If interface control exists..

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Aug 15 2009, 1:21 am
Is there any way to find this out without creating error messages? I want to know if any interface controls by the specified name exist or not.
Aug 15 2009, 1:29 am
Foomer wrote:
Is there any way to find this out without creating error messages? I want to know if any interface controls by the specified name exist or not.

Maybe this could help.

http://www.byond.com/developer/Tiberath/InterfaceControl
Aug 15 2009, 1:35 am
In response to Haywire
Haywire wrote:
Foomer wrote:
Is there any way to find this out without creating error messages? I want to know if any interface controls by the specified name exist or not.

Maybe this could help.

http://www.byond.com/developer/Tiberath/InterfaceControl

Well, for one it won't let me download it and take a look, and two it has winfind(), but it says it only works for windows and panes.
Aug 15 2009, 1:36 am
In response to Foomer
Sorry.

Maybe this could help.
Aug 15 2009, 1:52 am (Edited on Aug 15 2009, 1:58 am)
No, unfortunately. I had split a feature request off a similar topic Keeth made, about 3 months ago. It would be very helpful for libraries.
Aug 15 2009, 9:19 am
if(winget(src, "[specifiedname]", "pos"))
Aug 15 2009, 9:44 am
In response to Garthor
That would work but not "without creating error messages".
Aug 15 2009, 10:11 am
In response to Stephen001
Stephen001 wrote:
It would be very helpful for libraries.

I'll say. You can't even do basic checks to see if interface elements exist before attempting to work with them. If someone inputs the wrong stuff, you can end up with a nice long delay while the game spits out a bunch of error messages for you.
Aug 16 2009, 4:09 am
Foomer wrote:
Is there any way to find this out without creating error messages? I want to know if any interface controls by the specified name exist or not.

Not sure how much this will help, but you could try this.

    // I tried changing "is-visible" to id but it doesn't work.
    // Also according to the Skin reference, you can not get the controls in a child pane.
    var/paramString = winget(usr, "mainWindow.*", "is-visible")
    
    var/list/Values = params2list(paramString)


I guess you could parse the list for the child control names and then check it with your name. Though that does seem like a lot. Sorry I couldn't be of more help Foomers.