WindowsFormsSettings.UseUIAutomation Property

Gets or sets whether DevExpress controls should use legacy Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) or UIAutomation. See this link for more information on both technologies: Microsoft Active Accessibility and UI Automation Compared.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v25.1.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Utils, DevExpress.Wpf.Core

Declaration

C#

public static DefaultBoolean UseUIAutomation { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Shared Property UseUIAutomation As DefaultBoolean

Property Value

Type	Description
DefaultBoolean	true if DevExpress controls should use UIAutomation patterns; otherwise, false.

Available values:

Name	Description	Return Value
True	The value is true.	0
False	The value is false.	1
Default	The value is specified by a global option or a higher-level object.	2

Remarks

When the UseUIAutomation property is set to DefaultBoolean.True, most commonly-used DevExpress controls support UIAutomation patterns recommended by Microsoft (see this topic for more details: Control Types and Their Supported Control Patterns).

Note

Minimum supported client: Windows 10, version 1709 (desktop apps | UWP apps) Minimum supported server: Windows Server 2016 (desktop apps | UWP apps)

Read the following Microsoft topic for additional information: Requirements.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-app-ui-automation-testing/CS/UIAutomationTestingExample/Program.cs#L13

static void Main() {
    WindowsFormsSettings.UseUIAutomation = DefaultBoolean.True;
    Application.EnableVisualStyles();

VB.NET

winforms-app-ui-automation-testing/VB/UIAutomationTestingExample/Program.vb#L15

Sub Main()
    WindowsFormsSettings.UseUIAutomation = DefaultBoolean.True
    Call Application.EnableVisualStyles()