GetAutomationId Method

AutomationProperties.GetAutomationId 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.AutomationId attached property for the specified DependencyObject.

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

public static string GetAutomationId(
	DependencyObject element
)

Parameters

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

Return Value

Type: System.String
The UI Automation identifier for the specified element.

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentException

element is invalid value.

ArgumentNullException

element is null.

If the AutomationId property is not set as a specific value, this method returns the same value as the Name property value.

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

Windows Phone

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