DlgControlId Function

Syntax

DlgControlId(DlgItem|$)

Group

Dialog Function

Description

Return the field's window id.

This instruction/function must be called directly or indirectly from a dialogfunc.

Parameter Description
DlgItem|$ If this is a numeric value then it is the dialog item number. The first item is 0, second is 1, etc. If this is a string value then it is the dialog item's field name.

Example

Sub Main
Begin Dialog UserDialog 200,120,.DialogFunc
Text
10,10,180,15,"Please push the OK button"
TextBox
10,40,180,15,.Text
OKButton
30,90,60,20
PushButton
110,90,60,20,"&Hello"
End
Dialog
Dim
dlg As UserDialog
Debug
.Print Dialog(dlg)
End
Sub

Function
DialogFunc%(DlgItem$, Action%, SuppValue%)
Debug
.Print "Action=";Action%
Select
Case Action%
Case 1 ' Dialog box initialization
Beep

Case 2 ' Value changing or button pressed
If
DlgItem$ = "Hello" Then
DialogFunc% = True 'do not exit the dialog
End
If
Case 4 ' Focus changed
Debug
.Print "DlgFocus=""";DlgFocus();""""
Debug
.Print "DlgControlId(";DlgItem$;")=";
Debug
.Print DlgControlId(DlgItem$)
End
Select
End
Function