SelectionItemPattern.Select Method

public:
 void Select();

public void Select();

member this.Select : unit -> unit

Public Sub Select ()

Examples

The following example shows how to select an item in a container by specifying the text of the item.

///--------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>
/// Selects a string item in a container.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="selectionContainer">The selection container.</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 selectionContainer, String itemText)
{
 if ((selectionContainer == null) || (itemText == ""))
 {
 throw new ArgumentException(
 "Argument cannot be null or empty.");
 }

 Condition propertyCondition = new PropertyCondition(
 AutomationElement.NameProperty, 
 itemText, 
 PropertyConditionFlags.IgnoreCase);

 AutomationElement firstMatch = 
 selectionContainer.FindFirst(TreeScope.Children, propertyCondition);

 if (firstMatch != null)
 {
 try
 {
 SelectionItemPattern selectionItemPattern;
 selectionItemPattern = 
 firstMatch.GetCurrentPattern(
 SelectionItemPattern.Pattern) as SelectionItemPattern;
 selectionItemPattern.Select();
 }
 catch (InvalidOperationException)
 {
 // Unable to select
 return;
 }
 }
}

'''--------------------------------------------------------------------
''' <summary>
''' Selects a string item in a container.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="selectionContainer">The selection container.</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 selectionContainer As AutomationElement, ByVal itemText As String)
 If selectionContainer Is Nothing OrElse itemText = "" Then
 Throw New ArgumentException("Argument cannot be null or empty.")
 End If

 Dim propertyCondition = _
 New PropertyCondition(AutomationElement.NameProperty, _
 itemText, PropertyConditionFlags.IgnoreCase)

 Dim firstMatch As AutomationElement = _
 selectionContainer.FindFirst(TreeScope.Children, propertyCondition)

 If Not (firstMatch Is Nothing) Then
 Try
 Dim selectionItemPattern As SelectionItemPattern
 selectionItemPattern = DirectCast( _
 firstMatch.GetCurrentPattern(selectionItemPattern.Pattern), _
 SelectionItemPattern)
 selectionItemPattern.Select()
 Catch
 ' Unable to select
 Return
 End Try
 End If
End Sub