ctrlCreate: Difference between revisions

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Syntax:: display ctrlCreate [class, idc, controlsGroup]
Parameters:: display : Display
: class: String - Existing classname (see ctrlCreate/classnames) of the new control (currently only configFile classes are supported)
: idc: Number - IDC of the new control
: controlsGroup: Control - (Optional) Since Arma 3 v1.33.127680, it is possible to create controls in existing controls groups.
Return Value:: Control

Example 1:: _display ctrlCreate ["RscText", 1234];
Example 2:: _map = findDisplay 46 ctrlCreate ["RscMapControl", -1];
Example 3:: myControl = findDisplay 0 ctrlCreate ["RscText", 1234, findDisplay 0 displayCtrl 2300];

See also:: allControls allDisplays controlsGroupCtrl ctrlDelete ctrlModel ctrlSetModel ctrlPosition ctrlSetPosition ctrlClassName ctrlModelScale ctrlSetModelScale ctrlModelDirAndUp ctrlSetModelDirAndUp

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Posted on December 30, 2015 - 01:48 (UTC)
Molaron: "RscListBox" created via ctrlCreate is buggy, you can only select the first seven items.

Posted on February 6, 2016 - 20:58 (UTC)
DreadedEntity: Although you can only dynamically create controls using BIS's configs, there are many commands to change certain aspects of each created control. See GUI Control

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-Buttons created using [[ctrlCreate]] ("RscButton"), always close the current dialog. Resetting the action using [[buttonSetAction]] and returning true/false makes no difference.<br>
+Although you can only dynamically create controls using BIS's configs, there are many commands to change certain aspects of each created control. See [[:Category:Command_Group:_GUI_Control|GUI Control]]
-One workaround to this is to set the button's action using [[buttonSetAction]], and in addition to other code, place commands to open your dialog again.<br>
-'''Note:''' Setting a button's action will not override it closing your dialog, but if you open it again in the button's action code, it opens fast enough that the user might not notice.<br>
-Look at the Discussion section for this page for more information.
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