UIAutomationElementMBS.CachedAnnotationTypes as Integer()

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	UIAutomation	MBS WinFrameworks Plugin	26.2	❌ No	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop, Console & Web

Returns the cached list of annotation types associated with this element, such as comment, header, footer, and so on.

UIAutomationElementMBS.CachedBoundingRectangle as UIAutomationRectMBS

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	UIAutomation	MBS WinFrameworks Plugin	26.2	❌ No	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop, Console & Web

Retrieves the cached coordinates of the rectangle that completely encloses the element.

UIAutomationElementMBS.CachedPattern(patternId as Integer) as Variant

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	UIAutomation	MBS WinFrameworks Plugin	26.2	❌ No	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop, Console & Web

Retrieves from the cache the interface of the specified control pattern of this UI Automation element.

patternId: The identifier of the control pattern.

UIAutomationElementMBS.CachedPropertyValue(propertyId as Integer) as Variant

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	UIAutomation	MBS WinFrameworks Plugin	26.2	❌ No	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop, Console & Web

Retrieves a property value from the cache for this UI Automation element.

propertyId: The identifier of the property.

Microsoft UI Automation properties of the double type support Not a Number (NaN) values. When retrieving a property of the double type, a client can use the IsNan function to determine whether the property is a NaN value.

See also:

• CachedPropertyValue(propertyId as Integer, ignoreDefaultValue as Boolean) as Variant

Some examples using this method:

• /WinFrameworks/UIAutomation/UIAutomation Focus

UIAutomationElementMBS.CachedPropertyValue(propertyId as Integer, ignoreDefaultValue as Boolean) as Variant

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	UIAutomation	MBS WinFrameworks Plugin	26.2	❌ No	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop, Console & Web

Retrieves a property value from the cache for this UI Automation element, optionally ignoring any default value.

propertyId: The identifier of the property.
ignoreDefaultValue: A value that specifies whether a default value should be ignored if the specified property is not supported: TRUE if the default value is not to be returned, or FALSE if it is to be returned.

This method retrieves the specified property from the cache for the UI Automation element. To retrieve the current property, call the other CurrentPropertyValue variant.

Passing FALSE in the ignoreDefaultValue parameter is equivalent to calling CachedPropertyValue.

If the Microsoft UI Automation provider for the element itself supports the property, the value of the property is returned. Otherwise, if ignoreDefaultValue is FALSE, a default value specified by UI Automation is returned.

This method returns a failure code if the requested property was not previously cached.
UI Automation properties of the double type support Not a Number (NaN) values. When retrieving a property of the double type, a client can use the IsNan function to determine whether the property is a NaN value.

See also:

• CachedPropertyValue(propertyId as Integer) as Variant

UIAutomationElementMBS.ClickablePoint(byref point as UIAutomationRectMBS, byref gotClickable as Boolean)

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	UIAutomation	MBS WinFrameworks Plugin	26.2	❌ No	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop, Console & Web

Retrieves a point on the element that can be clicked.

clickable: Receives the physical screen coordinates of a point that can be used by a client to click this element.
gotClickable: Receives TRUE if a clickable point was retrieved, or FALSE otherwise.

A client application can use this method to simulate clicking the left or right mouse button. For example, to simulate clicking the right mouse button to display the context menu for a control

• Call the GetClickablePoint method to find a clickable point on the control.
• Call the SendInput function to send a right-mouse-down, right-mouse-up sequence.

UIAutomationElementMBS.Constructor   Private

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	UIAutomation	MBS WinFrameworks Plugin	26.2	❌ No	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop, Console & Web

The private constructor.

UIAutomationElementMBS.CurrentAnnotationTypes as Integer()

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	UIAutomation	MBS WinFrameworks Plugin	26.2	❌ No	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop, Console & Web

Returns the current list of annotation types associated with this element, such as comment, header, footer, and so on.

UIAutomationElementMBS.CurrentBoundingRectangle as UIAutomationRectMBS

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	UIAutomation	MBS WinFrameworks Plugin	26.2	❌ No	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop, Console & Web

Retrieves the coordinates of the rectangle that completely encloses the element.

UIAutomationElementMBS.CurrentMetadataValue(targetId as Integer, metadataId as Integer) as Variant

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	UIAutomation	MBS WinFrameworks Plugin	26.2	❌ No	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop, Console & Web

Gets metadata from the UI Automation element that indicates how the information should be interpreted.

For example, should the string "1/4" be interpreted as a fraction or a date?

targetId: The ID of the property to retrieve.
metadataId: Specifies the type of metadata to retrieve.

Requires Windows 10, version 1703 or later.

UIAutomationElementMBS.CurrentPattern(patternId as Integer) as Variant

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	UIAutomation	MBS WinFrameworks Plugin	26.2	❌ No	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop, Console & Web

Retrieves the control pattern interface of the specified pattern on this UI Automation element.

patternId: The identifier of the control pattern.

UIAutomationElementMBS.CurrentPropertyValue(propertyId as Integer) as Variant

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	UIAutomation	MBS WinFrameworks Plugin	26.2	❌ No	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop, Console & Web

Retrieves the current value of a property for this UI Automation element.

propertyId: The identifier of the property.

Microsoft UI Automation properties of the double type support Not a Number (NaN) values. When retrieving a property of the double type, a client can use the IsNan function to determine whether the property is a NaN value.

See also:

• CurrentPropertyValue(propertyId as Integer, ignoreDefaultValue as Boolean) as Variant

UIAutomationElementMBS.CurrentPropertyValue(propertyId as Integer, ignoreDefaultValue as Boolean) as Variant

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	UIAutomation	MBS WinFrameworks Plugin	26.2	❌ No	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop, Console & Web

Retrieves a property value for this UI Automation element, optionally ignoring any default value.

propertyId: The identifier of the property.
ignoreDefaultValue: A value that specifies whether a default value should be ignored if the specified property is not supported: TRUE if the default value is not to be returned, or FALSE if it is to be returned.

Passing FALSE in the ignoreDefaultValue parameter is equivalent to calling CurrentPropertyValue.

If the Microsoft UI Automation provider for the element itself supports the property, the value of the property is returned. Otherwise, if ignoreDefaultValue is FALSE, a default value specified by UI Automation is returned.

This method returns a failure code if the requested property was not previously cached.
UI Automation properties of the double type support Not a Number (NaN) values. When retrieving a property of the double type, a client can use the _isnan function to determine whether the property is a NaN value.

See also:

• CurrentPropertyValue(propertyId as Integer) as Variant