UI Automation and TabControl

Question

I have the following toolbar

<ToolBar x:Name="mainToolbar" HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch" Style="{StaticResource mainToolBarStyle}" ItemsSource="{Binding ToolbarItems}" ItemTemplateSelector="{StaticResource toolBarItemTemplateSelector}" DataContext="{Binding}"> </ToolBar> 

If I put this toolbar in a grid, I can interact with it using an automation test using the user interface, as soon as I put it in TabItem, the encoded user interface will not be able to find it during playback.

just FYI, if I use simple controls like TextBox, ListBox and radio buttons, I DO NOT see this problem.

any ideas?

Answer 1

This seems to be Microsoft's famous bug, they are working on a fix that will be released shortly. I spoke with their support team and they sent me this article to read.

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