ScrollPattern.Pattern Field

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Windows.Automation

Assembly:: UIAutomationClient.dll

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Identifies the ScrollPattern 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 ScrollPattern control pattern is obtained from an AutomationElement.

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

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

    return scrollPattern;
}

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

    Try
        scrollPattern = DirectCast( _
        targetControl.GetCurrentPattern(scrollPattern.Pattern), _
        ScrollPattern)
    Catch
        ' Object doesn't support the ScrollPattern control pattern
        Return Nothing
    End Try

    Return scrollPattern

End Function 'GetScrollPattern

Remarks

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

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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