ControlInfo

ControlInfo [/W=winName ] controlName

The ControlInfo operation returns information about the state or status of the named control in a graph or panel window or subwindow.

Flags

/G [ = doGlobal]	If doGlobal is non-zero or absent, the position returned via V_top and V_left is in global screen coordinates rather relative to the window containing the control.
/W = winName	Looks for the control in the named graph or panel window or subwindow. If /W is omitted, ControlInfo looks in the top graph or panel window or subwindow.
	When identifying a subwindow with winName, see Subwindow Syntax for details on forming the window hierarchy.

Parameters

controlName is the name of a control in the window specified by /W or in the top graph or panel window. controlName may also be the keyword kwBackgroundColor to set V_Red, V_Green, V_Blue and V_Alpha, the keyword kwControlBar or kwControlBarBottom to set V_Height, the keyword kwControlBarLeft or kwControlBarRight to set V_Width, or the keyword kwSelectedControl to set S_Value and V_flag.

Details

Information for all controls is returned via the following string and numeric variables. Coordinates are returned in control panel units.

S_recreation	Commands to recreate the named control.
S_title	Title of the named control.
V_disable	Control's disable state:
	0: Normal (enabled, visible). 1: Hidden. 2: Disabled, visible.
V_Height, V_Width, V_top, V_left, V_right, V_pos, V_align
	Dimensions and position of the named control in control panel units.
	V_right, V_pos, and V_align were added in Igor Pro 8.00 and depend on whether the align keyword was applied to the control (e.g., Button <name> align=1).
	V_align is 1 if the the align keyword was applied to the control or to 0 otherwise.
	V_pos is the horizontal coordinate used to position the control. It represents the position of the left end of the control if the align keyword was omitted or of the right end if the align keyword was applied.
	V_left and V_right are the the horizontal coordinates of the left and right ends of the control regardless of whether the align keyword was applied or not.

The kind of control is returned in V_flag as a positive or negative integer. A negative value indicates the control is incomplete or otherwise not active. If V_flag is zero, then the named control does not exist. Information returned for specific control types is as follows:

• Button

V_flag	1
V_Value	Tick count of last mouse up.
S_UserData	Primary (unnamed) user data text. For any named user data, you must use the GetUserData function.
S_recreation, V_disable, V_Height, V_Width, V_top, V_left, V_right, V_pos, V_align
	See descriptions above.

• Chart

V_flag	6 or -6
V_Value	Current point number.
S_Value	Keyword-packed information string.
S_recreation, V_disable, V_Height, V_Width, V_top, V_left, V_right, V_pos, V_align
	See descriptions above.

• CheckBox

V_flag	2
V_Value	0 if it is deselected or 1 if it is selected.
S_UserData	Primary (unnamed) user data text. For any named user data, you must use the GetUserData function.
S_recreation, V_disable, V_Height, V_Width, V_top, V_left, V_right, V_pos, V_align
	See descriptions above.

• CustomControl

V_flag	12
V_Value	Tick count of last mouse up.
S_UserData	Primary (unnamed) user data text. For any named user data, you must use the GetUserData function.
S_recreation, V_disable, V_Height, V_Width, V_top, V_left, V_right, V_pos, V_align
	See descriptions above.

• GroupBox

V_flag	9
S_Value	Title text.
S_recreation, V_disable, V_Height, V_Width, V_top, V_left, V_right, V_pos, V_align
	See descriptions above.

• ListBox

V_flag	11
V_Value	Currently selected row (valid for mode 1 or 2 or modes 5 and 6 when no selWave is used). If no list row is selected, then it is set to -1.
V_selCol	Currently selected column (valid for modes 5 and 6 when no selWave is used).
V_horizScroll	Number of pixels the list has been scrolled horizontally to the right.
V_vertScroll	Number of pixels the list has been scrolled vertically downwards.
V_rowHeight	The height of a row in pixels.
V_startRow	The current top visible row.
S_columnWidths
	A comma-separated list of column widths in pixels.
S_DataFolder	Full path to listWave (if any).
S_UserData	Primary (unnamed) user data text. For any named user data, you must use the GetUserData function.
S_Value	Name of listWave (if any).
S_recreation, V_disable, V_Height, V_Width, V_top, V_left, V_right, V_pos, V_align
	See descriptions above.

• PopupMenu

V_flag	3 or -3
V_Red, V_Green, V_Blue, V_Alpha
	For color array pop-up menus, these are the encoded color values.
V_Value	Current item number (counting from one).
S_UserData	Primary (unnamed) user data text. For any named user data, you must use the GetUserData function.
S_Value	Text of the current item. If PopupMenu is a color array then it contains color values encoded as RGBA Values.
S_recreation, V_disable, V_Height, V_Width, V_top, V_left, V_right, V_pos, V_align
	See descriptions above.

