TreeWalker.GetNextSibling Method (AutomationElement, CacheRequest)
Retrieves the next sibling element of the specified AutomationElement and caches properties and patterns.
Namespace: System.Windows.Automation
Assembly: UIAutomationClient (in UIAutomationClient.dll)
'Declaration Public Function GetNextSibling ( _ element As AutomationElement, _ request As CacheRequest _ ) As AutomationElement
Parameters
- element
- Type: System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElement
The element from which to retrieve the next sibling.
- request
- Type: System.Windows.Automation.CacheRequest
A cache request object specifying properties and patterns on the returned AutomationElement to cache.
Return Value
Type: System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElementThe next sibling element, or a null reference (Nothing in Microsoft Visual Basic .NET) if there is no such element.
An AutomationElement can have additional sibling elements that do not match the current view condition and thus are not returned when navigating the element tree.
The structure of the AutomationElement tree changes as the visible user interface (UI) elements on the desktop change. It is not guaranteed that an element returned as the next sibling element will be returned as the next sibling on subsequent passes.
- Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
