System.Windows.Automation.Provider Namespace

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Provides interfaces for creating UI Automation providers.

Classes

	Class	Description
	IRawElementProviderSimple	Provides methods and properties that expose basic information about a UI element.

Interfaces

	Interface	Description
	IDockProvider	Exposes methods and properties to support access by a UI automation client to controls that expose their dock properties in a docking container.
	IExpandCollapseProvider	Exposes methods and properties to support access by a UI automation client to controls that visually expand to display content and that collapse to hide content.
	IGridItemProvider	Exposes methods and properties to support access by a UI automation client to individual child controls of containers that implement IGridProvider.
	IGridProvider	Exposes methods and properties to support access by a UI automation client to controls that act as containers for a collection of child elements.
	IInvokeProvider	Exposes a method to support UI automation access to controls that initiate or perform a single, unambiguous action and do not maintain state when activated.
	IMultipleViewProvider	Exposes methods and properties to support UI automation client access to controls that provide, and are able to switch between, multiple representations of the same set of information or child controls.
	IRangeValueProvider	Exposes methods and properties to support access by a UI automation client to controls that can be set to a value within a range.
	IScrollItemProvider	Exposes methods and properties to support access by UI automation client to individual child controls of containers that implement IScrollProvider.
	IScrollProvider	Exposes methods and properties to support access by a UI automation client to a control that acts as a scrollable container for a collection of child objects. The children of this control must implement IScrollItemProvider.
	ISelectionItemProvider	Exposes methods and properties to support access by a UI automation client to individual, selectable child controls of containers that implement ISelectionProvider.
	ISelectionProvider	Exposes methods and properties to support access by a UI Automation client to controls that act as containers for a collection of individual, selectable child items. The children of this control must implement ISelectionItemProvider.
	ITableItemProvider	Exposes methods and properties to support UI automation client access to child controls of containers that implement ITableProvider.
	ITableProvider	Exposes methods and properties to support access by a UI automation client to controls that act as containers for a collection of child elements. The children of this element must implement ITableItemProvider and be organized in a two-dimensional logical coordinate system that can be traversed (a UI automation client can move to adjacent controls, which are headers or cells of the table) by using the keyboard.
	ITextProvider	Exposes methods and properties to support UI Automation client access to controls that contain text.
	ITextRangeProvider	Exposes methods and properties to support UI automation client access to a span of continuous text in a text container that implements ITextProvider.
	IToggleProvider	Exposes methods and properties to support UI automation client access to controls that can cycle through a set of states and maintain a particular state.
	ITransformProvider	Exposes methods and properties to support access by a UI automation client to controls or elements that can be moved, resized, or rotated within a two-dimensional space.
	IValueProvider	Exposes methods and properties to support access by a UI automation client to controls that have an intrinsic value that does not span a range and that can be represented as a string.
	IWindowProvider	Exposes methods and properties to support access by a UI automation client to controls that provide fundamental window-based functionality within a traditional graphical user interface (GUI).

See Also

Reference

Other Resources

Silverlight Accessibility Overview