox"
                Case BitAND($iLong, $BS_AUTOCHECKBOX) = $BS_AUTOCHECKBOX
                    Return "Checkbox"
                Case BitAND($iLong, $BS_RADIOBUTTON) = $BS_RADIOBUTTON
                    Return "Radio"
                Case BitAND($iLong, $BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON) = $BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON
                    Return "Radio"
            EndSelect

        Case "Edit"
            Select
                Case BitAND($iLong, $ES_WANTRETURN) = $ES_WANTRETURN
                    Return "Edit"
                Case Else
                    Return "Input"
            EndSelect

        Case "Static"
            Select
                Case BitAND($iLong, $SS_BITMAP) = $SS_BITMAP
                    Return "Pic"
                Case BitAND($iLong, $SS_ICON) = $SS_ICON
                    Return "Icon"
                Case BitAND($iLong, $SS_LEFT) = $SS_LEFT
                    If BitAND($iLong, $SS_NOTIFY) = $SS_NOTIFY Then
                        Return "Label"
                    EndIf
                    Return "Graphic"
            EndSelect

        Case "ComboBox"
            Return "Combo"
        Case "ListBox"
            Return "List"
        Case "msctls_progress32"
            Return "Progress"
        Case "msctls_trackbar32"
            Return "Slider"
        Case "SysDateTimePick32"
            Return "Date"
        Case "SysListView32"
            Return "ListView"
        Case "SysMonthCal32"
            Return "MonthCal"
        Case "SysTabControl32"
            Return "Tab"
        Case "SysTreeView32"
            Return "TreeView"

    EndSwitch
    Return $sClass
EndFunc   ;==>_GetCtrlClass

Warning: Changing the Default Styles could cause the Function to not Return the correct control name.

Edited May 30, 2011 by guinness

[ILLBeBack]

Thanks SmOke_N, guinness and Zedna! The following is what I find using the code from both SmOke_N and guinness:

guinness’s code makes a distinction between “Edit” and “Input”, as well as between “Icon”, “Label” & “Pic”.

For “Graphic”, SmOke_N returns “Static” and guinness returns “Label”.

Neither identify the following:

ContextMenu

Dummy

ListViewItem

Menu

MenuItem

Obj

TabItem

TreeViewItem

The code below uses the functions from both SmOke_N and guinness on all 29 AutoIt GUI Controls, and outputs the following results:

SmOke_N 3) SysAnimate32 .......... for AVI

guinness 3) SysAnimate32 .......... for AVI

SmOke_N 4) Button ................ for Button

guinness 4) Button ................ for Button

SmOke_N 5) Checkbox .............. for Checkbox

guinness 5) Checkbox .............. for Checkbox

SmOke_N 6) ComboBox .............. for Combo

guinness 6) Combo ................. for Combo

SmOke_N 7) 0 ..................... for ContextMenu

guinness 7) Unknown ............... for ContextMenu

SmOke_N 8) SysDateTimePick32 ..... for Date

guinness 8) Date .................. for Date

SmOke_N 9) 0 ..................... for Dummy

guinness 9) Unknown ............... for Dummy

SmOke_N 10) Edit ................. for Edit

guinness 10) Edit ................. for Edit

SmOke_N 11) Static ............... for Graphic

guinness 11) Label ................ for Graphic

SmOke_N 12) Groupbox ............. for Group (start and end)

guinness 12) Group ................ for Group (start and end)

SmOke_N 13) Static ............... for Icon

guinness 13) Icon ................. for Icon

SmOke_N 14) Edit ................. for Input

guinness 14) Input ................ for Input

SmOke_N 15) Static ............... for Label

guinness 15) Label ................ for Label

SmOke_N 16) ListBox .............. for List

guinness 16) List ................. for List

SmOke_N 17) SysListView32 ........ for ListView

guinness 17) ListView ............. for ListView

SmOke_N 18) 0 .................... for ListViewItem

guinness 18) Unknown .............. for ListViewItem

SmOke_N 19) 0 .................... for Menu

guinness 19) Unknown .............. for Menu

SmOke_N 20) 0 .................... for MenuItem (for Menu)

guinness 20) Unknown .............. for MenuItem (for Menu)

