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AutomationElement::Current Property

Gets the current property values of the AutomationElement.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Automation
Assembly:  UIAutomationClient (in UIAutomationClient.dll)

public:
property AutomationElement..::..AutomationElementInformation Current {
	AutomationElement..::..AutomationElementInformation get ();
}

Property Value

Type: System.Windows.Automation::AutomationElement::AutomationElementInformation
A structure containing the current property values.

ExceptionCondition
ElementNotAvailableException

The UI for the AutomationElement no longer exists.

The accessors for UI Automation properties are represented as properties of the structure returned by Current. You do not need to retrieve the structure; you can access its members directly, as in the example below. For specific information on the properties available and their use, see AutomationElement::AutomationElementInformation.

To get the cached value of UI Automation properties on this element, use the Cached property.

The following example shows how the Current property is used to retrieve the name of an item that has been selected in a list.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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