IUIAutomationElement::GetCurrentPattern method (uiautomationclient.h)
Retrieves the IUnknown interface of the specified control pattern on this UI Automation element.
Syntax
HRESULT GetCurrentPattern(
[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.
Remarks
This method gets the specified control pattern based on its availability at the time of the call.
For some forms of UI, this method will incur cross-process performance overhead. Applications can reduce overhead by caching control patterns and then retrieving them by using IUIAutomationElement::GetCachedPattern.
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
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