Automation.Compare Method

public:
 static bool Compare(cli::array <int> ^ runtimeId1, cli::array <int> ^ runtimeId2);

public static bool Compare (int[] runtimeId1, int[] runtimeId2);

static member Compare : int[] * int[] -> bool

Public Shared Function Compare (runtimeId1 As Integer(), runtimeId2 As Integer()) As Boolean

Parameters

Returns

true if the compared run-time IDs refer to the same user interface (UI) element; otherwise false.

Examples

The following example function determines whether a run-time ID is in a list of run-time IDs.

private int RuntimeIdListed(int[] runtimeId, ArrayList runtimeIds)
{
    for (int x = 0; x < runtimeIds.Count; x++)
    {
        int[] listedId = (int[])runtimeIds[x];
        if (Automation.Compare(listedId, runtimeId))
        {
            return x;
        }
    }
    return -1;
}

Private Function RuntimeIdListed(ByVal runtimeId() As Integer, ByVal runtimeIds As ArrayList) As Integer 
    Dim x As Integer
    For x = 0 To runtimeIds.Count - 1
        Dim listedId As Integer() = CType(runtimeIds(x), Integer())
        If Automation.Compare(listedId, runtimeId) Then
            Return x
        End If
    Next x
    Return - 1

End Function 'RuntimeIdListed

Remarks

If either of the arguments is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), Compare throws an ArgumentNullException exception.

See also

• Equals(Object)

public:
 static bool Compare(System::Windows::Automation::AutomationElement ^ el1, System::Windows::Automation::AutomationElement ^ el2);

public static bool Compare (System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElement el1, System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElement el2);

static member Compare : System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElement * System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElement -> bool

Public Shared Function Compare (el1 As AutomationElement, el2 As AutomationElement) As Boolean

Parameters

Returns

true if the run time identifiers of the UI elements are the same; otherwise false.

Remarks

If either of the arguments is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), Compare throws an ArgumentNullException exception.

This method is equivalent to the equality operator for AutomationElement objects.

See also

• Equals(Object)