AutomationElement.Equality(AutomationElement, AutomationElement) Operator

Definition

Returns a value indicating whether the specified AutomationElement objects refer to the same user interface (UI) element.

public:
 static bool operator ==(System::Windows::Automation::AutomationElement ^ left, System::Windows::Automation::AutomationElement ^ right);
public static bool operator == (System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElement left, System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElement right);
static member ( = ) : System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElement * System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElement -> bool
Public Shared Operator == (left As AutomationElement, right As AutomationElement) As Boolean

Parameters

left
AutomationElement

The first AutomationElement to compare.

right
AutomationElement

The second AutomationElement to compare.

Returns

true if the two AutomationElement objects refer to the same UI element; otherwise false.

Remarks

Two AutomationElement objects that compare as equal might contain different cached information from different points in time. Equality only tests that the objects refer to the same underlying UI element.

Applies to

See also