Description:

Platforms:

Usage:

Arguments:

Integer, string
WindowHandle is the handle of the window.
InfoType is the type of information required. Can be one of the following:

"title"	the caption of the window
"class"	the class name of the window
"state"	the present state of the window. Return can be: "hidden" the window is hidden "min" minimised "max" maximised "normal"  normal state
"text"	the window's text
"left"	the left edge of the window in pixels
"right"	the right edge
"top"	the top edge of the window in pixels
"bottom"	the bottom edge
"height"	the height of the window
"width"	the width of the window
"rel left"	the left edge of the window in relation to it's parent
"rel top"	the top edge of the window in relation to it's parent
"client height"	the height of the client area of the window
"client width"	the width of the client area of the window
"app"	the path to the application that owns the window

Returns:

Examples:

Director:
State = baWindowInfo( Window, "state" )

Authorware:
State := baWindowInfo( Window, "state" )
 

Notes:

The "text" option can be used to retrieve the text in an edit control window.

When using the "rel left" and "rel top" options, if the window is a child of another window, then the values returned will be relative to the parent window. If the window does not have a parent window, then the returns will be relative to the screen.
 

See also:

baSetWindowTitle
baMoveWindow
baSetWindowState
baFindWindow
 

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