IUIAutomationTextRange3::GetEnclosingElementBuildCache method (uiautomationclient.h)

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02/22/2024

Gets the enclosing element and supplied properties and patterns for an element in a text range in a single cross-process call. This is equivalent to calling GetEnclosingElement, but adds the standard build cache pattern.

Syntax

HRESULT GetEnclosingElementBuildCache(
  [in]          IUIAutomationCacheRequest *cacheRequest,
  [out, retval] IUIAutomationElement      **enclosingElement
);

Parameters

[in] cacheRequest

An IUIAutomationCacheRequest specifying the properties and control patterns to be cached.

[out, retval] enclosingElement

Returns the enclosing element (and properties/patterns) of the text range if it meets the criteria of the supplied cacheRequest.

Return value

Returns S_OK if successful, otherwise an HRESULT error code.

Remarks

Following the design of GetEnclosingElement:

Gets the all-inclusive, innermost enclosing element of a text range and the supplied properties of the element.

As a result of a successful call, UI Automation clients are able call "Cached" APIs of IUIAutomationElement that are provided in the cacheRequest, for example, IUIAutomationElement::GetCachedPropertyValue.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 10, version 1703 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	None supported
Target Platform	Windows
Header	uiautomationclient.h (include UIAutomation.h)