Waits until the specified window does not exist.
| WinWaitClose [, WinTitle, WinText, Seconds, ExcludeTitle, ExcludeText] |
Parameters
| WinTitle | The title or partial title of the target window (the matching behavior is determined by SetTitleMatchMode). If this and the other 3 window parameters are blank or omitted, the Last Found Window will be used. To use a window class, specify ahk_class ExactClassName (shown by Window Spy). To use a process identifier (PID), specify ahk_pid %VarContainingPID%. To use a window group, specify ahk_group GroupName. To use a window's unique ID number, specify ahk_id %VarContainingID%. The search can be narrowed by specifying multiple criteria. For example: My File.txt ahk_class Notepad |
| WinText | If present, this parameter must be a substring from a single text element of the target window (as revealed by the included Window Spy utility). Hidden text elements are detected if DetectHiddenText is ON. |
| Seconds | How many seconds to wait before timing out and setting ErrorLevel to 1. Leave blank to wait indefinitely. Specifying 0 is the same as specifying 0.5. This parameter can be an expression. |
| ExcludeTitle | Windows whose titles include this value will not be considered. |
| ExcludeText | Windows whose text include this value will not be considered. |
ErrorLevel
ErrorLevel is set to 1 if the command timed out or 0 otherwise.
Remarks
Whenever no instances of the specified window exist, the command will not wait for Seconds to expire. Instead, it will immediately set ErrorLevel to 0 and the script will continue executing.
While the command is in a waiting state, new threads can be launched via hotkey, custom menu item, or timer.
If another thread changes the contents of any variable(s) that were used for this command's parameters, the command will not see the change -- it will continue to use the title and text that were originally present in the variables when the command first started waiting.
Window titles and text are always case sensitive. Hidden windows are not detected unless DetectHiddenWindows has been turned on.
Related
WinClose, WinWait, WinWaitActive, IfWinExist, IfWinActive, Process, SetTitleMatchMode, DetectHiddenWindows
Example
Run, notepad.exe