UI Automation Client Programmer's Guide

This section contains information about creating applications that use Microsoft UI Automation to interact with the UI of other applications and the desktop.

In this section

• UI Automation Clients Overview
• Creating the CUIAutomation Object
• Obtaining UI Automation Elements
• Retrieving Properties from UI Automation Elements
• Caching UI Automation Properties and Control Patterns
• Subscribing to UI Automation Events
• Working with Text-based Controls
• Working with Virtualized Items
• Accessing Microsoft Active Accessibility Servers
• Using UI Automation for Automated Testing
• Understanding Screen Scaling Issues
• Understanding Threading Issues
• How-To Topics for UI Automation Clients

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