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Provides the common properties inherited by all action objects. An action object is created by the IActionCollection::Create method.
Inheritance
The IAction interface inherits from the IDispatch interface.
Methods
The IAction interface has these methods.
| IAction::get_Id Gets or sets the identifier of the action. (Get) |
| IAction::get_Type Gets the type of action. |
| IAction::put_Id Gets or sets the identifier of the action. (Put) |
Remarks
For more information about how actions and tasks work together, see Task Actions. The following table contains the interfaces that represent the actions that can be performed:
| API | Description |
|---|---|
| IComHandlerAction | Represents an action that fires a handler. |
| IExecAction | Represents an action that executes a command-line operation. |
| IEmailAction | Represents an action that sends an email message. |
| IShowMessageAction | Represents an action that shows a message box. |
When reading or writing XML, the actions of a task are specified in the Actions element of the Task Scheduler schema.
Examples
For more information and a code example for this interface, see Time Trigger Example (C++), Event Trigger Example (C++), Daily Trigger Example (C++), Registration Trigger Example (C++), Weekly Trigger Example (C++), Logon Trigger Example (C++), or Boot Trigger Example (C++).
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows Vista [desktop apps only] |
| Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only] |
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | taskschd.h |