Accessibility, MSAA, Coded UI Test Automation

Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) improves the way specialized programs help people with disabilities use computers more effectively. Active Accessibility is based on the Component Object Model (COM), which was developed by Microsoft and is an industry standard that defines a common way for applications and operating systems to communicate.

The Telerik WinForms controls are the 1st third party Windows Forms controls to be compliant with the latest user interface accessibility and UI automation standards, namely Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) and Coded UI tests. MSAA is a great automation tool, which Microsoft included in Visual Studio 2010. The automation allows developers to access and manipulate all UI elements in applications that support it.

With its Q3 2012 version, RadControls for WinForms introduced full support for Coded UI Tests implementing all four Coded UI Tests levels. The Coded UI Test automation functionality is available in both Visual Studio 2010 and Visual Studio 2012.

Check out the entire list of supported controls:

RadControls that provide support for the Coded UI Test framework

LEGEND:

• Level 1: Basic Record and Playback
• Level 2: Rich Property Validation
• Level 3: Code Generation
• Level 4: Intent Aware Actions

Components	MSAA	Coded UI Test
		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
RadCalendar	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
RadCarousel	No	No	No	No	No
RadChart	No	No	No	No	No
RadCommandBar	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
RadDesktopAlert	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
RadDock	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
RadDropDownList	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
RadGridView	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
RadListControl	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
RadMultiColumnCombo	No	No	No	No	No
RadPageView	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
RadReminder	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
RadRibbonBar	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
RadRotator	No	No	No	No	No
RadScheduler	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
RadSchedulerNavigator	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
RadTreeView	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
RadWizard	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Buttons	MSAA	Coded UI Test
		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
RadButton	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
RadCheckBox	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
RadDropDownButton	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
RadRadioButton	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
RadRepeatButton	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
RadSplitButton	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
RadToggleButton	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No

Editors	MSAA	Coded UI Test
		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
RadTextBox	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
RadMaskedEditBox	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
RadDateTimePicker	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
RadSpinEditor	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No

Forms and Dialogs	MSAA	Coded UI Test
		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
RadForm	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
RadShapedForm	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
RadColorDialog	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
RadAboutBox	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
RadMessageBox	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
RadStatusStrip	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No

Menus	MSAA	Coded UI Test
		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
RadMenuStrip	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
RadApplicationMenu	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
RadContextMenu	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No

Panels and Labels	MSAA	Coded UI Test
		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
RadPanel	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
RadLabel	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
RadGroupBox	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
RadSeparator	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Track and Status	MSAA	Coded UI Test
		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
RadProgressBar	No	No	No	No	No
RadTrackBar	No	No	No	No	No
RadWaitingBar	No	No	No	No	No
RadHScrollBar	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
RadVScrollBar	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
RadScrollViewer	No	No	No	No	No