SmOke_N 21) SysMonthCal32 ........ for MonthCal

guinness 21) MonthCal ............. for MonthCal

SmOke_N 22) 0 .................... for Obj

guinness 22) Unknown .............. for Obj

SmOke_N 23) Static ............... for Pic

guinness 23) Pic .................. for Pic

SmOke_N 24) msctls_progress32 .... for Progress

guinness 24) Progress ............. for Progress

SmOke_N 25) Radio ................ for Radio

guinness 25) Radio ................ for Radio

SmOke_N 26) msctls_trackbar32 .... for Slider

guinness 26) Slider ............... for Slider

SmOke_N 27) SysTabControl32 ...... for Tab

guinness 27) Tab .................. for Tab

SmOke_N 28) 0 .................... for TabItem

guinness 28) Unknown .............. for TabItem

SmOke_N 29) SysTreeView32 ........ for TreeView

guinness 29) TreeView ............. for TreeView

SmOke_N 30) 0 .................... for TreeViewItem

guinness 30) Unknown .............. for TreeViewItem

SmOke_N 31) msctls_updown32 ...... for Updown

guinness 31) msctls_updown32 ...... for Updown

SmOke_N 32) 0 .................... for MenuItem (for Context Menu)

guinness 32) Unknown .............. for MenuItem (for Context Menu)

Note: If for any reason a control fails to create, the controls that follow will be out of sync with the $aTypes array. Check that the JPG exists, or this will happen.

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#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GUIButton.au3>
#include <TreeViewConstants.au3>
#include <EditConstants.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>

$sGUITitle1 = "Test Getting GUI Control Types"
$hGUI1 = GUICreate($sGUITitle1, 360, 640, @DesktopWidth - 380, 20)

;; There are 29 GUI controls in AutoIt3, the ControlID for the first one is always 3.
Global $aTypes[33]
$iCol1 = 10
$iRow = 0
;; Note: The first successful control is always 3.
$x3 = GUICtrlCreateAvi(@SystemDir & "\shell32.dll", 165, 50, $iRow, 100, 50) ; SysAnimate32,
$aTypes[3] = "AVI"
$iRow += 60
$x4 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button1 (x4)", $iCol1, $iRow, 120, 20) ; Button
$aTypes[4] = "Button"
$iRow += 30
$x5 = GUICtrlCreateCheckbox("Check1 (x5)", $iCol1, $iRow, 120, 20) ; Checkbox
$aTypes[5] = "Checkbox"
$iRow += 30
$x6 = GUICtrlCreateCombo("Combo1 (x6)", $iCol1, $iRow, 120, 20) ; Combobox, Combo
$aTypes[6] = "Combo"
$x7 = GUICtrlCreateContextMenu() ; 0, Unknown
$aTypes[7] = "ContextMenu"
$iRow += 30
$x8 = GUICtrlCreateDate(@YEAR & "/" & @MON & "/" & @MDAY, $iCol1, $iRow, 120, 60) ; SysDateTimePick32, Date
$aTypes[8] = "Date"
$iRow += 70
$x9 = GUICtrlCreateDummy() ; 0, Unknown
$aTypes[9] = "Dummy"
$x10 = GUICtrlCreateEdit("Edit1 (x10)", $iCol1, $iRow, 120, 20) ; Edit
$aTypes[10] = "Edit"
$iRow += 30
$x11 = GUICtrlCreateGraphic(10, $iRow, 120, 20) ; Static, Label (both incorrect)
$aTypes[11] = "Graphic"
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0xff00ff)
$iRow += 30
$x12 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("Group1 (x12)", $iCol1, $iRow, 120, 50) ; Groupbox, Group
$aTypes[12] = "Group (start and end)"
$iRow += 60
$x13 = GUICtrlCreateIcon("shell32.dll", 10, $iCol1, $iRow, 75, 32, 32) ; Static, Icon
$aTypes[13] = "Icon"
$iRow += 42
$x14 = GUICtrlCreateInput("Input1 (x14)", $iCol1, $iRow, 120, 20) ; Edit, Input
$aTypes[14] = "Input"
$iRow += 30
$x15 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Label1 (x15)", $iCol1, $iRow, 120, 20) ; Static, Label
$aTypes[15] = "Label"
$iRow += 30
$x16 = GUICtrlCreateList("List1a (x16)", $iCol1, $iRow, 120, 20) ; ListBox, List
$aTypes[16] = "List"
GUICtrlSetData($x16, "List1b")
GUICtrlSetData($x16, "List1c")
$iRow += 30
$x17 = GUICtrlCreateListView("ListView (x17)|Col 2|Col 3", $iCol1, $iRow, 120, 60) ; SysListView32, ListView
$aTypes[17] = "ListView"
$x18 = GUICtrlCreateListViewItem("1 (x18)|2|3", $x17) ; 0, Unknown
$aTypes[18] = "ListViewItem"
$iRow += 70
$x19 = GUICtrlCreateMenu("Menu1 (x19)") ; 0, Unknown
$aTypes[19] = "Menu"
$x20 = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("MenuItem1 (x20)", $x19) ; 0, Unknown
$aTypes[20] = "MenuItem (for Menu)"
$x21 = GUICtrlCreateMonthCal("MonthCal (x21)", $iCol1, $iRow, 120, 60) ; SysMonthCal32, MonthCal
$aTypes[21] = "MonthCal"
;;
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; column 2
$iCol2 = 160
$iRow = 10
$oIE = ObjCreate("Shell.Explorer.2")
$x22 = GUICtrlCreateObj($oIE, $iCol2, $iRow, 180, 100) ; 0, Unknown
$aTypes[22] = "Obj"
$iRow += 110
$x23 = GUICtrlCreatePic("C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\Examples\GUI\mslogo.jpg", $iCol2, $iRow, 120, 50) ; Static, Pic
$aTypes[23] = "Pic"
$iRow += 60
$x24 = GUICtrlCreateProgress($iCol2, $iRow, 120, 20) ; msctls_progress32, Progress
$aTypes[24] = "Progress"
GUICtrlSetData($x24, 25)
$iRow += 30
$x25 = GUICtrlCreateRadio("Radio1 (x24)", $iCol2, $iRow, 120, 20) ; Radio
$aTypes[25] = "Radio"
$iRow += 30
$x26 = GUICtrlCreateSlider($iCol2, $iRow, 120, 20) ; msctls_trackbar32, Slider
$aTypes[26] = "Slider"
$iRow += 30
$x27 = GUICtrlCreateTab($iCol2, $iRow, 180, 150) ; SysTabControl32, Tab
$aTypes[27] = "Tab"
$x28 = GUICtrlCreateTabItem("TabItem1 (x27)") ; 0, Unknown
$aTypes[28] = "TabItem"
$iRow += 160
$x29 = GUICtrlCreateTreeView($iCol2, $iRow, 180, 150, BitOR($TVS_HASBUTTONS, $TVS_HASLINES, $TVS_LINESATROOT, $TVS_DISABLEDRAGDROP, $TVS_SHOWSELALWAYS), $WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE) ; SysTreeView32, TreeView
$aTypes[29] = "TreeView"
$x30 = GUICtrlCreateTreeViewItem("TreeViewItem (X29)", $x28) ; 0, Unknown
$aTypes[30] = "TreeViewItem"
$x31 = GUICtrlCreateUpdown($x14) ; msctls_updown32
$aTypes[31] = "Updown"
;; Add a menu item to Context Menu $x7
$x32 = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("Context Menu Item 1 (x31)", $x7) ; 0, Unknown
$aTypes[32] = "MenuItem (for Context Menu)"

