MultipleViewPattern.Pattern Field
Definition
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Identifies the MultipleViewPattern control pattern.
public: static initonly System::Windows::Automation::AutomationPattern ^ Pattern;
public static readonly System.Windows.Automation.AutomationPattern Pattern;
staticval mutable Pattern : System.Windows.Automation.AutomationPattern
Public Shared ReadOnly Pattern As AutomationPattern
Field Value
Examples
In the following example, a MultipleViewPattern control pattern is obtained from an AutomationElement.
///--------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>
/// Obtains a MultipleViewPattern control pattern from an
/// automation element.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="targetControl">
/// The automation element of interest.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// A MultipleViewPattern object.
/// </returns>
///--------------------------------------------------------------------
private MultipleViewPattern GetMultipleViewPattern(
AutomationElement targetControl)
{
MultipleViewPattern multipleViewPattern = null;
try
{
multipleViewPattern =
targetControl.GetCurrentPattern(
MultipleViewPattern.Pattern)
as MultipleViewPattern;
}
// Object doesn't support the MultipleViewPattern control pattern
catch (InvalidOperationException)
{
return null;
}
return multipleViewPattern;
}
'/--------------------------------------------------------------------
'/ <summary>
'/ Obtains a MultipleViewPattern control pattern from an
'/ automation element.
'/ </summary>
'/ <param name="targetControl">
'/ The automation element of interest.
'/ </param>
'/ <returns>
'/ A MultipleViewPattern object.
'/ </returns>
'/--------------------------------------------------------------------
Private Function GetMultipleViewPattern( _
ByVal targetControl As AutomationElement) As MultipleViewPattern
Dim multipleViewPattern As MultipleViewPattern = Nothing
Try
multipleViewPattern = DirectCast( _
targetControl.GetCurrentPattern(multipleViewPattern.Pattern), _
MultipleViewPattern)
Catch exc As InvalidOperationException
'Object doesn't support the MultipleViewPattern control pattern
Return Nothing
End Try
Return multipleViewPattern
End Function 'GetMultipleViewPattern
Remarks
This identifier is used by UI Automation client applications. UI Automation providers should use the equivalent field in MultipleViewPatternIdentifiers.
The pattern identifier is passed to methods such as GetCurrentPattern to retrieve the control pattern of interest from the specified AutomationElement.