Fragment Provider Sample

This sample demonstrates how to support Microsoft UI Automation in a complex custom control. The control is a simple list box hosted in a Windows Forms window. The list box is a UI Automation fragment root, and the items in the list box are elements of the fragment.

Note

This sample is not applicable to Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) controls, which use a different mechanism to implement UI Automation support. For more information, see Server-Side UI Automation Provider Implementation.

After running the sample, open UISpy.exe to see a UI Automation tree of the custom control.

This sample demonstrates a specific feature of the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and, consequently, does not follow application development best practices. For comprehensive coverage of Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Microsoft .NET Framework application development best practices, refer to the following as appropriate:

Accessibility - Accessibility Best Practices

Security - Windows Presentation Foundation Security

Localization - WPF Globalization and Localization Overview

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Building the Sample

  • Install the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) and open its build environment command window. On the Start menu, point to All Programs, Microsoft Windows SDK, and then click CMD Shell.

  • Download the sample, usually from the software development kit (SDK) documentation, to your hard disk drive.

  • To build the sample from the build environment command window, go to the source directory of the sample. At the command prompt, type MSBUILD.

  • To build the sample in Microsoft Visual Studio, load the sample solution or project file and then press CTRL+SHIFT+B.

Running the Sample

  • To run the compiled sample from the build environment command window, execute the .exe file in the Bin\Debug or Bin\Release folder contained under the sample source code folder.

  • To run the compiled sample with debugging in Visual Studio, press F5.

See Also

Other Resources

UI Automation Providers for Managed Code