AutomationElement.GetCurrentPattern(AutomationPattern) Method
Definition
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Retrieves the specified pattern object on this AutomationElement.
public:
System::Object ^ GetCurrentPattern(System::Windows::Automation::AutomationPattern ^ pattern);
public object GetCurrentPattern (System.Windows.Automation.AutomationPattern pattern);
member this.GetCurrentPattern : System.Windows.Automation.AutomationPattern -> obj
Public Function GetCurrentPattern (pattern As AutomationPattern) As Object
Parameters
- pattern
- AutomationPattern
The identifier of the pattern to retrieve.
Returns
The pattern object, if the specified pattern is currently supported by the AutomationElement.
Exceptions
The pattern is not supported by the element.
The UI for the AutomationElement no longer exists.
Examples
The following example shows how to use this method to retrieve a SelectionItemPattern, which is then used to select an item in a list box.
/// <summary>
/// Sets the focus to a list and selects a string item in that list.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="listElement">The list element.</param>
/// <param name="itemText">The text to select.</param>
/// <remarks>
/// This deselects any currently selected items. To add the item to the current selection
/// in a multiselect list, use AddToSelection instead of Select.
/// </remarks>
public void SelectListItem(AutomationElement listElement, String itemText)
{
if ((listElement == null) || (itemText == ""))
{
throw new ArgumentException("Argument cannot be null or empty.");
}
listElement.SetFocus();
Condition cond = new PropertyCondition(
AutomationElement.NameProperty, itemText, PropertyConditionFlags.IgnoreCase);
AutomationElement elementItem = listElement.FindFirst(TreeScope.Children, cond);
if (elementItem != null)
{
SelectionItemPattern pattern;
try
{
pattern = elementItem.GetCurrentPattern(SelectionItemPattern.Pattern) as SelectionItemPattern;
}
catch (InvalidOperationException ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message); // Most likely "Pattern not supported."
return;
}
pattern.Select();
}
}
''' <summary>
''' Sets the focus to a list and selects a string item in that list.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="listElement">The list element.</param>
''' <param name="itemText">The text to select.</param>
''' <remarks>
''' This deselects any currently selected items. To add the item to the current selection
''' in a multiselect list, use AddToSelection instead of Select.
''' </remarks>
Public Sub SelectListItem(ByVal listElement As AutomationElement, ByVal itemText As String)
If listElement Is Nothing OrElse itemText = "" Then
Throw New ArgumentException("Argument cannot be null or empty.")
End If
listElement.SetFocus()
Dim cond As New PropertyCondition(AutomationElement.NameProperty, itemText, PropertyConditionFlags.IgnoreCase)
Dim elementItem As AutomationElement = listElement.FindFirst(TreeScope.Children, cond)
If Not (elementItem Is Nothing) Then
Dim pattern As SelectionItemPattern
Try
pattern = DirectCast(elementItem.GetCurrentPattern(SelectionItemPattern.Pattern), _
SelectionItemPattern)
Catch ex As InvalidOperationException
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message) ' Most likely "Pattern not supported."
Return
End Try
pattern.Select()
End If
End Sub
Note
For often-repeated tasks such as the one in the example, it would be more efficient to cache the pattern and use GetCachedPattern.
Remarks
GetCurrentPattern gets the specified pattern based on its availability at the time of the call.
For some forms of UI, this method will incur cross-process performance overhead. Applications can concentrate overhead by caching patterns and then retrieving them by using GetCachedPattern.
Applies to
See also
.NET