[Solved] Get hWnd of a #PB_Any gadget?

[BarryG]

How do I get the handle (hWnd) of a gadget that was created with #PB_Any? As you can see below, GadgetID() doesn't return it (but it does with hard-coded gadget numbers instead of #PB_Any). I need it so I can use SetProp_() with it. Thanks.

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If OpenWindow(0, 100, 200, 300, 100, "ButtonGadget", #PB_Window_SystemMenu)
  bg = ButtonGadget(#PB_Any, 10, 10, 200, 30, "Button")
  Debug bg ; 38539160
  Debug GadgetID(bg) ; 41945080
  Repeat : Until WaitWindowEvent() = #PB_Event_CloseWindow
EndIf

It works with hard-coded gadget numbers, but I need #PB_Any for my project:

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If OpenWindow(0, 100, 200, 300, 100, "ButtonGadget", #PB_Window_SystemMenu)
  bg = ButtonGadget(0, 10, 10, 200, 30, "Button")
  Debug bg ; 41945080
  Debug GadgetID(0) ; 41945080
  Repeat : Until WaitWindowEvent() = #PB_Event_CloseWindow
EndIf

[Fred]

GadgetID() always returns the handle (hWnd) for both #PB_Any and indexed mode

[BarryG]

Thanks for the info, Fred. As seen in my examples, I wasn't 100% sure because the first example returned two different things. Cheers for confirming for me so quickly!

[Fred]

#PB_Any result is a memory area holding the new PB object, which indexed result is the hWnd handle. That's history, as PB_Any has been introduced much later than indexed. It can be a bit confusing, I agree.