AutomationProperties.DescribedBy Attached Property

Definition

Namespace:

Windows.UI.Xaml.Automation

Gets an array of elements that provide more information about the automation element.

see GetDescribedBy

see GetDescribedBy

see GetDescribedBy

Windows requirements

Device family	Windows 10 Anniversary Edition (introduced in 10.0.14393.0)
API contract	Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract (introduced in v3.0)

Remarks

AutomationProperties.DescribedBy is used when an automation element is explained by another segment of the application UI. For example, the property can point to a text element of "2,529 items in 85 groups, 10 items selected" from a complex custom list object. Instead of using the object model for clients to digest similar information, the DescribedBy property can offer quick access to the UI element that may already offer useful end-user information that describes the UI element.

Note

AutomationProperties.DescribedBy is an atypical attached property because it does not have a Set accessor, and thus is not really a XAML attached property with a markup usage. It uses the attached property model as a property store, but does not support an Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) usage. To get the array of elements, call GetDescribedBy, passing the item as the input parameter.

See also

• Attached properties overview