Set an AutomationProperties.AutomationId in code behind

Question

I have a WPF application that has a few legacy panels that were written mostly with code behind. I need to set the AutomationProperties.AutomationId for the controls on the panel. For example, this Checkbox

CheckBox myCheckbox = new CheckBox();

How can I set AutomationProperties.AutomationId?

Answer 1

myCheckbox.SetValue(AutomationProperties.AutomationIdProperty, "checkBoxAutoID");