IUIAutomationWindowPattern::WaitForInputIdle method (uiautomationclient.h)

Causes the calling code to block for the specified time or until the associated process enters an idle state, whichever completes first.

Syntax

HRESULT WaitForInputIdle(
  [in]          int  milliseconds,
  [out, retval] BOOL *success
);

Parameters

[in] milliseconds

Type: int

The amount of time, in milliseconds, to wait for the associated process to become idle.

[out, retval] success

Type: BOOL*

Receives the result: TRUE if the window has entered the idle state, or FALSE if the time-out occurred.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 7, Windows Vista with SP2 and Platform Update for Windows Vista, Windows XP with SP3 and Platform Update for Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 with SP2 and Platform Update for Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 with SP2 and Platform Update for Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header uiautomationclient.h (include UIAutomation.h)

See also

IUIAutomationWindowPattern