UIAutomation Spy¶
Purpose¶
The UIAutomation Spy is used to inspect applications that contain Microsoft UIAutomation objects (e.g., Windows Presentation Foundation, Silverlight, or Java's Standard Widget Toolkit running on Windows).
How to Open¶
In the main menu, select Tools > Spy > UIAutomation. Then, on the toolbar, click the UIAutomation Spy button.
Features¶
The UIAutomation Spy has the following features:
- The Tree pane allows you to view the hierarchy of UIAutomation objects available in the application.
- The Properties pane allows you to view the exposed properties of the highlighted UIAutomation object.
- The Learn Object option is displayed when the Spy is used during recording, allowing you to pick specific objects to learn.
Commands¶
In addition to viewing the object hierarchy and object properties, you can perform the following tasks:
- Parent - Selects the parent object of the currently displayed one.
- Highlight - Attempts to flash (highlight with a red rectangle) the object selected in the Spy.
- Refresh - Refreshes the Spy view to reflect any changes that have occurred in the application.
- Save to File - Saves the properties of the currently selected object to a text file.
- Save Type Information - Saves information about UIAutomation object properties and patterns to a text file.
