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AutomationElement.FromHandle Method

.NET Framework 4.5

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Retrieves a new AutomationElement object for the user interface (UI) item referenced by the specified window handle.

Namespace: System.Windows.Automation
Assembly: UIAutomationClient (in UIAutomationClient.dll)

Syntax

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public static AutomationElement FromHandle(
	IntPtr hwnd
)

Parameters

hwnd: Type: System.IntPtr
The handle of the UI element.

Return Value

Type: System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElement
An AutomationElement for the UI item identified by hwnd.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

.NET Framework Security

Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

Platforms

Windows 8 Release Preview, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

AutomationElement Class

System.Windows.Automation Namespace

FromPoint

Other Resources

Obtaining UI Automation Elements

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