UI Automation For Automated Testing
UIA can also be useful as a framework for programmatic access in automated testing scenarios. In addition to providing more refined solutions for accessibility, it is also specifically designed to provide robust functionality for automated testing.
Programmatic access provides the ability to imitate, through code, any interaction and experience exposed by traditional user interactions. UIA enables programmatic access through five components:
- The UIA tree facilitates navigation through the logical structure of the UI for accessibility and automation.
- UI Automation Elements are individual components in the UI.
- UI Automation Properties provide specific information about UI elements or the Control Pattern.
- UI Automation Control Patterns define a particular aspect of a control's functionality or feature; they can consist of property, method, event, and structure information.
- UI Automation Events provide a trigger to respond to changes and notifications in UIA information.
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