ctrlIDC

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Description

Description:

Returns control IDC.

Groups:

GUI Control

Syntax

Syntax:

ctrlIDC control

Parameters:

control: Control

Return Value:

Number

Examples

Example 1:

ctrlIDC _ctrl;

Example 2:

ctrlIDC controlNull; // returns -1

Additional Information

See also:

allControls allDisplays controlsGroupCtrl ctrlDelete ctrlModel ctrlSetModel ctrlPosition ctrlSetPosition ctrlClassName ctrlModelScale ctrlSetModelScale ctrlModelDirAndUp ctrlSetModelDirAndUp displayParent

Notes

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Nelis.75733126 - c

Posted on Apr 22, 2024 - 18:39 (UTC)

Example 2 is very handy for checking if a given control is controlNull without using negation.
Here is a practical example of that:

[ controlNull ] call { if( ctrlIDC( _this select 0 ) > -1 ) then { systemChat "the control exists!" } }

however, keep in mind that most controls have idc = -1; by default. But that is easy to change :)
The method shown above works great for functions where a control or controlNull could get passed into.
If the function should only do something if the control exists, then that method is a great way to handle that while avoiding negation.