TablePattern.Pattern Field

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Windows.Automation

Assembly:: UIAutomationClient.dll

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Identifies the TablePattern control pattern.

public: static initonly System::Windows::Automation::AutomationPattern ^ Pattern;

public static readonly System.Windows.Automation.AutomationPattern Pattern;

 staticval mutable Pattern : System.Windows.Automation.AutomationPattern

Public Shared ReadOnly Pattern As AutomationPattern

Field Value

AutomationPattern

Examples

In the following example, a TablePattern control pattern is obtained from a AutomationElement.

///--------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>
/// Obtains a TablePattern control pattern from an 
/// automation element.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="targetControl">
/// The automation element of interest.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// A TablePattern object.
/// </returns>
///--------------------------------------------------------------------
private TablePattern GetTablePattern(
    AutomationElement targetControl)
{
    TablePattern tablePattern = null;

    try
    {
        tablePattern =
            targetControl.GetCurrentPattern(
            TablePattern.Pattern)
            as TablePattern;
    }
    // Object doesn't support the 
    // GridPattern control pattern
    catch (InvalidOperationException)
    {
        return null;
    }

    return tablePattern;
}

'''--------------------------------------------------------------------
''' <summary>
''' Obtains a TablePattern control pattern from an 
''' automation element.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="targetControl">
''' The automation element of interest.
''' </param>
''' <returns>
''' A TablePattern object.
''' </returns>
'''--------------------------------------------------------------------
Private Function GetTablePattern( _
ByVal targetControl As AutomationElement) As TablePattern
    Dim tablePattern As TablePattern = Nothing

    Try
        tablePattern = DirectCast( _
        targetControl.GetCurrentPattern(tablePattern.Pattern), TablePattern)
    Catch exc As InvalidOperationException
        ' Object doesn't support the 
        ' GridPattern control pattern
        Return Nothing
    End Try

    Return tablePattern

End Function 'GetTablePattern

Remarks

This identifier is used by UI Automation client applications. UI Automation providers should use the equivalent field in TablePatternIdentifiers.

The pattern identifier is passed to methods such as GetCurrentPattern to retrieve the control pattern of interest from the specified AutomationElement.

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