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GUIKIT PACKAGE SYMBOL
WidgetReference
WidgetReference[id]
looks up an existing widget instance using identifier id and return the underlying object.
Details
- To use
, you first need to load GUIKit using Needs["GUIKit`"]. 
is used to find an existing widget instance and return the underlying object; it never creates a new instance. It is most useful if you want to pass the object from a widget to another function.- Other interface definition functions can assign names or identifiers to widgets to make them available for lookup.
Examplesopen all
Basic Examples (1)
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WidgetReference allows you to use a name to access the underlying object:
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With the underlying object you can call methods that are not exposed as properties:
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It is also possible to call a method of a named widget using InvokeMethod:
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