AutomationElement.GetRuntimeId Method
Definition
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Retrieves the unique identifier assigned to the user interface (UI) item.
public:
cli::array <int> ^ GetRuntimeId();public int[] GetRuntimeId ();member this.GetRuntimeId : unit -> int[]Public Function GetRuntimeId () As Integer()Returns
An array of integers representing the run-time identifier.
Exceptions
The UI for the AutomationElement no longer exists.
Examples
The following example shows how to retrieve the run-time identifier of an AutomationElement.
// element is an AutomationElement.
int[] id = element.GetRuntimeId();
' element is an AutomationElement.
Dim id As Integer() = element.GetRuntimeId()
Remarks
The identifier is only guaranteed to be unique to the UI of the desktop on which it was generated. Identifiers can be reused over time.
The format of run-time identifiers might change in future releases. The returned identifier should be treated as an opaque value and used only for comparison; for example, to determine whether an AutomationElement is in the cache.
