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Gets text of active control.
Unit
ESysInfo
Syntax
Code (Delphi)
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function GetControlText(
const AWnd: HWND = 0
): String;
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Return value
Text of active (focused) single line text control. Empty string if there is no focused single line control.
Sample output: 'Some text'
Remarks
This function is combination of WM_GETTEXT message from GetFocus
Note
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This function uses a timeout of 100 ms. If active window is hung and not responding - function will return empty string after timeout. Therefore it's safe to call this function, no deadlock is possible.
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Note
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This function will not return clear text from password controls. Passwords will be masked by password characters (typically - *).
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See also
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Build date: 2024-09-30
Last edited: 2024-09-30
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