System.Windows.Forms
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System.Enum
The role of the object describes the function of the object and is used by accessibility applications.
This enumeration is used by and
For additional information about the accessibility application, search for "Microsoft Active Accessibility" in the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) library.
Specifies values representing possible roles for an accessible object.
Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
An alert or condition that you can notify a user about. Use this role only for objects that embody an alert but are not associated with another user interface element, such as a message box, graphic, text, or sound.
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System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
An animation control, which contains content that is changing over time, such as a control that displays a series of bitmap frames, like a filmstrip. Animation controls are usually displayed when files are being copied, or when some other time-consuming task is being performed.
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System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
The main window for an application.
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System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A window border. The entire border is represented by a single object, rather than by separate objects for each side.
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System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A button that drops down a list of items.
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System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A button that drops down a grid.
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System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A button that drops down a menu.
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System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A caret, which is a flashing line, block, or bitmap that marks the location of the insertion point in a window's client area.
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System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A cell within a table.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A cartoon-like graphic object, such as Microsoft Office Assistant, which is typically displayed to provide help to users of an application.
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System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A graphical image used to represent data.
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System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A check box control, which is an option that can be turned on or off independent of other options.
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System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A window's user area.
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System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A control that displays the time.
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System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A column of cells within a table.
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System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A column header, which provides a visual label for a column in a table.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A combo box, which is an edit control with an associated list box that provides a set of predefined choices.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A mouse pointer.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A system-provided role.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A graphical image used to diagram data.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A dial or knob. This can also be a read-only object, like a speedometer.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A dialog box or message box.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A document window, which is always contained within an application window. This role applies only to multiple-document interface (MDI) windows and refers to an object that contains the MDI title bar.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A drop-down list box. This control shows one item and allows the user to display and select another from a list of alternative choices.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A mathematical equation.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A picture.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A special mouse pointer, which allows a user to manipulate user interface elements such as a window. For example, a user can click and drag a sizing grip in the lower-right corner of a window to resize it.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
The objects grouped in a logical manner. There can be a parent-child relationship between the grouping object and the objects it contains.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A Help display in the form of a ToolTip or Help balloon, which contains buttons and labels that users can click to open custom Help topics.
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System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A hot-key field that allows the user to enter a combination or sequence of keystrokes to be used as a hot key, which enables users to perform an action quickly. A hot-key control displays the keystrokes entered by the user and ensures that the user selects a valid key combination.
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System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
An indicator, such as a pointer graphic, that points to the current item.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A control designed for entering Internet Protocol (IP) addresses.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A link, which is a connection between a source document and a destination document. This object might look like text or a graphic, but it acts like a button.
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System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A list box, which allows the user to select one or more items.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
An item in a list box or the list portion of a combo box, drop-down list box, or drop-down combo box.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A menu bar, usually beneath the title bar of a window, from which users can select menus.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A menu item, which is an entry in a menu that a user can choose to carry out a command, select an option, or display another menu. Functionally, a menu item can be equivalent to a push button, radio button, check box, or menu.
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System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A menu, which presents a list of options from which the user can make a selection to perform an action. All menu types must have this role, including drop-down menus that are displayed by selection from a menu bar, and shortcut menus that are displayed when the right mouse button is clicked.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
No role.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
An outline or tree structure, such as a tree view control, which displays a hierarchical list and usually allows the user to expand and collapse branches.
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System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A control that navigates like an outline item.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
An item in an outline or tree structure.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A property page that allows a user to view the attributes for a page, such as the page's title, whether it is a home page, or whether the page has been modified. Normally, the only child of this control is a grouped object that contains the contents of the associated page.
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System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A container of page tab controls.
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System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A separate area in a frame, a split document window, or a rectangular area of the status bar that can be used to display information. Users can navigate between panes and within the contents of the current pane, but cannot navigate between items in different panes. Thus, panes represent a level of grouping lower than frame windows or documents, but above individual controls. Typically, the user navigates between panes by pressing TAB, F6, or CTRL+TAB, depending on the context.
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System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A progress bar, which indicates the progress of a lengthy operation by displaying colored lines inside a horizontal rectangle. The length of the lines in relation to the length of the rectangle corresponds to the percentage of the operation that is complete. This control does not take user input.
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System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A property page, which is a dialog box that controls the appearance and the behavior of an object, such as a file or resource. A property page's appearance differs according to its purpose.
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System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A push button control, which is a small rectangular control that a user can turn on or off. A push button, also known as a command button, has a raised appearance in its default off state and a sunken appearance when it is turned on.
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System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
An option button, also known as a radio button. All objects sharing a single parent that have this attribute are assumed to be part of a single mutually exclusive group. You can use grouped objects to divide option buttons into separate groups when necessary.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A row of cells within a table.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A row header, which provides a visual label for a table row.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A vertical or horizontal scroll bar, which can be either part of the client area or used in a control.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A space divided visually into two regions, such as a separator menu item or a separator dividing split panes within a window.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A control, sometimes called a trackbar, that enables a user to adjust a setting in given increments between minimum and maximum values by moving a slider. The volume controls in the Windows operating system are slider controls.
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System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A system sound, which is associated with various system events.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A spin box, also known as an up-down control, which contains a pair of arrow buttons. A user clicks the arrow buttons with a mouse to increment or decrement a value. A spin button control is most often used with a companion control, called a buddy window, where the current value is displayed.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A toolbar button that has a drop-down list icon directly adjacent to the button.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
The read-only text, such as in a label, for other controls or instructions in a dialog box. Static text cannot be modified or selected.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A status bar, which is an area typically at the bottom of an application window that displays information about the current operation, state of the application, or selected object. The status bar can have multiple fields that display different kinds of information, such as an explanation of the currently selected menu command in the status bar.
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System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A table containing rows and columns of cells and, optionally, row headers and column headers.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
The selectable text that can be editable or read-only.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A title or caption bar for a window.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A toolbar, which is a grouping of controls that provide easy access to frequently used features.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A tool tip, which is a small rectangular pop-up window that displays a brief description of the purpose of a button.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A blank space between other objects.
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Field
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole
A window frame, which usually contains child objects such as a title bar, client, and other objects typically contained in a window.
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