What is the difference between the two properties?
In what context is which property used?
Can you also provide a code example for each?
AutomationIdProperty uniquely identifies a UI Automation element from its siblings. For more information on property identifiers related to control identification, see UI Automation Properties Overview.
The AutomationId property used to define the unique string and it helps to identify the specified element in Automation testing process and perform recorded action. For example, you are setting AutomationId for RibbonTab. The following code demonstrates the same. XAML.
What is AutomationId in Xamarin. Forms? AutomationId is a property of the Element class that gets or sets a string value that allows the automation framework to find and interact with elements using the value.
AutomationProperties.Name
is a descriptive name for the control that can be evaluated by automation clients it doesn't have to be unique.
AutomationProperties.AutomationId
is the ID for the control that uniquely identifies it across the whole UI.
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