Description
Use the wButtonText property to obtain the caption of the control button specified by the Item parameter.
Declaration
TestObj.wButtonText(Item, By Position)
| Read-Only Property | String |
| TestObj | A variable, parameter or expression that specifies a reference to one of the objects listed in the Applies To section | |||
| Item | [in] | Required | Variant | |
| By Position | [in] | Optional | Boolean | Default value: True |
Applies To
The property is applied to the following objects:
View Mode
This property is available in the Object Browser panel and in other panels and dialogs in both Basic and Advanced view modes.
Parameters
The property has the following parameters:
Item
Specifies the desired item. You can enter the item’s index (from 0) or its caption. The caption can contain asterisk (*) or question mark (?) wildcards or regular expressions. The asterisk (*) corresponds to a string of any length (including an empty string), the question mark corresponds to any single character (including none). To specify more complicated parts of a caption, use regular expressions.
The caption can be case-sensitive or case-insensitive depending on the value of the Use case-sensitive parameters project setting.
By Position
Specifies whether the Item parameter holds the item’s id or position. Possible values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| True |
The button is specified by its position in the control (from 0). The total number of items on the control is given by wButtonCount.
|
| False | The button is specified by its identifier. |
Property Value
A string value holding the caption of the specified control item. If the specified item is not found, wButtonText returns an empty string.
Remarks
If you use Python or DelphiScript, you should enclose the parameters of the wButtonText property in square brackets: wButtonText[item, ByPosition].
Example
To view an example that demonstrates how to use the wButtonText property, see Addressing Toolbar Buttons in Desktop Windows Applications.
See Also
Addressing Toolbar Buttons in Desktop Windows Applications
wButtonText Property (ToolBar Controls)
wEllipses Property (ToolBar and MenuBar Controls)
wButtonID Property (ToolBar and MenuBar Controls)
wButtonCount Property (ToolBar and MenuBar Controls)
wButtonPos Property (ToolBar and MenuBar Controls)