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AutomationPeer.GetHelpText Method

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Gets text that describes the functionality of the control that is associated with the automation peer.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Automation.Peers
Assembly:  System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function GetHelpText As String

public string GetHelpText()

Return Value

Type: System.String
The help text.

Remarks

The returned string typically provides the same text that is provided by the tooltip for the control.

This implementation does nothing more than calling GetHelpTextCore.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.