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j_xella  
#1 Posted : Wednesday, December 14, 2022 12:48:34 PM(UTC)
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Hi,

I am looping through all windows and trying to determine if they are active (foreground and have focus) or not. sp.ForegroundWindow() is not a solution, because I need to do different things for certain number windows, depending if they are active or not. Any help would be appreciated.

I have tried to find something among SystemWindow methods/fields, but was unable to.

Then, I tried comparing windows to sp.ForegroundWindow() but failed here as well. Here is a sample code below. It looks silly but it illustrates the point. In my case, one side of the comparison would be the window I am checking.

Code:
sp.ConsoleLog( sp.ForegroundWindow().HWnd, 'xx1' );
sp.ConsoleLog( sp.ForegroundWindow().HWnd, 'xx2' );
sp.ConsoleLog( sp.ForegroundWindow() === sp.ForegroundWindow(), 'xx3' );
sp.ConsoleLog( sp.ForegroundWindow() == sp.ForegroundWindow(), 'xx4' );
sp.ConsoleLog( sp.ForegroundWindow().HWnd === sp.ForegroundWindow().HWnd, 'xx5' );
sp.ConsoleLog( sp.ForegroundWindow().HWnd == sp.ForegroundWindow().HWnd, 'xx6' );


This is what I get when I run it:

Code:
2022-12-14 12:38:34.39: [xx1] 198312
2022-12-14 12:38:34.40: [xx2] 198312
2022-12-14 12:38:34.41: [xx3] False
2022-12-14 12:38:34.42: [xx4] False
2022-12-14 12:38:34.42: [xx5] False
2022-12-14 12:38:34.43: [xx6] False


Assuming that the foreground window does not change during the milliseconds this code is running, I would expect at least some of the above comparisons to return true. What am I doing wrong? Is there some ECMAscript peculiarity that I am not aware of?
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#2 Posted : Wednesday, December 14, 2022 1:45:38 PM(UTC)
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sp.ForegroundWindow() returns a new SystemWindow object - so you're trying to compare two different object instances.

Even though they have the same property values, they're two different copies and are technically not equal.

You'd want to use the Equals method instead:
Code:
// False
StrokesPlus.Console.Log(sp.ForegroundWindow() == sp.ForegroundWindow());

// True
StrokesPlus.Console.Log(sp.ForegroundWindow().Equals(sp.ForegroundWindow()));

The SystemWindow class overrides the default Equals method on the .NET Object class, basically just comparing the HWnd to determine equality:
Code:

public override bool Equals(System.Object obj)
{
	if (obj == null)
	{
		return false;
	}
	SystemWindow sw = obj as SystemWindow;
	return Equals(sw);
}

public bool Equals(SystemWindow sw)
{
	if ((object)sw == null)
	{
		return false;
	}
	return _hwnd == sw._hwnd;
}
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#3 Posted : Wednesday, December 14, 2022 2:00:27 PM(UTC)
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These both return true for me:
Code:
sp.ConsoleLog( sp.ForegroundWindow().HWnd === sp.ForegroundWindow().HWnd, 'xx5' );
sp.ConsoleLog( sp.ForegroundWindow().HWnd == sp.ForegroundWindow().HWnd, 'xx6' );

Code:
2022-12-14 08:59:50.93: [xx5] True
2022-12-14 08:59:50.94: [xx6] True
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j_xella  
#4 Posted : Wednesday, December 14, 2022 3:08:52 PM(UTC)
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Thanks, Equals is doing the trick for me. However, HWnd comparison is still returning false to me:

Code:
{
  let w1 = sp.ForegroundWindow();
  let w2 = sp.ForegroundWindow();
  sp.ConsoleLog( w1.HWnd, 'yy0' );
  sp.ConsoleLog( w2.HWnd, 'yy1' );
  sp.ConsoleLog( "h1:" + w1.HWnd + " h2:" + w2.HWnd + " ==:" + (w1.HWnd == w2.HWnd) + " ===:" + (w1.HWnd === w2.HWnd), 'yy2' );
}


Produces:

Code:
2022-12-14 15:03:55.16: [yy0] 198312
2022-12-14 15:03:55.17: [yy1] 198312
2022-12-14 15:03:55.17: [yy2] h1:[object Object] h2:[object Object] ==:false ===:false


I have tried the code in both Console->Script tab and by creating a macro in S+ settings and replaying it. I use portable version of S+ 0.5.6.9
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#5 Posted : Wednesday, December 14, 2022 3:54:19 PM(UTC)
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HWnd are window handles, which are pointers - thus can be a bit weird when referencing as an address.

It's better/safer to convert it to an integer.
Code:
let w1 = sp.ForegroundWindow();
let w2 = sp.ForegroundWindow();

sp.ConsoleLog( w1.HWnd.ToInt32(), 'yy0' );
sp.ConsoleLog( w2.HWnd.ToInt32(), 'yy1' );

sp.ConsoleLog( "h1:" + w1.HWnd.ToInt32() + " h2:" + w2.HWnd.ToInt32() + " ==:" + (w1.HWnd.ToInt32() == w2.HWnd.ToInt32()) + " ===:" + (w1.HWnd.ToInt32() === w2.HWnd.ToInt32()), 'yy2' );
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