System.Windows.Automation.AutomationIdentifier.Register C# (CSharp) Method

        internal static AutomationIdentifier Register(UiaCoreIds.AutomationIdType type, Guid guid, string programmaticName)
        {
            int id = UiaCoreIds.UiaLookupId(type, ref guid);
            if (id == 0)
            {
                return null;
            }
            lock (_identifierDirectory)
            {
                AutomationIdentifier identifier = (AutomationIdentifier)_identifierDirectory[guid];
                if (identifier == null)
                {
                    switch (type)
                    {
                        case UiaCoreIds.AutomationIdType.Property:
                            identifier = new AutomationProperty(id, guid, programmaticName);
                            break;

                        case UiaCoreIds.AutomationIdType.Pattern:
                            identifier = new AutomationPattern(id, guid, programmaticName);
                            break;

                        case UiaCoreIds.AutomationIdType.Event:
                            identifier = new AutomationEvent(id, guid, programmaticName);
                            break;

                        case UiaCoreIds.AutomationIdType.ControlType:
                            identifier = new ControlType(id, guid, programmaticName);
                            break;

                        case UiaCoreIds.AutomationIdType.TextAttribute:
                            identifier = new AutomationTextAttribute(id, guid, programmaticName);
                            break;

                        default:
                            throw new InvalidOperationException("Invalid type specified for AutomationIdentifier");
                    }
                    _identifierDirectory[id] = identifier;
                }
                return identifier;
            }
        }

        internal static ControlType Register(Guid guid, string programmaticName, STID stId, AutomationProperty[] requiredProperties, AutomationPattern[] neverSupportedPatterns, AutomationPattern[][] requiredPatternsSets)
        {
            ControlType controlType = (ControlType)AutomationIdentifier.Register(UiaCoreTypesApi.AutomationIdType.ControlType, guid, programmaticName);

            controlType._stId = stId;
            controlType._requiredPatternsSets   = requiredPatternsSets;
            controlType._neverSupportedPatterns = neverSupportedPatterns;
            controlType._requiredProperties     = requiredProperties;
            return(controlType);
        }