elementFromPoint method

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Returns the element for the specified x coordinate and the specified y coordinate.

Syntax

IHTMLElement retVal = object.elementFromPoint(x, y);

Parameters

  • x [in]
    Type: long

    A long that specifies the X-offset, in pixels.

  • y [in]
    Type: long

    A long that specifies the Y-offset, in pixels.

Standards information

There are no standards that apply here.

Remarks

Coordinates are supplied in client coordinates. The upper-left corner of the client area is (0,0). For IHTMLDocument2::elementFromPoint to exhibit expected behavior, the object or element located at position (x, y) must support and respond to mouse events.

See also

Reference

IHTMLEventObj::clientX

IHTMLEventObj::clientY