Using Automation Peers to Manipulate UI Elements at Runtime
When performing code-driven UI testing, often you need to manipulate elements in ways that are not possible using the API of the elements themselves. The Button class, for example, does not have a PerformTap method to raise the Tap event. The built-in control classes are generally well encapsulated and are not designed to simulate interaction via code. For this we turn to the Microsoft UI Automation framework, which consists of a secondary API for manipulating UI elements from code. The Automation framework is designed for accessibility software, allowing third-party software to manipulate the UI on behalf of a user with a disability.
The Automation API is able to manipulate elements, ...
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