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11/17/2011

ItemsControlAutomationPeer.CreateItemAutomationPeer Method

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Creates a new instance of the ItemAutomationPeer for a data item. The item exists in the Items collection of the associated ItemsControl owner.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Overridable Function CreateItemAutomationPeer ( _
    item As Object _
) As ItemAutomationPeer

protected virtual ItemAutomationPeer CreateItemAutomationPeer(
    Object item
)

Parameters

item
Type: System.Object
The data item that is associated with this ItemAutomationPeer.

Return Value

Type: System.Windows.Automation.Peers.ItemAutomationPeer
An object that exposes the data item to UI automation, or null. See Remarks.

Remarks

An ItemsControl is capable of containing data items that are not a UIElement, or that do not have an associated peer class per the OnCreateAutomationPeer() implementation. In these cases, CreateItemAutomationPeer returns null.

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.

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