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AutomationElement.GetRuntimeId Method

Definition

Retrieves the unique identifier assigned to the user interface (UI) item.

public:
 cli::array <int> ^ GetRuntimeId();
public int[] GetRuntimeId ();
member this.GetRuntimeId : unit -> int[]
Public Function GetRuntimeId () As Integer()

Returns

Int32[]

An array of integers representing the run-time identifier.

Exceptions

The UI for the AutomationElement no longer exists.

Examples

The following example shows how to retrieve the run-time identifier of an AutomationElement.

// element is an AutomationElement.
int[] id = element.GetRuntimeId();
' element is an AutomationElement.
Dim id As Integer() = element.GetRuntimeId()

Remarks

The identifier is only guaranteed to be unique to the UI of the desktop on which it was generated. Identifiers can be reused over time.

The format of run-time identifiers might change in future releases. The returned identifier should be treated as an opaque value and used only for comparison; for example, to determine whether an AutomationElement is in the cache.

Applies to