ControlType.GetNeverSupportedPatterns Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Windows.Automation

Assembly:: UIAutomationTypes.dll

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Retrieves the pattern identifiers that are not supported by the control type.

public:
 cli::array <System::Windows::Automation::AutomationPattern ^> ^ GetNeverSupportedPatterns();

public System.Windows.Automation.AutomationPattern[] GetNeverSupportedPatterns();

member this.GetNeverSupportedPatterns : unit -> System.Windows.Automation.AutomationPattern[]

Public Function GetNeverSupportedPatterns () As AutomationPattern()

Returns

AutomationPattern[]

An array of UI Automation pattern identifiers.

Examples

The following example calls GetNeverSupportedPatterns on every kind of ControlType contained as a static field in the ControlType class.

/// <summary>
/// Obtains information about patterns supported by control types.
/// Control types are obtained by reflection.
/// </summary>
private void ListPatterns()
{
    // Any instance of a ControlType will do since we just want to get the type.
    ControlType controlTypeInstance = ControlType.Button;
    Type type = typeof(ControlType);
    System.Reflection.FieldInfo[] fields = type.GetFields();
    foreach (System.Reflection.FieldInfo field in fields)
    {
        if (field.IsStatic)
        {
            ControlType controlType = field.GetValue(controlTypeInstance) as ControlType;
            Console.WriteLine("\n******************** {0} never supports:",
                               controlType.ProgrammaticName);
            AutomationPattern[] neverSupportedPatterns =
                               controlType.GetNeverSupportedPatterns();
            if (neverSupportedPatterns.Length == 0)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("(None)");
            }
            else
            {
                foreach (AutomationPattern pattern in neverSupportedPatterns)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(pattern.ProgrammaticName);
                }
            }

            Console.WriteLine("\n******************** {0} requires:",
                              controlType.ProgrammaticName);
            AutomationPattern[][] requiredPatternSets =
                              controlType.GetRequiredPatternSets();
            if (requiredPatternSets.Length == 0)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("(None)");
            }
            else
            {
                foreach (AutomationPattern[] patterns in requiredPatternSets)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Pattern set:");
                    foreach (AutomationPattern pattern in patterns)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine(pattern.ProgrammaticName);
                    }
                    Console.WriteLine("--------------------");
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

''' <summary>
''' Obtains information about patterns supported by control types.
''' Control types are obtained by reflection.
''' </summary>
Private Sub ListPatterns()
    ' Any instance of a ControlType will do since we just want to get the type.
    Dim controlTypeInstance As ControlType = ControlType.Button
    Dim type As Type = GetType(ControlType)
    Dim fields() As System.Reflection.FieldInfo = type.GetFields()
    For Each field As System.Reflection.FieldInfo In fields
        If field.IsStatic Then
            Dim controlType As ControlType = TryCast(field.GetValue(controlTypeInstance), ControlType)
            Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "******************** {0} never supports:", controlType.ProgrammaticName)
            Dim neverSupportedPatterns() As AutomationPattern = controlType.GetNeverSupportedPatterns()
            If neverSupportedPatterns.Length = 0 Then
                Console.WriteLine("(None)")
            Else
                For Each pattern As AutomationPattern In neverSupportedPatterns
                    Console.WriteLine(pattern.ProgrammaticName)
                Next pattern
            End If

            Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "******************** {0} requires:", controlType.ProgrammaticName)
            Dim requiredPatternSets()() As AutomationPattern = controlType.GetRequiredPatternSets()
            If requiredPatternSets.Length = 0 Then
                Console.WriteLine("(None)")
            Else
                For Each patterns As AutomationPattern() In requiredPatternSets
                    Console.WriteLine("Pattern set:")
                    For Each pattern As AutomationPattern In patterns
                        Console.WriteLine(pattern.ProgrammaticName)
                    Next pattern
                    Console.WriteLine("--------------------")
                Next patterns
            End If
        End If
    Next field
End Sub

Remarks

This method is useful for UI Automation clients such as test frameworks for a provider implementation that need to find all control patterns that are not permitted on this control type.

Applies to

Product	Versions
.NET Framework	3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop	3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

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