IUIAutomationTreeWalker::GetParentElement method (uiautomationclient.h)

Retrieves the parent element of the specified UI Automation element.

Syntax

HRESULT GetParentElement(
  [in]          IUIAutomationElement *element,
  [out, retval] IUIAutomationElement **parent
);

Parameters

[in] element

Type: IUIAutomationElement*

A pointer to the element for which to retrieve the parent.

[out, retval] parent

Type: IUIAutomationElement**

Receives a pointer to the parent element, or NULL if there is no parent element.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

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

Remarks

The structure of the Microsoft UI Automation tree changes as the visible UI elements on the desktop change. It is not guaranteed that an element returned as the parent element will be returned as the parent on subsequent passes.

Requirements