MultipleViewPattern.Pattern Field

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Automation

Assembly:

UIAutomationClient.dll

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

AutomationPattern

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.