ScrollPattern.ScrollVertical(ScrollAmount) Method

Definition

Scrolls the currently visible region of the content area, vertically, the specified ScrollAmount.

C#
public void ScrollVertical(System.Windows.Automation.ScrollAmount amount);

Parameters

amount
ScrollAmount

The vertical ScrollAmount increment specific to the control.

Exceptions

If a control supports SmallIncrement values exclusively for horizontal or vertical scrolling but a LargeIncrement value is passed in.

An attempt is made to scroll in an unsupported direction.

Examples

In the following example, a ScrollPattern control pattern is obtained from an AutomationElement and is then used to vertically scroll the element a requested amount.

C#
///--------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <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;
}
C#
///--------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>
/// Obtains a ScrollPattern control pattern from an automation 
/// element and attempts to horizontally scroll the requested amount.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="targetControl">
/// The automation element of interest.
/// </param>
/// <param name="vScrollAmount">
/// The requested vertical scroll amount.
/// </param>
///--------------------------------------------------------------------
private void ScrollElementVertically(
    AutomationElement targetControl,
    ScrollAmount vScrollAmount)
{
    if (targetControl == null)
    {
        throw new ArgumentNullException(
            "AutomationElement argument cannot be null.");
    }

    ScrollPattern scrollPattern = GetScrollPattern(targetControl);

    if (scrollPattern == null)
    {
        return;
    }
    
    if (!scrollPattern.Current.VerticallyScrollable)
    {
        return;
    }

    try
    {
        scrollPattern.ScrollVertical(vScrollAmount);
    }
    catch (InvalidOperationException)
    {
        // Control not able to scroll in the direction requested;
        // when scrollable property of that direction is False
        // TO DO: error handling.
    }
    catch (ArgumentException)
    {
        // If a control supports SmallIncrement values exclusively 
        // for horizontal or vertical scrolling but a LargeIncrement 
        // value (NaN if not supported) is passed in.
        // TO DO: error handling.
    }
}

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

See also