TextPatternRange.TextPattern Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Automation.Text

Assembly:

UIAutomationClient.dll

Gets the TextPattern associated with the text range.

public:
 property System::Windows::Automation::TextPattern ^ TextPattern { System::Windows::Automation::TextPattern ^ get(); };

public System.Windows.Automation.TextPattern TextPattern { get; }

member this.TextPattern : System.Windows.Automation.TextPattern

Public ReadOnly Property TextPattern As TextPattern

Property Value

TextPattern

The text provider.

Examples

private TextPattern TextPatternFromSelection(AutomationElement target)
{
    // Specify the control type we're looking for, in this case 'Document'
    PropertyCondition cond = new PropertyCondition(AutomationElement.ControlTypeProperty, ControlType.Document);

    // target --> The root AutomationElement.
    AutomationElement textProvider = target.FindFirst(TreeScope.Descendants, cond);

    TextPattern textpatternPattern = textProvider.GetCurrentPattern(TextPattern.Pattern) as TextPattern;

    if (textpatternPattern == null)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Root element does not contain a descendant that supports TextPattern.");
        return null;
    }

    TextPatternRange[] currentSelection = textpatternPattern.GetSelection();

    return currentSelection[0].TextPattern;
}

Private Function TextPatternFromSelection(ByVal target As AutomationElement) As TextPattern
    ' Specify the control type we're looking for, in this case 'Document'
    Dim cond As PropertyCondition = New PropertyCondition(AutomationElement.ControlTypeProperty, ControlType.Document)

    ' target --> The root AutomationElement.
    Dim textProvider As AutomationElement = target.FindFirst(TreeScope.Descendants, cond)

    Dim textpatternPattern As TextPattern = CType(textProvider.GetCurrentPattern(TextPattern.Pattern), TextPattern)

    If (textpatternPattern Is Nothing) Then
        Console.WriteLine("Root element does not contain a descendant that supports TextPattern.")
        Return Nothing
    End If
    Dim currentSelection As TextPatternRange() = textpatternPattern.GetSelection()
    Return currentSelection(0).TextPattern
End Function