exists: does a window, dialog or palette exist?

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Syntax

exists window nameOrNumber

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Parameters

window nameOrNumber -- name or number (by stacking order) of the window

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Result

true if it exists, false otherwise

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Examples

repeat while exists window 1
   do menu menu item "Close" of menu "File"
end repeat
if exists window "Untitled"


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Notes

• Palettes are often in front of windows, even if they are not visible!
• By default, Player matches only the number of characters specified in the verb parameter. This feature has the benefit of ignoring trailing punctuation, but will occasionally find a false match.
• By default, name matching is not case sensitive.

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See Also

get info window
yield time
set complete match


exists dialog item get info menu

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