All standard Windows control implement the interfaces required for UI Automation. UI Automation allows to control a UI or query a UI for structure and content.
The Content View is a subset of the control view. It contains UI items that convey the true information in a user interface, including UI items that can receive keyboard focus and some text that is not a label on a UI item. For example, the values in a drop-down combo box will appear in the content view.
The Content View is available by searching for elements that have the IsContentElement
property set to true
, or by using the ContentViewWalker
to navigate the tree.