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AutomationPeer.GetItemType Method

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Gets a string that describes what kind of item an element represents.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function GetItemType As String

public string GetItemType()

Return Value

Type: System.String
The kind of item.

Remarks

Examples of the returned string are "Mail Message", "Contact", and "Document".

This implementation does nothing more than calling GetItemTypeCore.

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.