AutomationPeer Class
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Provides a base class that exposes an automation peer for an associated class to UI Automation.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
System.Windows.DependencyObject
System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer
System.Windows.Automation.Peers.FrameworkElementAutomationPeer
Namespace: System.Windows.Automation.Peers
Assembly: System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public MustInherit Class AutomationPeer _
Inherits DependencyObject
public abstract class AutomationPeer : DependencyObject
The AutomationPeer type exposes the following members.
Constructors
Name | Description | |
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AutomationPeer | Provides initialization for base class values when they are called by the constructor of a derived class. |
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Properties
Name | Description | |
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Dispatcher | Gets the Dispatcher this object is associated with. (Inherited from DependencyObject.) | |
EventsSource | Gets or sets an AutomationPeer that is reported to the automation client as a source for all the events that come from this AutomationPeer. |
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Methods
Name | Description | |
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CheckAccess | Determines whether the calling thread has access to this object. (Inherited from DependencyObject.) | |
ClearValue | Clears the local value of a dependency property. (Inherited from DependencyObject.) | |
Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) | |
Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) | |
GetAcceleratorKey | Gets the accelerator key combination for the object that is associated with the UI Automation peer. | |
GetAcceleratorKeyCore | When overridden in a derived class, is called by GetAcceleratorKey. | |
GetAccessKey | Gets the access key for the object that is associated with the automation peer. | |
GetAccessKeyCore | When overridden in a derived class, is called by GetAccessKey. | |
GetAnimationBaseValue | Returns any base value established for a Silverlight dependency property, which would apply in cases where an animation is not active. (Inherited from DependencyObject.) | |
GetAutomationControlType | Gets the control type for the object that is associated with the UI Automation peer. | |
GetAutomationControlTypeCore | When overridden in a derived class, is called by GetAutomationControlType. | |
GetAutomationId | Gets the AutomationId of the object that is associated with the automation peer. | |
GetAutomationIdCore | When overridden in a derived class, is called by GetAutomationId. | |
GetBoundingRectangle | Gets the Rect object that represents the screen coordinates of the element that is associated with the automation peer. | |
GetBoundingRectangleCore | When overridden in a derived class, is called by GetBoundingRectangle. | |
GetChildren | Gets the collection of child elements that are represented in the UI Automation tree as immediate child elements of the automation peer. | |
GetChildrenCore | When overridden in a derived class, is called by GetChildren. | |
GetClassName | Gets the name of the control class that is associated with the peer. | |
GetClassNameCore | When overridden in a derived class, is called by GetClassName. | |
GetClickablePoint | Gets a Point on the object that is associated with the automation peer that responds to a mouse click. | |
GetClickablePointCore | When overridden in a derived class, is called by GetClickablePoint. | |
GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) | |
GetHelpText | Gets text that describes the functionality of the control that is associated with the automation peer. | |
GetHelpTextCore | When overridden in a derived class, is called by GetHelpText. | |
GetItemStatus | Gets text that conveys the visual status of the object that is associated with this automation peer. | |
GetItemStatusCore | When overridden in a derived class, is called by GetItemStatus. | |
GetItemType | Gets a string that describes what kind of item an element represents. | |
GetItemTypeCore | When overridden in a derived class, is called by GetItemType. | |
GetLabeledBy | Gets the AutomationPeer for the UIElement that is targeted to the element. | |
GetLabeledByCore | When overridden in a derived class, is called by GetLabeledBy. | |
GetLocalizedControlType | Gets a localized string that represents the control type, for the control that is associated with this automation peer. The localized string parallels a AutomationControlType value. | |
GetLocalizedControlTypeCore | When overridden in a derived class, is called by GetLocalizedControlType. | |
GetName | Gets the value that the automation peer reports as the UI Automation Name for the associated control. | |
GetNameCore | When overridden in a derived class, is called by GetName. | |
GetOrientation | Gets a value that indicates the explicit control orientation, if any. | |
GetOrientationCore | When overridden in a derived class, is called by GetOrientation. | |
GetParent | Gets the AutomationPeer that is the parent of this AutomationPeer. | |
GetPattern | When overridden in a derived class, gets an object that supports the requested pattern, based on PatternInterface input and the peer's implementation of known patterns. | |
GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) | |
GetValue | Returns the current effective value of a dependency property from a DependencyObject. (Inherited from DependencyObject.) | |
HasKeyboardFocus | Gets a value that indicates whether the object that is associated with this automation peer currently has keyboard focus. | |
HasKeyboardFocusCore | When overridden in a derived class, is called by HasKeyboardFocus. | |
InvalidatePeer | Triggers recalculation of the main properties of the AutomationPeer and raises the PropertyChanged notification to the automation client if the properties have changed. | |
IsContentElement | Gets a value that indicates whether the object that is associated with this automation peer contains data that is presented to the user. | |
IsContentElementCore | When overridden in a derived class, is called by IsContentElement. | |
IsControlElement | Gets a value that indicates whether the element is understood by the user as interactive or as contributing to the logical structure of the control in the GUI. | |
IsControlElementCore | When overridden in a derived class, is called by IsControlElement. | |
IsEnabled | Gets a value that indicates whether the element associated with this automation peer supports interaction. | |
IsEnabledCore | When overridden in a derived class, is called by IsEnabled. | |
IsKeyboardFocusable | Gets a value that indicates whether the element can accept keyboard focus. | |
IsKeyboardFocusableCore | When overridden in a derived class, is called by IsKeyboardFocusable. | |
IsOffscreen | Gets a value that indicates whether an element is off the screen. | |
IsOffscreenCore | When overridden in a derived class, is called by IsOffscreen. | |
IsPassword | Gets a value that indicates whether the element contains sensitive content. | |
IsPasswordCore | When overridden in a derived class, is called by IsPassword. | |
IsRequiredForForm | Gets a value that indicates whether the object that is associated with this peer must be completed on a form. | |
IsRequiredForFormCore | When overridden in a derived class, is called by IsRequiredForForm. | |
ListenerExists | Gets a value that indicates whether UI Automation is listening for the specified event. | |
MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) | |
PeerFromProvider | Gets an AutomationPeer for the specified IRawElementProviderSimple proxy. | |
ProviderFromPeer | Gets the IRawElementProviderSimple proxy for the specified AutomationPeer. | |
RaiseAutomationEvent | Raises an automation event. | |
RaisePropertyChangedEvent | Raises an event to notify the automation client of a changed property value. | |
ReadLocalValue | Returns the local value of a dependency property, if a local value is set. (Inherited from DependencyObject.) | |
SetFocus | Sets the keyboard focus on the object that is associated with this automation peer. | |
SetFocusCore | When overridden in a derived class, is called by SetFocus. | |
SetValue | Sets the local value of a dependency property on a DependencyObject. (Inherited from DependencyObject.) | |
ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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Remarks
When UI Automation queries the root of a Silverlight application about an object, the root returns the UI Automation peer for that object. The peer also responds to UI Automation queries about its corresponding object.
Many (but not all) members of this class follow a pattern where the UI Automation system calls methods of this base class. The base class then accesses "Core" methods that are overridden by specific peer implementations. For this pattern, the matching method does nothing other than calling the "Core" method, and that "Core" method is left undefined in AutomationPeer. The derived FrameworkElementAutomationPeer overrides some of the "Core" methods to provide some practical defaults, but specific peers often override additional "Core" methods or override FrameworkElementAutomationPeer again to provide their specific automation peer behavior.
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.