How to find out, which of the gadgets is activated?

[high key]

I need to know, which one of several gadgets is activated.
Setting the focus to a gadget is easy with activategadget(#),
but I didn't find a function, to GET the number of the active gadget (which could have changed since the last activategadget)

[Dare2]

Heya high key,

When I need something like this I set a var at time of activating, eg, curActiveGadget = #_whatever

[Fred]

You can try the GetFocus_() API on Windows and compare its result with GadgetID(YourGadget).

[high key]

I found out a simple solution for myself *g*

to test, if gadget(x) is activated, I now use the following lines

thefocusishere=getfocus_()

if gadgetid(gadget(x)) = thefocusishere
; gadget(x) has the focus!
endif

[high key]

You were first )

Thanks

[high key]

if gadgetid(x) =...

[Fred]

[RichardL]

Does this method work with ComboBoxGadget?

I make a ComboBox thus:

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ComboBoxGadget(3,Gx+5,Gy+15,100,200,#PB_ComboBox_Editable )

And set up a hot key:

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AddKeyboardShortcut(1, #PB_Shortcut_Return ,504)

And then try to detect if the user has pressed RETURN on it in the #PB_EventMenu handler:

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        Case 504  ; Hot key 'RETURN'
          Debug GetFocus_()
          Debug GadgetID(3)
          
          If GetFocus_() = GadgetID(3)
           MyBeep(1000,100) 
          EndIf

No beeps!
The two debug values look 'real'... but are different

[RichardL]

OK, found it by searching this site... it seems the ComboBox is a special case.

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       Case 504  ; Hot key 'RETURN'
          If GetFocus_() = GetWindow_(GadgetID(3), #GW_CHILD)
            MyBeep(1000,100) 
          EndIf

As my mother used to say...

"None so blind as those who do not look in the right place!"