IUIAutomation::ElementFromPoint Method
Retrieves the IUIAutomationElement interface for the UI element at the specified point on the desktop.
Syntax
HRESULT ElementFromPoint( POINT pt, IUIAutomationElement **element );
Parameters
- pt
[in] A POINT structure that specifies the desktop coordinates of the UI element.- 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.
Remarks
The IUIAutomation::ElementFromPoint method returns the UIA_E_ELEMENTNOTAVAILABLE error code if the element under the point is already removed by the time the method returns. Clients should handle errors from this method gracefully; for example, by trying the call again.
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