SelectionPattern.SelectionPatternInformation.IsSelectionRequired Property

public:
 property bool IsSelectionRequired { bool get(); };

public bool IsSelectionRequired { get; }

member this.IsSelectionRequired : bool

Public ReadOnly Property IsSelectionRequired As Boolean

Property Value

true if the control requires at least one item to be selected; otherwise false.

Examples

In the following example, a SelectionPattern control pattern is obtained from an AutomationElement and subsequently used to retrieve property values.

///--------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>
/// Obtains a SelectionPattern control pattern from an 
/// automation element.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="targetControl">
/// The automation element of interest.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// A SelectionPattern object.
/// </returns>
///--------------------------------------------------------------------
private SelectionPattern GetSelectionPattern(
    AutomationElement targetControl)
{
    SelectionPattern selectionPattern = null;

    try
    {
        selectionPattern =
            targetControl.GetCurrentPattern(SelectionPattern.Pattern)
            as SelectionPattern;
    }
    // Object doesn't support the SelectionPattern control pattern
    catch (InvalidOperationException)
    {
        return null;
    }

    return selectionPattern;
}

'''--------------------------------------------------------------------
''' <summary>
''' Obtains a SelectionPattern control pattern from an 
''' automation element.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="targetControl">
''' The automation element of interest.
''' </param>
''' <returns>
''' A SelectionPattern object.
''' </returns>
'''--------------------------------------------------------------------
Private Function GetSelectionPattern( _
ByVal targetControl As AutomationElement) As SelectionPattern
    Dim selectionPattern As SelectionPattern = Nothing

    Try
        selectionPattern = DirectCast( _
        targetControl.GetCurrentPattern(selectionPattern.Pattern), _
        SelectionPattern)
    ' Object doesn't support the SelectionPattern control pattern
    Catch
        Return Nothing
    End Try

    Return selectionPattern
End Function 'GetSelectionPattern

///--------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>
/// Gets the current property values from target.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="selectionPattern">
/// A SelectionPattern control pattern obtained from 
/// an automation element representing the selection control.
/// </param>
/// <param name="automationProperty">
/// The automation property of interest.
/// </param>
///--------------------------------------------------------------------
private bool GetSelectionObjectProperty(
    SelectionPattern selectionPattern,
    AutomationProperty automationProperty)
{
    if (automationProperty.Id == 
        SelectionPattern.CanSelectMultipleProperty.Id)
    {
        return selectionPattern.Current.CanSelectMultiple;
    }
    if (automationProperty.Id == 
        SelectionPattern.IsSelectionRequiredProperty.Id)
    {
        return selectionPattern.Current.IsSelectionRequired;
    }
    return false;
}

'''--------------------------------------------------------------------
''' <summary>
''' Gets the current property values from target.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="selectionPattern">
''' A SelectionPattern control pattern obtained from 
''' an automation element representing the selection control.
''' </param>
''' <param name="automationProperty">
''' The automation property of interest.
''' </param>
'''--------------------------------------------------------------------
Private Function GetSelectionObjectProperty( _
ByVal selectionPattern As SelectionPattern, _
ByVal automationProperty As AutomationProperty) As Boolean
    If automationProperty.Id = _
    selectionPattern.CanSelectMultipleProperty.Id Then
        Return selectionPattern.Current.CanSelectMultiple
    End If
    If automationProperty.Id = _
    selectionPattern.IsSelectionRequiredProperty.Id Then
        Return selectionPattern.Current.IsSelectionRequired
    End If
    Return False
End Function 'GetSelectionObjectProperty

Remarks

This property can be dynamic. For example, the initial state of a control might not have any items selected by default, indicating that IsSelectionRequired is false. However, after an item is selected, the control must always have at least one item selected.

Applies to