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Header Control (MSAA UI Element Reference)

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This topic describes Header Control objects for purposes of MSAA UI Element Reference. How to create Header Control objects in various UI frameworks is not described here. See the API reference documentation for the UI framework you're using.

 

A header control displays headings at the top of columns of information and lets the user sort the information by clicking the headings. Windows Explorer uses a header control when the Details view is selected.

The window class name for a header control is WC_HEADER, which is defined as "SysHeader32" in Commctrl.h.

IAccessible Methods

A header control supports the following IAccessible methods:

Method Comments
accDoDefaultAction This method performs the default action by clicking the header.
accHitTest
accLocation
accNavigate
accSelect

 

IAccessible Properties

A header control supports the following IAccessible properties:

Property Comments
get_accChildCount The ChildCount property is zero.
get_accDefaultAction The DefaultAction property is "Click".
get_accFocus
get_accName The Name property is the same as the name of the column header.
get_accParent The Parent property is a window ( ROLE_SYSTEM_LIST ) that surrounds the control and has the same window class name as the control.
get_accRole The Role property is ROLE_SYSTEM_COLUMNHEADER.
get_accState The value for the State property is always STATE_SYSTEM_READONLY and can also include STATE_SYSTEM_INVISIBLE.

 

IAccessible Interface