set text/state of listbox/listview items via Acc? Topic is solved

[jeeswg]

Is it possible via the Acc library, or some other method already existing, to set the text/status (status e.g. selected) for listbox items/listview items, or the ticked status for buttons? Otherwise it will have be the PostMessage/SendMessage route (which I already have functions for).

e.g.

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ControlGet, hCtl, Hwnd, , ListBox1, A
oAcc := Acc_Get("Object", "4", 0, "ahk_id " hCtl)
MsgBox % oAcc.accName(4)
oAcc.accName(4) := "hello" ;does nothing

ControlGet, hCtl, Hwnd, , Button2, A
oAcc := Acc_Get("Object", "4", 0, "ahk_id " hCtl)
MsgBox % oAcc.accState
oAcc.accState := 1048724 ;causes error

[EDIT: an example that does work]

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ControlGet, hCtl, Hwnd, , Edit1, A
oAcc := Acc_Get("Object", "4", 0, "ahk_id " hCtl)
MsgBox % oAcc.accValue
oAcc.accValue := "hello" ;this does work

[just me]

For selection see IAccessible interface.

[jeeswg]

Looking at the response I was thinking in my head something along the lines of:
'How can I make a program in C++.'
'Google C++.'

This link is actually immensely helpful, basically gives me everything I need,
thanks. One query is if there is some alternative to 'accDoDefaultAction'
like 'do non-default action', or 'do action number 3'.

[jeeswg]

As regards setting text:
- accName is read-only, but accValue isn't.

As regards setting state:
- accFocus/accSelection/accState are read-only, but accSelect can change the focus/selection.
- The state of button controls can be changed by doing it's default action: check/uncheck.
- I'm still unsure if Acc can check/uncheck menu items (if not, I can use SetMenuItemInfo).

Some further unrelated points:
- accHitTest, might be an alternative to WM_NCHITTEST.
- accDefaultAction, 'A string that describes the object's default action.'

[bodosko]

For me the accValue is not working on a specific window.
I already used it to change values of Windows own windows (lol), but now I'm trying to change value of a input text in Firefox and it's not working.

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	WinGet, hWnd, ID, A
	oAcc := Acc_Get("Object", "4.20.1.1.1.3.1.1.1.1.2.2.1.1.1.1.1.11", 0, "ahk_id " hWnd)
	oAcc.accDoDefaultAction(0) ;works

	oAcc := Acc_Get("Object", "4.20.1.1.1.3.1.1.1.1.3.2.1.1.2", 0, "ahk_id " hWnd)
	oAcc.accDoDefaultAction(0) ;works

	oAcc := Acc_Get("Object", "4.20.1.1.1.3.1.1.2.1.4.2.1", 0, "ahk_id " hWnd)
	MsgBox, % oAcc.accValue(0) ;works
	oAcc.accValue := "hello"   ;error: accValue not implemented

[jeeswg]

Yes, Acc cannot always set the value of a control/element. But that doesn't mean that there isn't another way to change the value.

You could start a new thread on Ask For Help, asking about how to change a webpage element's text in Firefox, possibly via Selenium, a program which I haven't tried myself. Otherwise you could use IE and COM.