MultipleViewPattern.MultipleViewPatternInformation.CurrentView Property        
Definition
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Retrieves the current control-specific view.
public:
 property int CurrentView { int get(); };
	public int CurrentView { get; }
	member this.CurrentView : int
	Public ReadOnly Property CurrentView As Integer
	Property Value
The integer value for the current view of the AutomationElement. The default value is 0.
Examples
In the following example, an integer identifier is obtained, representing the current view for a control that supports MultipleViewPattern.
///--------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>
/// Obtains a MultipleViewPattern control pattern from an 
/// automation element.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="targetControl">
/// The automation element of interest.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// A MultipleViewPattern object.
/// </returns>
///--------------------------------------------------------------------
private MultipleViewPattern GetMultipleViewPattern(
    AutomationElement targetControl)
{
    MultipleViewPattern multipleViewPattern = null;
    try
    {
        multipleViewPattern =
            targetControl.GetCurrentPattern(
            MultipleViewPattern.Pattern)
            as MultipleViewPattern;
    }
    // Object doesn't support the MultipleViewPattern control pattern
    catch (InvalidOperationException)
    {
        return null;
    }
    return multipleViewPattern;
}
'/--------------------------------------------------------------------
'/ <summary>
'/ Obtains a MultipleViewPattern control pattern from an 
'/ automation element.
'/ </summary>
'/ <param name="targetControl">
'/ The automation element of interest.
'/ </param>
'/ <returns>
'/ A MultipleViewPattern object.
'/ </returns>
'/--------------------------------------------------------------------
Private Function GetMultipleViewPattern( _
ByVal targetControl As AutomationElement) As MultipleViewPattern
    Dim multipleViewPattern As MultipleViewPattern = Nothing
    Try
        multipleViewPattern = DirectCast( _
        targetControl.GetCurrentPattern(multipleViewPattern.Pattern), _
        MultipleViewPattern)
    Catch exc As InvalidOperationException
        'Object doesn't support the MultipleViewPattern control pattern
        Return Nothing
    End Try
    Return multipleViewPattern
End Function 'GetMultipleViewPattern
///--------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>
/// Gets the current view identifier from a target.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="multipleViewPattern">
/// The control pattern of interest.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// The current view identifier.
/// </returns>
///--------------------------------------------------------------------
private int GetCurrentViewFromPattern(
    MultipleViewPattern multipleViewPattern)
{
    if (multipleViewPattern == null)
    {
        throw new ArgumentNullException(
            "MultipleViewPattern parameter must not be null.");
    }
    return multipleViewPattern.Current.CurrentView;
}
'/--------------------------------------------------------------------
'/ <summary>
'/ Gets the current view identifier from a target.
'/ </summary>
'/ <param name="multipleViewPattern">
'/ The control pattern of interest.
'/ </param>
'/ <returns>
'/ The current view identifier.
'/ </returns>
'/--------------------------------------------------------------------
Private Function GetCurrentViewFromPattern( _
ByVal multipleViewPattern As MultipleViewPattern) As Integer
    If multipleViewPattern Is Nothing Then
        Throw New ArgumentNullException( _
        "MultipleViewPattern parameter must not be null.")
    End If
    Return multipleViewPattern.Current.CurrentView
End Function 'GetCurrentViewFromPattern
	Remarks
The collection of view identifiers is identical across instances.