CheckBox.OnCreateAutomationPeer Method

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Returns a CheckBoxAutomationPeer 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 CheckBoxAutomationPeer for the check box object.

Remarks

This method creates a new CheckBoxAutomationPeer instance if one has not been created for the check box; otherwise, it returns the CheckBoxAutomationPeer 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.