Question
Can anyone please explain (preferrably with a code example) how the AutomationProperties.Name property is used programmatically and declaratively with XAML?
Explanation
I understand that the Coded UI Builder in Visual Studio 2010, for instance, takes a Window's name as SearchProperty.
Since my Window's name changes, I would like to have a constant SearchProperty that my Coded UI Tests can rely on.
In the code example below, I don't want the window title to be hard-coded as "Properties of Pipe 1" since that changes.
Code example
[GeneratedCode("Coded UITest Builder", "10.0.30319.1")]
public class UIListViewPropertiesTable1 : WpfTable
{
public UIListViewPropertiesTable1(UITestControl searchLimitContainer) :
base(searchLimitContainer)
{
#region Search Criteria
this.SearchProperties[WpfTable.PropertyNames.AutomationId] = "listViewProperties";
this.WindowTitles.Add("Properties of Pipe 1");
#endregion
}
#region Properties
public WpfText NameOfComponent
{
get
{
if ((this.mNameOfComponent == null))
{
this.mNameOfComponent = new WpfText(this);
#region Search Criteria
this.mNameOfComponent.SearchProperties[WpfText.PropertyNames.Name] = "Pipe 1";
this.mNameOfComponent.WindowTitles.Add("Properties of Pipe 1");
#endregion
}
return this.mNameOfComponent;
}
}
#endregion
#region Fields
private WpfText mNameOfComponent;
#endregion
}
Links
Here is an example: How To: Get automation working properly on data bound WPF list or combo box. I wasn't able to adapt it for a Window.