ItemAutomationPeer.GetAutomationIdCore Method
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Returns the string that uniquely identifies the item element that is associated with this ItemAutomationPeer. This method is called by GetAutomationId.
Assembly: System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)
Return Value
Type: System.StringThe automation identifier for the element associated with the ItemAutomationPeer, or String.Empty if there is no automation identifier.
If the item is a UIElement with its own peer as reported by Owner, then information from that peer is forwarded. Next, the container peer (which could be ItemsControlAutomationPeer, ListBoxAutomationPeer, or another class) is used as a possible source. Finally, if there is no container peer, then this method returns String.Empty.