windowsforms-devexpress-dot-xtraeditors-dot-windowsformssettings-bc337c1f.md
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.v25.2.dll
NuGet Packages : DevExpress.Utils, DevExpress.Wpf.Core
public static DefaultBoolean UseUIAutomation { get; set; }
Public Shared Property UseUIAutomation As DefaultBoolean
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| DefaultBoolean |
true if DevExpress controls should use UIAutomation patterns; otherwise, false.
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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.
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2
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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.
The following code snippet (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contains a reference to the UseUIAutomation property.
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winforms-app-ui-automation-testing/CS/UIAutomationTestingExample/Program.cs#L13
static void Main() {
WindowsFormsSettings.UseUIAutomation = DefaultBoolean.True;
Application.EnableVisualStyles();
winforms-app-ui-automation-testing/VB/UIAutomationTestingExample/Program.vb#L15
Sub Main()
WindowsFormsSettings.UseUIAutomation = DefaultBoolean.True
Call Application.EnableVisualStyles()
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