GetActiveCtrl

int GetActiveCtrl (int panelHandle);

Purpose

Obtains the ID of the active control on the specified panel.

The active control is the control that receives keyboard events when the panel is the active panel.

Parameters

Input
Name Type Description
panelHandle integer Specifier for a particular panel that is currently in memory. You obtain this handle from LoadPanel, NewPanel, or DuplicatePanel.

Return Value

Name Type Description
controlID integer Returns the control ID of the active control. If the panel has no controls, GetActiveCtrl returns zero.

GetActiveCtrl can return the following error code: –4—Panel, pop-up, menu bar, or plot ID is invalid.