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IUIAutomationProxyFactory::CreateProvider method (uiautomationclient.h)

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Creates a proxy object that provides Microsoft UI Automation support for a UI element.

Syntax

HRESULT CreateProvider(
  [in]          UIA_HWND                  hwnd,
  [in]          LONG                      idObject,
  [in]          LONG                      idChild,
  [out, retval] IRawElementProviderSimple **provider
);

Parameters

[in] hwnd

Type: UIA_HWND

The window handle of the UI element.

[in] idObject

Type: LONG

The object ID. See Remarks.

[in] idChild

Type: LONG

The child ID. See Remarks.

[out, retval] provider

Type: IRawElementProviderSimple**

Receives a pointer to the proxy object.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Remarks

The idObject parameter is normally OBJID_CLIENT, and idChild is normally CHILDID_SELF. However, when the method is called in response to a registered WinEvent, these values are from the event, specifying the subelement that raised the event.

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)