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $sGUITitle1)

For $i = $x3 To $x32
    ConsoleWrite(StringLeft("SmOke_N  " & $i & ") " & __myCtrlGetClass($i) & " ...................................", 35) & " for " & $aTypes[$i] & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite(StringLeft("guinness " & $i & ") " & _GetCtrlClass($i) & " ...................................", 35) & " for " & $aTypes[$i] & @CRLF)
Next

; Run the GUI until the dialog is closed
While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then ExitLoop
WEnd
GUIDelete()
Exit


Func __myCtrlGetClass($h_wnd)
    ;; Function by SmOke_N, 2011/05/29
    If Not IsHWnd($h_wnd) Then
        $h_wnd = GUICtrlGetHandle($h_wnd)
        If Not IsHWnd($h_wnd) Then Return SetError(1, 0, 0)
    EndIf

    Local $s_class = _WinAPI_GetClassName($h_wnd)
    If $s_class <> "Button" Then Return $s_class

    Local $n_long = _WinAPI_GetWindowLong($h_wnd, -16) ; -16 = GWL_STYLE
    If Not $n_long Then Return SetError(3, 0, 0)

    If BitAND($n_long, $BS_GROUPBOX) = $BS_GROUPBOX Then Return "Groupbox"
    If BitAND($n_long, $BS_CHECKBOX) = $BS_CHECKBOX Then Return "Checkbox"
    If BitAND($n_long, $BS_AUTOCHECKBOX) = $BS_AUTOCHECKBOX Then Return "Checkbox"
    If BitAND($n_long, $BS_RADIOBUTTON) = $BS_RADIOBUTTON Then Return "Radio"
    If BitAND($n_long, $BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON) = $BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON Then Return "Radio"
    Return "Button"
EndFunc   ;==>__myCtrlGetClass




