GetWindows()

Summary

Gets a list of all the windows of a specified type.

 

Changes

Added type "Dataview" to Version 2013.

 

Syntax

window_list = GetWindows(string type_name)

 

Argument	Contents
type_name	Window type ("Map", "Editor", "Dataview", "Layout", "Figure", or "All", the default)

 

Returns

An array of three elements:

 

Element	Type	Contents
1	Array	An array of window names (strings)
2	Array	An array of window types (strings)
3	Array	An array of window titles (strings)

 

Notes

• Calling GetWindows("All") returns listings of all windows.

• The first element, window name, is used as an argument to many GISDK functions.

• For more information on window types, see Windows.

Example

mapwins = GetWindows("Map")

mw_names = mapwins[1]

allwins = GetWindows("All")

aw_names = allwins[1]

ShowMessage(String(mw_names.length) + " out of " + String(aw_names.length) +

     " windows are maps.")

 

See Also

Function	Summary
GetWindowName()	Gets the name of the current window
GetWindowType()	Gets the type of the current window