The elements of a Window Declaration describe a window, menu, or control that a Phantom script interacts with.  There are five elements that describe a window:

Type - Indicates what kind of a declaration the information represents. Can be either a Menu or a MainWin. 

Tag - The text or number tag of the declaration. This corresponds to the window title text if it exists. If there is not title text, or the type is Menu, it corresponds to an index (n) number indicating it is the 'nth' child of type Class in the parent window. If a tag is a text tag (the name of a window), it must be enclosed in quotes ("). If it is an index number, it must not be in quotes. If a wildcard (*) is manually set in a text Tag, the interpreter will find the window that contains the text to the left of the wildcard. If the text of the window may change or is unknown, this can be a useful option. Setting the entire tag to "*" causes the interpreter to find the first window or child window that matches the Class.

Class - Indicates the class of the object. This is the same class that the operating system recognizes. This item must be in quotes (") and supports the use of wildcards. The Window Types section describes this in more detail.  

Parent - Indicates whether or not the object is a parent to another object. A value of 1 is set if it is a parent, 0 otherwise. This item should generally not be altered.

Child - Indicates whether or not the object is a child of another object. A value of 1 is set if it is a child, 0 otherwise. This item should generally not be altered.

The syntax of a declaration is as follows:

[ ]Type "Name"
            ( )Tag="Text"
            ( )Class="ClassName"
            ( )Parent =iParent
            ( )Child=iChild
            [ ]Type "SubName"
                        ( )Tag="SubText"
                        ( )Class="SubClassName"
                        ( )Parent=iSubParent
                        ( )Child=iSubChild

where,

Name is the name of the window. This is the name used in the Phantom script. The Window Declarations Recorder can automatically create this name based upon the window's text or class.

Text is the window title, or an index (without quotes) if the window has no title or is a menu.

ClassName is the window's class name.

iParent indicates if the object is a parent (1=it is a parent, 0=it is not a parent).

iChild indicates if the object is a child (1=it is a child, 0=it is not a child).

SubName is the name of the sub item or child window. This is the name used in the Phantom script. 

SubText is the sub item or child window title.

SubClassName is the sub item or child window class name.

iSubParent indicates if the sub object is a parent.

iSubChild indicates if the sub object is a child.

Notice that the elements are offset by a tab.  This indicates to the interpreter that the element belongs to the object defined by Name.  Notice also that the child item of the main item is offset by a tab from the main item.  This also serves the purpose of informing the interpreter that the object is a child of the previous object.  The brackets prior to some of the elements indicate a main element, with parentheses indicating additional element information.  In this fashion, the interpreter builds a tree of objects for use by the script.

An example of a window declarations file is:

[ ]MainWin "Help"
 ( )Tag="Help Topics: Notepad Help"
 ( )Class="#32770"
 ( )Parent=1
 ( )Child=1
 [ ]MainWin "#327701"
  ( )Tag=1
  ( )Class="#32770"
  ( )Parent=1
  ( )Child=1
  [ ]MainWin "Click"
   ( )Tag="Click a..."
   ( )Class="Static"
   ( )Parent=0
   ( )Child=1
  [ ]MainWin "SysTreeView321"
   ( )Tag=1
   ( )Class="SysTreeView32"
   ( )Parent=0
   ( )Child=1
 [ ]MainWin "Open"
  ( )Tag="Open&"
  ( )Class="Button"
  ( )Parent=0
  ( )Child=1
 [ ]MainWin "Print"
  ( )Tag="Print... &"
  ( )Class="Button"
  ( )Parent=0
  ( )Child=1
 [ ]MainWin "Cancel"
  ( )Tag="Cancel"
  ( )Class="Button"
  ( )Parent=0
  ( )Child=1
 [ ]MainWin "SysTabControl321"
  ( )Tag=1
  ( )Class="SysTabControl32"
  ( )Parent=0
  ( )Child=1

Note that names are derived from the Tag of the object. If the tag is a number, the name is derived from the class along with a number. Also, all '.'s are converted to '_'s and '&'s are omitted in the names.

See Also: The Window Declarations Recorder, Using Window Declarations, define, Editing