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WindowsFormsSettings.UseUIAutomation Property

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.v24.1.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Utils, DevExpress.Wpf.Core

#Declaration

public static DefaultBoolean UseUIAutomation { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Description
DefaultBoolean

true if DevExpress controls should use UIAutomation patterns; otherwise, false.

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.

2

#Remarks

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.

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