Function Reference

GUICtrlGetState

Gets the current state of a control.

GUICtrlGetState ( controlID )

Parameters

controlID The control identifier (controlID) as returned by a GUICtrlCreate...() function, or -1 for the last created control.

Return Value

Success: the state. See GUICtrlSetState() for values.
Failure: -1 if control is not defined.

Remarks

As opposed to GUICtrlRead() this function returns ONLY the state of a control enabled/disabled/hidden/show/dropaccepted

Exceptions:
For ListView controls it returns the number of the clicked column.

Related

GUICtrlRead, GUICtrlSetState

Example

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
    GUICreate("My GUI (GetControlState)")
    Local $idCheckbox = GUICtrlCreateCheckbox("checkbox", 10, 10)
    GUICtrlSetState(-1, 1) ; checked

    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW) ; will display an empty dialog box

    ; Loop until the user exits.
    While 1
        Switch GUIGetMsg()
            Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
                ExitLoop

        EndSwitch
    WEnd

    MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "state", StringFormat("GUICtrlRead=%d\nGUICtrlGetState=%d", GUICtrlRead($idCheckbox), GUICtrlGetState($idCheckbox)))
EndFunc   ;==>Example