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IRawElementProviderSimple3::GetMetadataValue method (uiautomationcore.h)

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Gets metadata from the UI Automation element that indicates how the information should be interpreted. For example, should the string "1/4" be interpreted as a fraction or a date?

Syntax

HRESULT GetMetadataValue(
  [in]          int        targetId,
  [in]          METADATAID metadataId,
  [out, retval] VARIANT    *returnVal
);

Parameters

[in] targetId

The ID of the property to retrieve.

[in] metadataId

Specifies the type of metadata to retrieve.

[out, retval] returnVal

The metadata.

Return value

Returns S_OK if successful, otherwise an HRESULT error code.

Requirements

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

See also

IRawElementProviderSimple3

SayAsInterpretAs