HyperlinkButton.OnCreateAutomationPeer Method

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Returns a HyperlinkButtonAutomationPeer for use by the Silverlight automation infrastructure.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Controls
Assembly:  System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Overrides Function OnCreateAutomationPeer As AutomationPeer
protected override AutomationPeer OnCreateAutomationPeer()

Return Value

Type: System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer
A HyperlinkButtonAutomationPeer for the hyperlink button object.

Remarks

This method creates a new HyperlinkButtonAutomationPeer instance if one has not been created for the control instance. Otherwise, this method returns the HyperlinkButtonAutomationPeer previously created.

Classes that participate in the Silverlight automation infrastructure must implement this method to return a class-specific derived class of AutomationPeer that reports information for automation behavior.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.