GetAccessKey Method

AutomationProperties.GetAccessKey Method

This API supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]

Gets the value of the AutomationProperties.AccessKey attached property for the specified DependencyObject.

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

'Declaration
Public Shared Function GetAccessKey ( _
	element As DependencyObject _
) As String

Parameters

element
Type: System.Windows.DependencyObject
The DependencyObject to check.

Return Value

Type: System.String
The access key, as a string.

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentException

element is invalid value.

ArgumentNullException

element is Nothing.

An access key (sometimes referred to as a keyboard shortcut or mnemonic) is a character in the text of a menu, menu item, or label of a control such as a button that invokes the associated menu function. For example, to provide a shortcut way to open the File menu (for which the access key is typically F), an element might have this attached property set to "ALT+F".

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

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