Autoit Control Get Handle ~ Autoit Source Code

Autoit Control Get Handle Using C#

Retrieves the internal handle of a control.

ControlGetHandle ( "title", "text", controlID )

Parameters

title	The title of the window to access.
text	The text of the window to access.
controlID	The control to interact with. See Controls.

Return Value

Success:	Returns the handle (HWND) value.
Failure:	Returns "" (blank string) and sets @error to 1 if no window matches the criteria.

Remarks

This function returns a HWND/Handle value.

Source : Autoit Help Document

Source Code Autoit Control Get Handle in C#

Parameters Required :
Title : [CLASS:Notepad]
Text : ""
Control : Edit1

private void controlGetHandleButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            //open notepad program
            autoit.Run("notepad.exe", "", 1);

            //wait notepad opened until 10 seconds
            autoit.WinWait("[CLASS:Notepad]", "", 10);

            string strReturnHandle = autoit.ControlGetHandle("[CLASS:Notepad]", "", "Edit1");

            MessageBox.Show("Autoit control get handle return value : " + strReturnHandle);
        }

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