IUIAutomationTextRange::GetBoundingRectangles method (uiautomationclient.h)

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07/27/2022

Retrieves a collection of bounding rectangles for each fully or partially visible line of text in a text range.

Syntax

HRESULT GetBoundingRectangles(
  [out, retval] SAFEARRAY **boundingRects
);

Parameters

[out, retval] boundingRects

Type: SAFEARRAY**

Receives a pointer to an array of bounding rectangles for each fully or partially visible line of text in a text range. An empty array is returned for a degenerate (empty) text range or for a text range that is completely off-screen, scrolled out of view, or obscured by an overlapping window.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

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

Remarks

For information about how the bounding rectangles are stored in the SAFEARRAY, see Best Practices for Using Safe Arrays.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 7, Windows Vista with SP2 and Platform Update for Windows Vista, Windows XP with SP3 and Platform Update for Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 with SP2 and Platform Update for Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 with SP2 and Platform Update for Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	uiautomationclient.h (include UIAutomation.h)