| Input Parameters | Significance |
| DtvLong iwd | widget Id [0 = active widget] |
| Output Parameters | Significance |
| no | - |
| Return Code | Significance |
| 0 | widget event mode active |
| 'V' | widget virtual mode active |
| 'R' | widget recursive mode active |
| '?' | no widget mode active |
With the exception of the virtual mode DataView can only determine the state of a widgets after you organized the entrance into the widget event loop using the function dal_evt_get_nxt. If you only created a widget in local memory, the function will produce the return code > ? < .