• SetVariable

V_flag	5 or -5
V_Value	Value of the variable. If the SetVariable is used with a string variable, then it is the interpretation of the string as a number, which will be NaN if conversion fails.
S_DataFolder	Full path to the variable.
S_UserData	Primary (unnamed) user data text. For any named user data, you must use the GetUserData function.
S_Value	Name of the variable or, if the value was set using _STR: syntax, the string value itself.
S_recreation, V_disable, V_Height, V_Width, V_top, V_left, V_right, V_pos, V_align
	See descriptions above.

• Slider

V_flag	7
V_Value	Numeric value of the variable.
S_DataFolder	Full path to the variable.
S_UserData	Primary (unnamed) user data text. For any named user data, you must use the GetUserData function.
S_Value	Name of the variable.
S_recreation, V_disable, V_Height, V_Width, V_top, V_left, V_right, V_pos, V_align
	See descriptions above.

• TabControl

V_flag	8
V_Value	Number of the current tab.
S_UserData	Primary (unnamed) user data text. For any named user data, you must use the GetUserData function.
S_Value	Tab text.
S_recreation, V_disable, V_Height, V_Width, V_top, V_left, V_right, V_pos, V_align
	See descriptions above.

• Operations[TitleBox]

V_flag	10
S_DataFolder	Full path if text is from a string variable.
S_Value	Name if text is from a string variable.
S_recreation, V_disable, V_Height, V_Width, V_top, V_left
	See descriptions above.
V_right, V_pos, V_align
	See TitleBox Positioning under Operations[TitleBox] for details.

• ValDisplay

V_flag	4 or -4
V_Value	Displayed value.
S_Value	Text of expression that ValDisplay evaluates.
S_recreation, V_disable, V_Height, V_Width, V_top, V_left V_right, V_pos, V_align
	See descriptions above.

• kwBackgroundColor

V_Red, V_Green, V_Blue, V_Alpha
	If controlName is kwBackgroundColor then it is the color of the control panel background. This color is usually the default user interface background color, as set by the Appearance tab of the Display Properties, until changed by ModifyPanel cbRGB.

• kwControlBar or kwControlBarTop

V_Height	The height in pixels of the top control bar area in a graph as set by ControlBar.

• kwControlBarBottom

V_Height	The height in pixels of the bottom control bar area in a graph as set by ControlBar/B.

• kwControlBarLeft

V_Width	The width in pixels of the left control bar area in a graph as set by ControlBar/L.

• kwControlBarRight

V_Width	The width in pixels of the right control bar area in a graph as set by ControlBar/R.

• kwSelectedControl

V_flag	Set to 1 if a control is selected or 0 if not.
	SetVariable and ListBox controls can be selected, most other controls cannot.
S_Value	Name of selected control (if any) or "".

The following applies only to the keyword-packed information string stored in S_value for a chart recorder. S_value will consist of a sequence of sections with the form: "keyword:value;" You can pick a value out of a keyword-packed string using the NumberByKey and StringByKey functions. Here are the keywords for S_value for a chart recorder:

Keyword	Type	Meaning
FNAME	string	Name of the FIFO chart is monitoring.
LHSAMP	number	Left hand sample number.
NCHANS	number	Number of channels displayed in chart recorder.
PPSTRIP	number	The chart recorder's points per strip value.
RHSAMP	number	Right hand sample number (same as V_value).

In addition, ControlInfo writes fields to S_value for each channel in the chart recorder. The keyword for the field is a combination of a name and a number that identify the field and the channel to which it refers. For example, if channel 4 is named "Pressure" then the following would appear in the S_value string: "CHNAME4:Pressure". In the following table, the channel's number is represented by #:

Keyword	Type	Meaning
CHCTAB#	number	Channel's color table value as set by Chart ctab keyword.
CHGAIN#	number	Channel's gain value as set by Chart gain keyword.
CHNAME#	string	Name of channel defined by FIFO.
CHOFFSET#	number	Channel's offset value as set by Chart offset keyword.

Examples

ControlInfo myChart; Print S_Value

Results in the following being printed to the history area:

FNAME:myFIFO;NCHANS:1;PPSTRIP:1100;RHSAMP:271;LHSAMP:-126229;

See Also

Controls and Control Panels for details about control panels and controls.

Control Panel Units for a discussion of the units used for controls.

The ControlInfo operation for information about the control.

The GetUserData function for retrieving named user data.