AutomationElement Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Automation

Assembly:

UIAutomationClient.dll

Represents a UI Automation element in the UI Automation tree, and contains values used as identifiers by UI Automation client applications.

public ref class AutomationElement sealed

public sealed class AutomationElement

type AutomationElement = class

Public NotInheritable Class AutomationElement

Inheritance

Object

AutomationElement

Remarks

An AutomationElement corresponds to a piece of user interface (UI), regardless of underlying implementation (such as Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) or Win32).

Fields

AcceleratorKeyProperty	Identifies the AcceleratorKey property.
AccessKeyProperty	Identifies the AccessKey property.
ActiveTextPositionChangedEvent	Event ID: ActiveTextPositionChanged - Indicates that the active position within a text element has changed.
AsyncContentLoadedEvent	Identifies an event raised during asynchronous content-loading.
AutomationFocusChangedEvent	Identifies an event that is raised when the focus has changed.
AutomationIdProperty	Identifies the AutomationId property, which is used to identify elements.
AutomationPropertyChangedEvent	Identifies a property-changed event.
BoundingRectangleProperty	Identifies the BoundingRectangle property.
ClassNameProperty	Identifies the ClassName property.
ClickablePointProperty	Identifies the clickable point property.
ControlTypeProperty	Identifies the ControlType property.
CultureProperty	Identifies the culture property.
FrameworkIdProperty	Identifies the FrameworkId property.
HasKeyboardFocusProperty	Identifies the HasKeyboardFocus property.
HeadingLevelProperty	Property ID: HeadingLevel - Describes the heading level of an element.
HelpTextProperty	Identifies the HelpText property.
IsContentElementProperty	Identifies the IsContentElement property.
IsControlElementProperty	Identifies the IsControlElement property.
IsDialogProperty	Property ID: IsDialog - Identifies if the automation element is a dialog.
IsDockPatternAvailableProperty	Identifies the property that indicates whether the DockPattern control pattern is available on this AutomationElement.
IsEnabledProperty	Identifies the IsEnabled property, which specifies whether the user interface (UI) item referenced by the AutomationElement is enabled.
IsExpandCollapsePatternAvailableProperty	Identifies the property that indicates whether the ExpandCollapsePattern control pattern is available on this AutomationElement.
IsGridItemPatternAvailableProperty	Identifies the property that indicates whether the GridItemPattern control pattern is available on this AutomationElement.
IsGridPatternAvailableProperty	Identifies the property that indicates whether the GridPattern control pattern is available on this AutomationElement.
IsInvokePatternAvailableProperty	Identifies the property that indicates whether the InvokePattern control pattern is available on this AutomationElement.
IsItemContainerPatternAvailableProperty	Identifies the property that indicates whether the ItemContainerPattern control pattern is available on this AutomationElement.
IsKeyboardFocusableProperty	Identifies the IsKeyboardFocusable property.
IsMultipleViewPatternAvailableProperty	Identifies the property that indicates whether the MultipleViewPattern control pattern is available on this AutomationElement.
IsOffscreenProperty	Identifies the IsOffscreen property, which indicates whether the user interface (UI) item is visible on the screen.
IsPasswordProperty	Identifies the IsPassword property.
IsRangeValuePatternAvailableProperty	Identifies the property that indicates whether the RangeValuePattern control pattern is available on this AutomationElement.
IsRequiredForFormProperty	Identifies the IsRequiredForForm property.
IsScrollItemPatternAvailableProperty	Identifies the property that indicates whether the ScrollItemPattern control pattern is available for this AutomationElement.
IsScrollPatternAvailableProperty	Identifies the property that indicates whether the ScrollPattern control pattern is available on this AutomationElement.
IsSelectionItemPatternAvailableProperty	Identifies the property that indicates whether the SelectionItemPattern control pattern is available on this AutomationElement.
IsSelectionPatternAvailableProperty	Identifies the property that indicates whether the SelectionPattern control pattern is available on this AutomationElement.
IsSynchronizedInputPatternAvailableProperty	Identifies the property that indicates whether the SynchronizedInputPattern control pattern is available on this AutomationElement.
IsTableItemPatternAvailableProperty	Identifies the property that indicates whether the TableItemPattern control pattern is available on this AutomationElement.
IsTablePatternAvailableProperty	Identifies the property that indicates whether the TablePattern control pattern is available on this AutomationElement.
IsTextPatternAvailableProperty	Identifies the property that indicates whether the TextPattern control pattern is available on this AutomationElement.
IsTogglePatternAvailableProperty	Identifies the property that indicates whether the TogglePattern control pattern is available on this AutomationElement.
IsTransformPatternAvailableProperty	Identifies the property that indicates whether the TransformPattern control pattern is available on this AutomationElement.
IsValuePatternAvailableProperty	Identifies the property that indicates whether the ValuePattern control pattern is available on this AutomationElement.
IsVirtualizedItemPatternAvailableProperty	Identifies the property that indicates whether the VirtualizedItemPattern control pattern is available on this AutomationElement.
IsWindowPatternAvailableProperty	Identifies the property that indicates whether the WindowPattern control pattern is available on this AutomationElement.
ItemStatusProperty	Identifies the ItemStatus property, which specifies the status of the visual representation of a complex item.
ItemTypeProperty	Identifies the ItemType property.
LabeledByProperty	Identifies the LabeledBy property, which identifies the label associated with a control.
LayoutInvalidatedEvent	Identifies the event that is raised when the layout is invalidated.
LocalizedControlTypeProperty	Identifies the LocalizedControlType property in the local language.
MenuClosedEvent	Identifies the event that is raised when a menu is closed.
MenuOpenedEvent	Identifies the event that is raised when a menu is opened.
NameProperty	Identifies the Name property.
NativeWindowHandleProperty	Identifies the NativeWindowHandle property.
NotificationEvent	Event ID: Notification - used mainly by servers to raise a generic notification.
NotSupported	Indicates that a property is not supported.
OrientationProperty	Identifies the Orientation property.
PositionInSetProperty	Describes the ordinal location of an automation element within a set of elements that are considered to be siblings.
ProcessIdProperty	Identifies the ProcessId property.
RuntimeIdProperty	Identifies the property that contains the runtime identifier of the element.
SizeOfSetProperty	Describes the count of automation elements in a group or set that are considered to be siblings.
StructureChangedEvent	Identifies the event that is raised when the UI Automation tree structure is changed.
ToolTipClosedEvent	Identifies the event that is raised when a tooltip is closed.
ToolTipOpenedEvent	Identifies the event that is raised when a tooltip is opened.

