IXpsOMPath::GetAccessibilityShortDescription method (xpsobjectmodel.h)

Gets the short textual description of the object's contents. This description is used by accessibility clients to describe the object.

Syntax

HRESULT GetAccessibilityShortDescription(
  [out, retval] LPWSTR *shortDescription
);

Parameters

[out, retval] shortDescription

The short textual description of the object's contents. If this text has not been set, a NULL pointer will be returned.

Return value

The method returns an HRESULT. Possible values include, but are not limited to, those in the table that follows. For information about XPS document API return values that are not listed in this table, see XPS Document Errors.

Return code Description
S_OK
The method succeeded.
E_POINTER
shortDescription is NULL.

Remarks

The value that is returned in shortDescription is the value of the AutomationProperties.Name attribute of the Path element in the document markup.

This method allocates the memory used by the string that is returned in shortDescription. If shortDescription is not NULL, use the CoTaskMemFree function to free the memory.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 7, Windows Vista with SP2 and Platform Update for Windows Vista [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 with SP2 and Platform Update for Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Target Platform Windows
Header xpsobjectmodel.h

See also

IXpsOMPath

XML Paper Specification

XPS Document Errors