///--------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>
/// Retrieve the parent and grandparent of the current element.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="element">The element of interest.</param>
/// <param name="eventStore">
/// The UI Automation event storage class.
/// </param>
///--------------------------------------------------------------------
private void GetAncestors(
AutomationElement element, UiaEventRecord eventStore)
{
AutomationElement parent =
TreeWalker.ControlViewWalker.GetParent(element);
if (parent != null)
{
eventStore.Parent = parent.Current.AutomationId;
AutomationElement grandparent =
TreeWalker.ControlViewWalker.GetParent(parent);
if (grandparent != null)
{
eventStore.Grandparent = grandparent.Current.AutomationId;
}
}
}
///--------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>
/// Store the element information for later script generation.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="element">The element of interest.</param>
/// <param name="e">The event of interest.</param>
/// <param name="scriptAction">
/// The pre-defined function to call in the generated script.
/// </param>
/// <remarks>
/// Note that the generated script will have function calls in the same
/// order as the event timestamps stored here. Since there is
/// no way to ensure the order of events, the tester may have to
/// rearrange the function calls in the script so controls are enabled
/// as necessary. This behavior can be evident with interdependent
/// controls that get focus and perform an action such as the controls in
/// the target application.
/// </remarks>
///--------------------------------------------------------------------
private void StoreElement(
AutomationElement element, AutomationEvent e, string scriptAction)
{
DateTime time = DateTime.Now;
UiaEventRecord eventStore = new UiaEventRecord();
try
{
eventStore.AutomationId = element.Cached.AutomationId;
eventStore.ClassName = element.Cached.ClassName;
eventStore.ControlType =
element.Cached.ControlType.ProgrammaticName;
eventStore.EventId = e.ProgrammaticName;
eventStore.ScriptAction = scriptAction;
GetAncestors(element, eventStore);
eventStore.SupportedPatterns = element.GetSupportedPatterns();
eventStore.EventTime = time;
elementQueue.Enqueue(eventStore);
}
catch (NullReferenceException)
{
return;
}
}