Properties

Cached	Gets the cached UI Automation property values for this AutomationElement object.
CachedChildren	Gets the cached child elements of this AutomationElement.
CachedParent	Gets the cached parent of this AutomationElement.
Current	Gets the current property values of the AutomationElement.
FocusedElement	Gets the AutomationElement that currently has focus.
RootElement	Gets the root AutomationElement for the current desktop.

Methods

Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified AutomationElement has the same value as this AutomationElement.
Finalize()	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.
FindAll(TreeScope, Condition)	Returns all AutomationElement objects that satisfy the specified condition.
FindFirst(TreeScope, Condition)	Returns the first child or descendant element that matches the specified condition.
FromHandle(IntPtr)	Retrieves a new AutomationElement object for the user interface (UI) item referenced by the specified window handle.
FromLocalProvider(IRawElementProviderSimple)	Retrieves a new AutomationElement object from a local IRawElementProviderSimple implementation.
FromPoint(Point)	Retrieves a new AutomationElement object for the user interface (UI) item at specified point on the desktop.
GetCachedPattern(AutomationPattern)	Retrieves the specified pattern from the cache of this AutomationElement.
GetCachedPropertyValue(AutomationProperty, Boolean)	Retrieves the value of the specified property from the cache of this AutomationElement, optionally ignoring any default property.
GetCachedPropertyValue(AutomationProperty)	Retrieves the value of the specified property from the cache of this AutomationElement. An appropriate default value for the property type is returned for properties not explicitly supported by the target user interface (UI) element.
GetClickablePoint()	Retrieves a point on the AutomationElement that can be clicked.
GetCurrentPattern(AutomationPattern)	Retrieves the specified pattern object on this AutomationElement.
GetCurrentPropertyValue(AutomationProperty, Boolean)	Retrieves the value of the specified property on this AutomationElement, optionally ignoring any default property.
GetCurrentPropertyValue(AutomationProperty)	Retrieves the value of the specified property on this AutomationElement. An appropriate default value for the property type is returned for properties not explicitly supported by the target user interface (UI) element.
GetHashCode()	Retrieves the hash code for this AutomationElement.
GetRuntimeId()	Retrieves the unique identifier assigned to the user interface (UI) item.
GetSupportedPatterns()	Retrieves the control patterns that this AutomationElement supports.
GetSupportedProperties()	Retrieves the identifiers of properties supported by the element.
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
GetUpdatedCache(CacheRequest)	Retrieves a new AutomationElement with an updated cache.
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
SetFocus()	Sets focus on the AutomationElement.
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)
TryGetCachedPattern(AutomationPattern, Object)	Retrieves a control pattern from the cache.
TryGetClickablePoint(Point)	Retrieves a point within the element that can be clicked.
TryGetCurrentPattern(AutomationPattern, Object)	Retrieves an object that implements a control pattern.

Operators

Equality(AutomationElement, AutomationElement)	Returns a value indicating whether the specified AutomationElement objects refer to the same user interface (UI) element.
Inequality(AutomationElement, AutomationElement)	Returns a value indicating whether the specified AutomationElement objects refer to different user interface (UI) elements.

See also

• UI Automation Overview