[Kontakt 5] Using a variable as a reference to a control

In the KSP reference manual, I've seen this sort of thing while building out a UI:

Code:

declare ui_button $butMicClose
declare $id
$id := get_ui_id($butMicClose)
move_control_px($id, 100, 100)

It seems quite useful to keep everything organized. However, I keep getting an error that tells me that "control $id was not declared or is no control".

Am I doing something wrong?

 

move_control_px works directly on the variable, not it's ID.
ie . move_control_px($butMicClose, 100, 100)

if you want to use the ID, you have to use control_parameters
$CONTROL_PAR_POS_X, and
$CONTROL_PAR_POS_Y

 

...along with set_control_par(<ID>, <control par>, <value>), of course.

 

Ah yes, the "move" function doesn't use the ID.

I'm starting to see why companies hire people to do KSP scripts for them. =p