windowID

Type

property

Summary

Reports the operating system's ID for a stack window.

Syntax

get the windowID of <stack>

Description

Use the windowID property to pass to an external that needs to manipulate the window.

The window ID is provided by the operating system, and is unique for each window.

Some externals need to manipulate the contents of a stack window directly, and do so by referencing the ID. Such externals require you to pass the ID when you use the external.

Examples

put the windowID of this stack into savedID

doWindowFlash(the windowID of stack "Examples") -- an example external

Value

Name	Type	Description
value		The windowID of a stack is an integer. This property is read-only and cannot be set.

Related

keyword: integer

object: stack

property: altID, imagePixmapID, movieControllerID

command: export snapshot

glossary: property, external, stack window

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

Platforms

desktop