get_window_extentsT_get_window_extentsGetWindowExtentsGetWindowExtentsget_window_extents (Operator)
Name
get_window_extentsT_get_window_extentsGetWindowExtentsGetWindowExtentsget_window_extents — Information about a window's size and position.
Signature
def get_window_extents(window_handle: HHandle) -> Tuple[int, int, int, int]
 
Description
get_window_extentsget_window_extentsGetWindowExtentsGetWindowExtentsGetWindowExtentsget_window_extents returns the position of the upper left
corner, as well as width and height of the output window.
Attention
Size and position of a window may be modified by the window manager, without
explicit instruction in the program. Therefore the values which are returned by
get_window_extentsget_window_extentsGetWindowExtentsGetWindowExtentsGetWindowExtentsget_window_extents may change cause of side effects.
Execution Information
  - Multithreading type: reentrant (runs in parallel with non-exclusive operators).
- Multithreading scope: global (may be called from any thread).
- Processed without parallelization.
Parameters
  
WindowHandleWindowHandleWindowHandleWindowHandlewindowHandlewindow_handle (input_control)  window → HWindow, HTupleHHandleHTupleHtuple (handle) (IntPtr) (HHandle) (handle)
 
Window handle.
 
  
RowRowRowRowrowrow (output_control)  rectangle.origin.y → HTupleintHTupleHtuple (integer) (int / long) (Hlong) (Hlong)
 
Row index of upper left corner of the window.
 
  
ColumnColumnColumnColumncolumncolumn (output_control)  rectangle.origin.x → HTupleintHTupleHtuple (integer) (int / long) (Hlong) (Hlong)
 
Column index of upper left corner of the window.
 
  
WidthWidthWidthWidthwidthwidth (output_control)  rectangle.extent.x → HTupleintHTupleHtuple (integer) (int / long) (Hlong) (Hlong)
 
Window width.
 
  
HeightHeightHeightHeightheightheight (output_control)  rectangle.extent.y → HTupleintHTupleHtuple (integer) (int / long) (Hlong) (Hlong)
 
Window height.
 
Example (HDevelop)
open_window(100,100,200,200,'root','visible','',WindowHandle)
fwrite_string(FileHandle, 'Move the window with the mouse!')
fnew_line(FileHandle)
repeat
get_mbutton(WindowHandle,_,_,Button)
get_window_extents(WindowHandle,Row,Column,Width,Height)
fwrite_string(FileHandle, ['(',Row,',',Column,')'])
fnew_line(FileHandle)
until(Button == 4)
 
Example (C)
open_window(100,100,200,200,"root","visible","",&WindowHandle);
fwrite_string(FileHandle,"Move the window with the mouse!");
fnew_line(FileHandle);
create_tuple(&String,1);
do
{
  get_mbutton(WindowHandle,NULL,NULL,&Button);
  get_window_extents(WindowHandle,&Row,&Column,&Width,&Height);
  sprintf(buf,"Row %d Col %d ",Row,Column);
  set_s(String,buf,0);
  T_fwrite_string(FileHandle, String);
  fnew_line(FileHandle);
}
while(Button < 4);
 
Example (HDevelop)
open_window(100,100,200,200,'root','visible','',WindowHandle)
fwrite_string(FileHandle, 'Move the window with the mouse!')
fnew_line(FileHandle)
repeat
get_mbutton(WindowHandle,_,_,Button)
get_window_extents(WindowHandle,Row,Column,Width,Height)
fwrite_string(FileHandle, ['(',Row,',',Column,')'])
fnew_line(FileHandle)
until(Button == 4)
 
Example (HDevelop)
open_window(100,100,200,200,'root','visible','',WindowHandle)
fwrite_string(FileHandle, 'Move the window with the mouse!')
fnew_line(FileHandle)
repeat
get_mbutton(WindowHandle,_,_,Button)
get_window_extents(WindowHandle,Row,Column,Width,Height)
fwrite_string(FileHandle, ['(',Row,',',Column,')'])
fnew_line(FileHandle)
until(Button == 4)
 
Example (HDevelop)
open_window(100,100,200,200,'root','visible','',WindowHandle)
fwrite_string(FileHandle, 'Move the window with the mouse!')
fnew_line(FileHandle)
repeat
get_mbutton(WindowHandle,_,_,Button)
get_window_extents(WindowHandle,Row,Column,Width,Height)
fwrite_string(FileHandle, ['(',Row,',',Column,')'])
fnew_line(FileHandle)
until(Button == 4)
 
Result
If the window is valid get_window_extentsget_window_extentsGetWindowExtentsGetWindowExtentsGetWindowExtentsget_window_extents returns 2 (
      H_MSG_TRUE)
    .
If necessary an exception is raised.
Possible Predecessors
open_windowopen_windowOpenWindowOpenWindowOpenWindowopen_window, 
set_drawset_drawSetDrawSetDrawSetDrawset_draw, 
set_colorset_colorSetColorSetColorSetColorset_color, 
set_coloredset_coloredSetColoredSetColoredSetColoredset_colored, 
set_line_widthset_line_widthSetLineWidthSetLineWidthSetLineWidthset_line_width
See also
set_window_extentsset_window_extentsSetWindowExtentsSetWindowExtentsSetWindowExtentsset_window_extents, 
open_windowopen_windowOpenWindowOpenWindowOpenWindowopen_window
Module
Foundation