IUIAutomationElement::GetCachedPattern method (uiautomationclient.h)

Retrieves from the cache the IUnknown interface of the specified control pattern of this UI Automation element.

Syntax

HRESULT GetCachedPattern(
  [in]          PATTERNID patternId,
  [out, retval] IUnknown  **patternObject
);

Parameters

[in] patternId

Type: PATTERNID

The identifier of the control pattern. For a list of control pattern IDs, see Control Pattern Identifiers.

[out, retval] patternObject

Type: IUnknown**

Receives a pointer to an IUnknown interface.

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

Conceptual

GetCachedPatternAs

GetCurrentPattern

IUIAutomationElement

Reference

UI Automation Control Patterns Overview