How does to know a window is Topmost?

[Helomotorola]

How does to know a window is Topmost??

Thank much

[Thatsgreat2345]

You mean like just using

Msgbox(0,'',WinGetTitle(''))

Or finding out if the window is always on top?

[ame1011]

if u mean check for active window

WinActive ("window title")

[PsaltyDS]

To test for the $WS_EX_TOPMOST property, use something like this:

$hWin = WinGetHandle("Untitled - Notepad")
$avStyles = GUIGetStyle($hWin) ; [0] = Style, [1] = ExStyle
$fTopMost = BitAND($avStyles[1], $WS_EX_TOPMOST)
If $fTopMost Then
    ConsoleWrite("Debug: Window with handle $hWin has $WS_EX_TOPMOST set.")
Else
    ConsoleWrite("Debug: Window with handle $hWin does not have $WS_EX_TOPMOST set.")
EndIf

[photonbuddy]

Sorry for bringing an old thread back to life, but I also need this question answered.

The script posted by PsaltyDS doesn't work as I'm not using an AutoIT GUI, but rather a third party program created window.

Any idea how to read the topmost field of a non AutoIT window?

[weaponx]

Sorry for bringing an old thread back to life, but I also need this question answered.

The script posted by PsaltyDS doesn't work as I'm not using an AutoIT GUI, but rather a third party program created window.

Any idea how to read the topmost field of a non AutoIT window?

So? You enter the title of your 3rd party window.

Const $WS_EX_TOPMOST = 0x8
$hWin = WinGetHandle("Untitled - Notepad")
$avStyles = GUIGetStyle($hWin) ; [0] = Style, [1] = ExStyle
$fTopMost = BitAND($avStyles[1], $WS_EX_TOPMOST)
If $fTopMost Then
    ConsoleWrite("Debug: Window with handle $hWin has $WS_EX_TOPMOST set.")
Else
    ConsoleWrite("Debug: Window with handle $hWin does not have $WS_EX_TOPMOST set.")
EndIf

Edited May 9, 2008 by weaponx

[ProgAndy]

No, this doesn't work. GUIGetStyle only works with Au3-Windows. Use this instead

$hWin = WinGetHandle("Untitled")
$fTopMost = _WinIsOnTop($hWin)
If $fTopMost Then
    ConsoleWrite("Debug: Window with handle $hWin has $WS_EX_TOPMOST set.")
Else
    ConsoleWrite("Debug: Window with handle $hWin does not have $WS_EX_TOPMOST set.")
EndIf

;===============================================================================
;
; Function Name:   _WinIsOnTop
; Description::    Gets the OnTop State of a window
; Parameter(s):    $WindowHandle : Handle or Title of Window
; Requirement(s):  WinAPI.au3
; Return Value(s): Window OnTop: True, otherwise False
; Author(s):       Prog@ndy
;
;===============================================================================
;
Func _WinIsOnTop($WindowHandle)
    Local $long = DllCall("User32.dll", "int", "GetWindowLong", "hwnd", WinGetHandle($WindowHandle), "int", -20)
    Return BitAND($long[0],8)=8 ; $WS_EX_TOPMOST = 8
EndFunc

[PsaltyDS]

No, this doesn't work. GUIGetStyle only works with Au3-Windows. Use this instead

$hWin = WinGetHandle("Untitled")
$fTopMost = _WinIsOnTop($hWin)
If $fTopMost Then
    ConsoleWrite("Debug: Window with handle $hWin has $WS_EX_TOPMOST set.")
Else
    ConsoleWrite("Debug: Window with handle $hWin does not have $WS_EX_TOPMOST set.")
EndIf

;===============================================================================
;
; Function Name:   _WinIsOnTop
; Description::    Gets the OnTop State of a window
; Parameter(s):    $WindowHandle : Handle or Title of Window
; Requirement(s):  WinAPI.au3
; Return Value(s): Window OnTop: True, otherwise False
; Author(s):       Prog@ndy
;
;===============================================================================
;
Func _WinIsOnTop($WindowHandle)
    Local $long = DllCall("User32.dll", "int", "GetWindowLong", "hwnd", WinGetHandle($WindowHandle), "int", -20)
    Return BitAND($long[0],8)=8 ; $WS_EX_TOPMOST = 8
EndFunc

You've got the right idea, but this is already included in AutoIt as _WinAPI_GetWindowLong().

[ProgAndy]

I know, but this way it's easier to use and you don't have to include the whole UDF just for 1 line of code

The only line from WInAPI.au3 is the DLLcall.... WINAPI.au3 has 4698 lines

Edited May 9, 2008 by ProgAndy

[photonbuddy]

I know, but this way it's easier to use and you don't have to include the whole UDF just for 1 line of code

The only line from WInAPI.au3 is the DLLcall.... WINAPI.au3 has 4698 lines

This is true.

Looking at your code, is there a reason why you use wingethandle() in the dllcall line when you already have the handle of the window passed-in?

Thanks to both yourself and PsaltyDS for the fast reply.

[ProgAndy]

Looking at your code, is there a reason why you use wingethandle() in the dllcall line when you already have the handle of the window passed-in?

It's to use it easier. You can pass a WindowTitle, too, When you do it this way :=)