AIT_CtrlClick
Description
Simulates a mouse click on a specific control in the active window.
Format
bool AIT_CtrlClick (
string strCaption, // Control's caption
integer nCtrlType, // Control type
integer nMouseButton // Mouse button
[,float fTimeOut] // Time-out
);
bool AIT_CtrlClick (
integer nCtrlID, // Control ID
integer nCtrlType, // Control type
integer nMouseButton // Mouse button
[,float fTimeOut] // Time-out
);
Parameters
strCaption (input)
Specify the caption of a control.
nCtrlID (input)
Specify a control ID.
nCtrlType (input)
Specify a control type, which must be one of the following values.
Value | Description |
---|---|
BUTTON_CTRL | The control type is a command button. |
CHECKBOX_CTRL | The control type is a check box. |
OPTIONBUTTON_CTRL | The control type is an option button. |
EDIT_CTRL | The control type is an edit box. |
STATIC_CTRL | The control type is a static text control. |
COMBO_CTRL | The control type is a combo box. |
LISTBOX_CTRL | The control type is a list box. |
SPIN_CTRL | The control type is a spin control. |
TREE_CTRL | The control type is a tree control. |
LIST_CTRL | The control type is a list control. |
DTPICKER_CTRL | The control type is a date/time picker. |
nMouseButton (input, optional)
Specify the mouse button for which a click operation should be simulated. You have to set one of the following values.
Value | Description |
---|---|
LBUTTON | Left mouse button |
MBUTTON | Center mouse button |
RBUTTON | Right mouse button |
The default is LBUTTON.
fTimeOut (input, optional)
Specify the maximum time the function can use to find a control, in units of seconds. The default is the value set in the AIT_SetDefaultWaitTimeout function.
Return values
The return value is true if the function was executed normally, and false if not. If the function has returned false, you can use AIT_GetLastError to acquire an extended error code. The following gives the error codes that AIT_GetLastError might return:
Extended error number | Error code |
---|---|
8 | ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY |
14 | ERROR_OUTOFMEMORY |
87 | ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER |
112 | ERROR_DISK_FULL |
1400 | ERROR_INVALID_WINDOW_HANDLE |
1460 | ERROR_TIMEOUT |
Note
You can identify the control by using a complete caption or an associated label name or specifying the first part of such a caption or label name. When specifying the first part, prefix a swung dash (~) to the character string that you specify.