Get the ID/name/label of the button clicked (virtual device)

[tieske 0]

Is there a way to determine the button that was clicked from Lua code.

For example, having a button labelled "MyButton"

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Can this be done?

[MalvinYNJ 4]

Have not seen this function yet. If you found it, please share it with us here as well.

Thanks!

[dw89 8]

Cant see why you cant do it by setting a variable when its clicked then. 'Checking ' that variable. Not entirely sure how to code without sitting at my laptop but thats how Id do it. Ie Lets say you want button 1 to be identified, in the lua for that button set variable "local button" == 1; as part of whatever you do. Do the same for each other button. Make a global which is populated by result and then check it in the main loop with more LUA and youll know whjch ones been clicked!

HTH

Dave

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[tieske 0]

That won't work for me.

I'm trying to create virtual devices with the least hassle possible. So I have 4 preset buttons, and to prevent having to make specific code for each button, I want to programmatically determine the button that was clicked.

This way I can use the exact same code for each button (in your scenario, I would have to modify each piece of lua code by setting a variable to a specific identifier)

Consider a scenario; having 100 HC2's with the same virtual device. Now I find a bug and have to update all of them. So I want to have the least amount of manual interactions to prevent errors and support calls.

[dw89 8]

Fair enough, I see your predicsment but my LUA knowledge doesnt stretch that far (nor my Fibaro knowledge to be honest!) Im afraid.

I would hope there may be the equivalent of an onbuttonpressed state or some such but youd have to read the docs/ask Fibaro on that one....unless someone else knows.

Be interested to know if u find an answer:)

Sorry, Dave

[ Added: 2014-07-03, 16:59 ]

I know this doesn't specifically help you but I rememberd that when 'one' clicks on a button the icon can change from an unpressed state to a pressed state. If HC2 can read that happening then you must be able to capture that somehow and code for it being pressed.

[MalvinYNJ 4]

Dave's idea sounds good.

Either on the global part and the icon changing part.

But sad to say it doesn't work for tieske.

[tieske 0]

I like that idea. @Dave ; any pointers to where I can find more information on this?

[MalvinYNJ 4]

You could use the codes below to find the icon id.

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Your scene will run to check if the icons have changed. Perhaps to add the id into a global variable and compare the current icon id to the new icon id to see if it has changed?

But all the steps here are very long winded.