Func _GetCtrlClass($hHandle)
    ;; Function by guinness, 2011/05/29
    Local Const $GWL_STYLE = -16
    Local $iLong, $sClass
    If IsHWnd($hHandle) = 0 Then
        $hHandle = GUICtrlGetHandle($hHandle)
        If IsHWnd($hHandle) = 0 Then
            Return SetError(1, 0, "Unknown")
        EndIf
    EndIf

    $sClass = _WinAPI_GetClassName($hHandle)
    If @error Then
        Return "Unknown"
    EndIf

    $iLong = _WinAPI_GetWindowLong($hHandle, $GWL_STYLE)
    If @error Then
        Return SetError(2, 0, 0)
    EndIf

    Switch $sClass
        Case "Button"
            Select
                Case BitAND($iLong, $BS_GROUPBOX) = $BS_GROUPBOX
                    Return "Group"
                Case BitAND($iLong, $BS_CHECKBOX) = $BS_CHECKBOX
                    Return "Checkbox"
                Case BitAND($iLong, $BS_AUTOCHECKBOX) = $BS_AUTOCHECKBOX
                    Return "Checkbox"
                Case BitAND($iLong, $BS_RADIOBUTTON) = $BS_RADIOBUTTON
                    Return "Radio"
                Case BitAND($iLong, $BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON) = $BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON
                    Return "Radio"
            EndSelect
        Case "Edit"
            Select
                Case BitAND($iLong, $ES_WANTRETURN) = $ES_WANTRETURN
                    Return "Edit"
                Case Else
                    Return "Input"
            EndSelect
        Case "Static"
            Select
                Case BitAND($iLong, $SS_BITMAP) = $SS_BITMAP
                    Return "Pic"
                Case BitAND($iLong, $SS_ICON) = $SS_ICON
                    Return "Icon"
                Case BitAND($iLong, $SS_LEFT) = $SS_LEFT
                    If BitAND($iLong, $SS_NOTIFY) = $SS_NOTIFY Then
                        Return "Label"
                    EndIf
                    Return "Graphic"
            EndSelect
        Case "ComboBox"
            Return "Combo"
        Case "ListBox"
            Return "List"
        Case "msctls_progress32"
            Return "Progress"
        Case "msctls_trackbar32"
            Return "Slider"
        Case "SysDateTimePick32"
            Return "Date"
        Case "SysListView32"
            Return "ListView"
        Case "SysMonthCal32"
            Return "MonthCal"
        Case "SysTabControl32"
            Return "Tab"
        Case "SysTreeView32"
            Return "TreeView"
    EndSwitch
    Return $sClass
EndFunc   ;==>_GetCtrlClass
Exit

Edited May 30, 2011 by ILLBeBack

[SmOke_N]

Guinness'es approach will not work if someone removes any style value added.

Bottom line.

There are only specific types of controls. What we call a label is still a static control, what we call a pic/graphic control is still a static control.

There's seriously little to no way programatically to tell the actual "autoit referenced" type of control 100%, other than what is provided by class, and how I showed you to look at buttons.

Having said that, now you know why I stopped at button, and just returned the actual class type of the others.

Edit:

P.S. What makes you think those "Items" are controls?

I've hinted to this before, but maybe if you actually tell us what your end goal is, we can provide a "real" means to accomplish it.

Edited May 30, 2011 by SmOke_N

[guinness]

When I started to delve into it a little bit more I realised it was a little more complex than first imagined. I should have added the warning about Styles being changed would render the Function useless. For Example the only Default/Forced Styles that separate Graphic And Label is $SS_LEFT!

[ILLBeBack]

P.S. What makes you think those "Items" are controls?

I've hinted to this before, but maybe if you actually tell us what your end goal is, we can provide a "real" means to accomplish it.

I believe I’ve only referenced them as “AutoIt” GUI controls. I call them controls because AutoIt calls them GUI controls. I appreciate that Windows generically classes many of them as a common type, but that doesn’t make their intent generically equal.

I would like to know the specific type because I’m mapping GUIs for documentation purposes, and since not all controls have names attached to them (like “Play”, “Fast” “Slow”), I would like to give those controls a somewhat meaningful name, like “Radio Button” or “Check Box”, not simply “Button”. In the case of Groups, they surround other controls and instead of shading inside its boundaries, a shaded boundary is to be drawn. And so on, depending on the control type.

If everyone agrees this can’t be done, I’ll just have to manually edit the documentation afterwards.

Thanks to everyone for their assistance.

[junkew]

You can do more with this thread

remember that it only works under windows XP with UI Automation API 3.0 installed (Windows 7 should work directly)

[ILLBeBack]

You can do more with this thread

remember that it only works under windows XP with UI Automation API 3.0 installed (Windows 7 should work directly)

Thanks junkew! I'm afraid that's beyond my skill level.