MultipleViewPattern.MultipleViewPatternInformation.GetSupportedViews Method
Definition
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Retrieves a collection of control-specific view identifiers.
public:
cli::array <int> ^ GetSupportedViews();
public int[] GetSupportedViews ();
member this.GetSupportedViews : unit -> int[]
Public Function GetSupportedViews () As Integer()
Returns
Int32[]
A collection of integer values that identify the views available for an AutomationElement. The default is an empty integer array.
Examples
In the following example, a collection of integer identifiers is obtained, representing the views available for a control that supports 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 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
///--------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>
/// Gets the collection of currently supported views from a target.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="multipleViewPattern">
/// The MultipleViewPattern obtained from a multiple view control.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// A collection of identifiers representing the supported views.
/// </returns>
///--------------------------------------------------------------------
private int[] GetSupportedViewsFromControl(
MultipleViewPattern multipleViewPattern)
{
if (multipleViewPattern == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException(
"MultipleViewPattern parameter must not be null.");
}
return multipleViewPattern.Current.GetSupportedViews();
}
'/--------------------------------------------------------------------
'/ <summary>
'/ Gets the collection of currently supported views from a target.
'/ </summary>
'/ <param name="multipleViewPattern">
'/ The MultipleViewPattern obtained from a multiple view control.
'/ </param>
'/ <returns>
'/ A collection of identifiers representing the supported views.
'/ </returns>
'/--------------------------------------------------------------------
Private Function GetSupportedViewsFromControl( _
ByVal multipleViewPattern As MultipleViewPattern) As Integer()
If multipleViewPattern Is Nothing Then
Throw New ArgumentNullException( _
"MultipleViewPattern parameter must not be null.")
End If
Return multipleViewPattern.Current.GetSupportedViews()
End Function 'GetSupportedViewsFromControl
Remarks
The collection of view identifiers is identical across instances.
View identifier values can be passed to GetViewName.