IUIAutomation::ElementFromHandleBuildCache Method

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Retrieves a UI Automation element for the specified window, prefetches the requested properties and control patterns, and stores the prefetched items in the cache.

Syntax

HRESULT ElementFromHandleBuildCache(      
    UIA_HWND hwnd,
    IUIAutomationCacheRequest *cacheRequest,
    IUIAutomationElement **element
);

Parameters

  • hwnd
    [in] The window handle.
  • cacheRequest
    [in] The address of the IUIAutomationCacheRequest interface of the cache request, which specifies the properties and control patterns to store in the cache.
  • element
    [out, retval] The address of a variable that receives a pointer to the IUIAutomationElement interface.

Return Value

Returns S_OK if successful, or an error value otherwise.

See Also

IUIAutomation::ElementFromHandle