Methods of UI Automation mode and Active Accessibility mode

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The Universal app connector provides multiple methods that perform various actions when screens are captured in Windows applications, for UI Automation mode and Active Accessibility mode.

Methods of UI Automation mode

If the screens are captured in Windows applications, for UI Automation mode, double-click the UniversalApplication object under Global Objects. The following methods for different element types appear in the Object Explorer pane.

UI Automation Element Type UI Automation Method Name
Common Click
Common Focus
Common GetInstanceCount
Common GetProperty
Common IsCreated
Common MouseAction
Common ScrollIntoView
Common SendKeys
Common SetElementIndex
Common SetLocatorValue
Common SetLocatorValueArgs
Common SetMatchRuleValue
Common WaitForCreate
Edit GetText
Edit SetText
ComboBox SetComboBoxItem
ComboBox GetComboBoxItem
ComboBox GetComboBoxItems
ComboBox SelectNextItem
ComboBox SelectFirstItem
ComboBox ExpandComboBox
ComboBox CollapseComboBox
Label GetText
CheckBox IsChecked
CheckBox Check
CheckBox UnCheck
Image GetImage
ListBox GetTable
ListBox SelectListItem
ListBox SelectNextItem
ListBox SelectFirstItem
ListBox SelectListItemByIndex
ListBox ClickCell
ListItem SelectItem
ListItem AddToSelection
ListItem IsSelected
Password SetText
Password GetText
Password GetProperty
Password SetPassword
RadioButton IsChecked
RadioButton Check
Table GetTable
TreeView ExpandAll
TreeView CollapseAll
TreeView SelectNextItem
TreeView SelectFirstItem
TreeView SelectItemByText

Methods of Active Accessibility mode

If the screens are captured in Windows applications, for Active Accessibility mode, double-click the UniversalApplication object under Global Objects. The following methods for Common element type appear in the Object Explorer pane.

Element type Active Accessibility Method Name
Common DoDefaultAction
Common SetValue
Common GetValue
Common Select
Common Focus
Common GetInstanceCount
Common GetProperty
Common IsCreated
Common MouseAction
Common SendKeys
Common SetElementIndex
Common SetLocatorValue
Common SetLocatorValueArgs
Common SetMatchRuleValue
Common WaitForCreate

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