TreeWalker.GetParent Method
Definition
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Retrieves the parent element of the specified AutomationElement.
Overloads
GetParent(AutomationElement) |
Retrieves the parent element of the specified AutomationElement. |
GetParent(AutomationElement, CacheRequest) |
Retrieves the parent element of the specified AutomationElement and caches properties and patterns. |
Remarks
The structure of the AutomationElement tree changes as the visible user interface (UI) elements on the desktop change. It is not guaranteed that an element returned as the parent element will be returned as the parent on subsequent passes.
GetParent(AutomationElement)
Retrieves the parent element of the specified AutomationElement.
public:
System::Windows::Automation::AutomationElement ^ GetParent(System::Windows::Automation::AutomationElement ^ element);
public System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElement GetParent (System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElement element);
member this.GetParent : System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElement -> System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElement
Public Function GetParent (element As AutomationElement) As AutomationElement
Parameters
- element
- AutomationElement
The element whose parent is to be returned.
Returns
The parent element, or a null reference (Nothing
in Visual Basic) if the specified element is the root element in the tree, or if the parent element is not visible in the current view.
Examples
The following example shows GetParent being used to find the window element that contains a specified element.
/// <summary>
/// Retrieves the top-level window that contains the specified UI Automation element.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="element">The contained element.</param>
/// <returns>The containing top-level window element.</returns>
private AutomationElement GetTopLevelWindow(AutomationElement element)
{
TreeWalker walker = TreeWalker.ControlViewWalker;
AutomationElement elementParent;
AutomationElement node = element;
if (node == elementRoot) return node;
do
{
elementParent = walker.GetParent(node);
if (elementParent == AutomationElement.RootElement) break;
node = elementParent;
}
while (true);
return node;
}
''' <summary>
''' Retrieves the top-level window that contains the specified UI Automation element.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="element">The contained element.</param>
''' <returns>The containing top-level window element.</returns>
Private Function GetTopLevelWindow(ByVal element As AutomationElement) As AutomationElement
Dim walker As TreeWalker = TreeWalker.ControlViewWalker
Dim elementParent As AutomationElement
Dim node As AutomationElement = element
If node = elementRoot Then
Return node
End If
Do
elementParent = walker.GetParent(node)
If elementParent = AutomationElement.RootElement Then
Exit Do
End If
node = elementParent
Loop While True
Return node
End Function 'GetTopLevelWindow
End Class
See also
- UI Automation Tree Overview
- Navigate Among UI Automation Elements with TreeWalker
- Obtaining UI Automation Elements
Applies to
GetParent(AutomationElement, CacheRequest)
Retrieves the parent element of the specified AutomationElement and caches properties and patterns.
public:
System::Windows::Automation::AutomationElement ^ GetParent(System::Windows::Automation::AutomationElement ^ element, System::Windows::Automation::CacheRequest ^ request);
public System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElement GetParent (System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElement element, System.Windows.Automation.CacheRequest request);
member this.GetParent : System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElement * System.Windows.Automation.CacheRequest -> System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElement
Public Function GetParent (element As AutomationElement, request As CacheRequest) As AutomationElement
Parameters
- element
- AutomationElement
The element whose parent is to be returned.
- request
- CacheRequest
A cache request object specifying members on the returned AutomationElement to cache.
Returns
The parent element, or a null reference (Nothing
in Visual Basic) if the specified element is the root element in the tree, or the parent element is not visible in this view.
Remarks
The structure of the AutomationElement tree changes as the visible user interface (UI) elements on the desktop change. It is not guaranteed that an element returned as the parent element will be returned as the parent on subsequent passes.
See also
- UI Automation Tree Overview
- Navigate Among UI Automation Elements with TreeWalker
- Obtaining UI Automation Elements
Applies to
.NET