SelectionPattern.SelectionProperty Field

public: static initonly System::Windows::Automation::AutomationProperty ^ SelectionProperty;

public static readonly System.Windows.Automation.AutomationProperty SelectionProperty;

 staticval mutable SelectionProperty : System.Windows.Automation.AutomationProperty

Public Shared ReadOnly SelectionProperty As AutomationProperty 

Field Value

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="selectionContainer">
/// The current Selection container object.
/// </param>
///--------------------------------------------------------------------
private AutomationElement[] GetCurrentSelectionProperty(
 AutomationElement selectionContainer)
{
 try
 {
 return selectionContainer.GetCurrentPropertyValue(
 SelectionPattern.SelectionProperty) as AutomationElement[];
 }
 // 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 GetCurrentSelectionProperty( _
ByVal selectionContainer As AutomationElement) As AutomationElement()
 Try
 Return DirectCast(selectionContainer.GetCurrentPropertyValue( _
 SelectionPattern.SelectionProperty), AutomationElement())
 ' Container is not enabled
 Catch
 Return Nothing
 End Try
End Function 'GetCurrentSelectionProperty

Remarks

This identifier is used by UI Automation client applications. UI Automation providers should use the equivalent field in SelectionPatternIdentifiers.

This property is not present in SelectionPattern.SelectionPatternInformation and must be retrieved by using GetCurrentPropertyValue or GetCachedPropertyValue.