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Switch Window (MSAA UI Element Reference)

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The switch window displays whenever a user presses ALT+TAB to switch to a different application. The switch window contains an icon for each application currently running.

The window class name for the switch window is "#32771".

IAccessible Methods

The switch window supports the following IAccessible methods:

Method Comments
accDoDefaultAction The switch window object itself does not have a DefaultAction property. The accDoDefaultAction method for each item in the switch window activates the specified item.
accHitTest
accLocation
accNavigate
accSelect

 

IAccessible Properties

The switch window supports the following IAccessible properties:

Property Description
get_accChildCount The ChildCount property is zero.
get_accDefaultAction The switch window object itself does not have a DefaultAction property. The DefaultAction property for each item in the switch window is "Switch".
get_accFocus The switch window parent object cannot receive focus; only the individual children can receive focus.
get_accName The switch window object itself does not have a Name property. The Name property for each application icon in the switch window is the same as the displayed application name.
get_accRole The switch window object itself has a Role property of "window [32771]". Also, each application icon in the switch window has the Role property ROLE_SYSTEM_LISTITEM.
get_accState The switch window object itself does not support the State property. The State value for the list view items is STATE_SYSTEM_FOCUSABLE.

 

IAccessible Interface