Sets the cue banner text that is displayed for the edit control
#include <GuiEdit.au3>
_GUICtrlEdit_SetCueBanner ( $hWnd, $sText [, $bOnFocus = False] )
| $hWnd | Control ID/Handle to the control |
| $sText | String that contains the text |
| $bOnFocus | [optional] True - if the cue banner should show even when the edit control has focus. False (Default) - the cue banner disappears when the user clicks in the control. |
| Success: | True. |
| Failure: | False. |
The cue banner is text that is displayed in the edit control when there is no selection.
A cue banner will only display in Input and single-line Edit controls - not multi-line Edit or RichText controls.
Windows Vista or later.
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GuiEdit.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
Example()
Func Example()
Local $hGUI = GUICreate('Example', 300, 150)
GUISetFont(9, 400, 0, 'Segoe UI')
Local $idInp_Username = GUICtrlCreateInput('', 10, 10, 125, 25)
_GUICtrlEdit_SetCueBanner($idInp_Username, "Search folder")
Local $idInp_Password = GUICtrlCreateInput('', 10, 40, 125, 25)
_GUICtrlEdit_SetCueBanner($idInp_Password, "Search...")
Local $idButton_Close = GUICtrlCreateButton("Close", 210, 120, 85, 25)
ControlFocus($hGUI, "", $idButton_Close)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $hGUI)
MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", _GUICtrlEdit_GetCueBanner($idInp_Password))
While 1
Switch GUIGetMsg()
Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, $idButton_Close
ExitLoop
EndSwitch
WEnd
GUIDelete($hGUI)
EndFunc ;==>Example