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AccNavigate_ReturnedElementWithIncorrectParent

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Calling accNavigate((Live Search), 0, NAVDIR_FIRSTCHILD) which returned (x-gadget:///gadget.html) returned the incorrect parent([NULL]) and not (Live Search)

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Error

Description

When get_accParent is called on the child element returned by accNavigate (using either the NAVDIR_FIRSTCHILD or NAVDIR_LASTCHILD navigation constants), the parent element returned does not match the parent element specified in the accNavigate call.

example of an invalid msaa implementation that returns an incorrect parent element.

This issue can cause navigation problems for automated tools because traversing elements might be erratic and unpredictable.

Possible causes

An incorrect or invalid MSAA implementation.

IAccessible::accNavigate

IAccessible::get_accParent