Public Function FindAttribute ( _
    attribute As AutomationTextAttribute, _
    value As Object, _
    backward As Boolean _
) As TextPatternRange

Dim instance As TextPatternRange
Dim attribute As AutomationTextAttribute
Dim value As Object
Dim backward As Boolean
Dim returnValue As TextPatternRange

returnValue = instance.FindAttribute(attribute, value, backward)

public TextPatternRange FindAttribute (
    AutomationTextAttribute attribute,
    Object value,
    bool backward
)

public:
TextPatternRange^ FindAttribute (
    AutomationTextAttribute^ attribute, 
    Object^ value, 
    bool backward
)

public TextPatternRange FindAttribute (
    AutomationTextAttribute attribute, 
    Object value, 
    boolean backward
)

public function FindAttribute (
    attribute : AutomationTextAttribute, 
    value : Object, 
    backward : boolean
) : TextPatternRange

Not applicable.

 private TextPatternRange RangeFromAttribute(AutomationElement target)
{
    // Specify the control type we're looking for, in this case 'Document'
    PropertyCondition cond = new PropertyCondition(AutomationElement.ControlTypeProperty, ControlType.Document);

    // target --> The root AutomationElement.
    AutomationElement textProvider = target.FindFirst(TreeScope.Descendants, cond);

    TextPattern textpatternPattern = textProvider.GetCurrentPattern(TextPattern.Pattern) as TextPattern;

    if (textpatternPattern == null)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Root element does not contain a descendant that supports TextPattern.");
        return null;
    }
    TextPatternRange[] currentSelelction = textpatternPattern.GetSelection();
    // Find 'italic' range
    return currentSelelction[0].FindAttribute(TextPattern.IsItalicAttribute, true, false);
}

Private Function RangeFromAttribute(ByVal target As AutomationElement) As TextPatternRange
    ' Specify the control type we're looking for, in this case 'Document'
    Dim cond As PropertyCondition = New PropertyCondition(AutomationElement.ControlTypeProperty, ControlType.Document)

    ' target --> The root AutomationElement.
    Dim textProvider As AutomationElement = target.FindFirst(TreeScope.Descendants, cond)

    Dim textpatternPattern As TextPattern = CType(textProvider.GetCurrentPattern(TextPattern.Pattern), TextPattern)

    If (textpatternPattern Is Nothing) Then
        Console.WriteLine("Root element does not contain a descendant that supports TextPattern.")
        Return Nothing
    End If
    Dim currentSelection As TextPatternRange() = textpatternPattern.GetSelection()
    Return currentSelection(0).FindAttribute(TextPattern.IsItalicAttribute, True, False)
End Function