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How to get the texts of elements in an IAccessible whose role is a list
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To retrieve the text of elements in an IAccessible
interface with a role of "list," you can use the pywin32
library, which provides access to the Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) API in Python. Here's an example that demonstrates how to accomplish this:
pythonimport win32com.client
def get_list_texts():
# Create an instance of the MSAA accessibility interface
acc = win32com.client.Dispatch("Accessibility.AccessibleObject")
# Get the desktop object
desktop = acc.accDesktop
# Find the list element based on its role
list_element = desktop.accChild(role=win32com.client.constants.ROLE_SYSTEM_LIST)
if list_element is not None:
# Get the number of items in the list
num_items = list_element.accChildCount
# Retrieve the text of each item
for i in range(num_items):
item = list_element.accChild(i)
# Ensure the item has a text value
if item.accRole == win32com.client.constants.ROLE_SYSTEM_TEXT:
print(item.accValue)
# Usage example
get_list_texts()
Ensure you have the pywin32
library installed (pip install pywin32
) before running this code. The get_list_texts
function retrieves the desktop's accessible object and finds the list element using the ROLE_SYSTEM_LIST
constant. It then loops through each item in the list and prints the text of those items whose role is ROLE_SYSTEM_TEXT
.
Please note that the specific details of implementing accessibility may vary depending on the target application or UI framework being used.