AccessibleObjectFromWindow (oleacc)
Last changed: -12.47.205.126

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Summary

The AccessibleObjectFromWindow function retrieves the address of the specified interface to the object associated with the given window.

C# Signature:

[DllImport("oleacc.dll", ExactSpelling=true, PreserveSig=false)]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)]
public static extern object AccessibleObjectFromWindow(
    IntPtr hwnd,
    uint dwObjectID,
    [In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStruct)] Guid riid);

VB .Net Signature:

    Private Declare Function AccessibleObjectFromWindow Lib "oleacc" (ByVal Hwnd As Int32, _
    ByVal dwId As Int32, _
    ByRef riid As Guid, _
    <MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.IUnknown)> ByRef ppvObject As Object) As Int32

User-Defined Types:

None.

Notes:

None.

Tips & Tricks:

Please add some!

Sample Code:

    Private Declare Function AccessibleObjectFromWindow Lib "oleacc" (ByVal Hwnd As Int32, _
    ByVal dwId As Int32, _
    ByRef riid As Guid, _
    <MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.IUnknown)> ByRef ppvObject As Object) As Int32
    Declare Function GetForegroundWindow Lib "user32" () As Int32

    Private Sub Form2_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
    Dim varChild As Accessibility.IAccessible
    Dim hWnd As Int32 = GetForegroundWindow()
    Dim ID As Int32 = 0
    Dim IID_IAcce As Guid = New Guid("618736E0-3C3D-11CF-810C-00AA00389B71")
    Dim aaVal As Int32 = AccessibleObjectFromWindow(hWnd, ID, IID_IAcce, varChild)
    End Sub

Alternative Managed API:

TODO

Documentation