SelectionPattern.SelectionPatternInformation.GetSelection Method

public:
 cli::array <System::Windows::Automation::AutomationElement ^> ^ GetSelection();

public System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElement[] GetSelection();

member this.GetSelection : unit -> System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElement[]

Public Function GetSelection () As AutomationElement()

Returns

The collection of selected items. The default is an empty array.

Examples

In the following example, a collection of AutomationElements representing the selected items in a selection container is obtained.

///--------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>
/// Gets the currently selected SelectionItem objects from target.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="ae">The current Selection container object.</param>
///--------------------------------------------------------------------
private AutomationElement[] GetCurrentSelection(
 AutomationElement selectionContainer)
{
 try
 {
 SelectionPattern selectionPattern =
 selectionContainer.GetCurrentPattern(
 SelectionPattern.Pattern) as SelectionPattern;
 return selectionPattern.Current.GetSelection();
 }
 // Container is not enabled
 catch (InvalidOperationException)
 {
 return null;
 }
}

'''--------------------------------------------------------------------
''' <summary>
''' Gets the currently selected SelectionItem objects from target.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="selectionContainer">The current Selection container object.</param>
'''--------------------------------------------------------------------
Private Function GetCurrentSelection( _
ByVal selectionContainer As AutomationElement) As AutomationElement()
 Try
 Dim selectionPattern As SelectionPattern = _
 selectionContainer.GetCurrentPattern(selectionPattern.Pattern)
 Return selectionPattern.Current.GetSelection()
 ' Container is not enabled
 Catch
 Return Nothing
 End Try
End Function 'GetCurrentSelection