UI Automation Activities

Last updated Mar 25, 2025

GetAttribute

Retrieves the value of a specified attribute of the indicated UI element.

This API must be added after Open or Attach.

Definition

Namespace: UiPath.UIAutomationNext.API.Models

Assembly: UiPath.UIAutomationNext.API.Models (in UiPath.UIAutomationNext.API.Models dll)

Overloads

Overload	Description
`GetAttribute(RuntimeTarget, GetAttributeOptions)`	Retrieves the value of a specified attribute of the indicated UI element, identified by a runtime instance of an Object Repository element, along with other configurations.
`GetAttribute(TargetAnchorableModel, GetAttributeOptions)`	Retrieves the value of a specified attribute of the indicated UI element, identified by the `TargetAnchorableModel` object, along with other configurations.
`GetAttribute(String, GetAttributeOptions)`	Retrieves the value of a specified attribute of the indicated UI element, identified by a string from Object Repository, along with other configurations.
`GetAttribute(IElementDescriptor, String)`	Retrieves the value of a specified attribute of the indicated UI element, identified by a descriptor of an element from Object Repository, while specifying the name of the attribute.
`GetAttribute(IElementDescriptor, GetAttributeOptions)`	Retrieves the value of a specified attribute of the indicated UI element, identified by a descriptor of a UI element from Object Repository, along with other configurations.
`GetAttribute(String, String)`	Retrieves the value of a specified attribute of the indicated UI element, identified by a string from Object Repository, while specifying the name of the attribute.
`GetAttribute(TargetAnchorableModel, String)`	Retrieves the value of a specified attribute of the indicated UI element, identified by the `TargetAnchorableModel` object, while specifying the name of the attribute.

`GetAttribute(RuntimeTarget, GetAttributeOptions)`

Retrieves the value of a specified attribute of the indicated UI element, identified by a runtime instance of an Object Repository element, along with other configurations.

 [object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]GetAttribute(
    RuntimeTarget target,
    GetAttributeOptions getAttributeOptions)

target RuntimeTarget

The target from where to get the wanted attribute, identified by a runtime instance of an Object Repository element.

getAttributeOptions GetAttributeOptions

Additional options to customize the process of retrieving attribute value. You can choose to customize:

GetAttributeBaseOptions:
- Attribute - The name of the attribute you want to retrieve.

`GetAttribute(TargetAnchorableModel, GetAttributeOptions)`

Retrieves the value of a specified attribute of the indicated UI element, identified by the TargetAnchorableModel object, along with other configurations.

 [object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]GetAttribute(
    TargetAnchorableModel target,
    GetAttributeOptions getAttributeOptions)

target TargetAnchorableModel

The target from where to get the wanted attribute, identified by the TargetAnchorableModel object.

getAttributeOptions GetAttributeOptions

Additional options to customize the process of retrieving attribute value. You can choose to customize:

GetAttributeBaseOptions:
- Attribute - The name of the attribute you want to retrieve.

`GetAttribute(String, GetAttributeOptions)`

Retrieves the value of a specified attribute of the indicated UI element, identified by a string from Object Repository, along with other configurations.

 [object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]GetAttribute(
    string target,
    GetAttributeOptions getAttributeOptions)

target String

The target from where to get the wanted attribute, identified by a string from Object Repository.

getAttributeOptions GetAttributeOptions

Additional options to customize the process of retrieving attribute value. You can choose to customize:

GetAttributeBaseOptions:
- Attribute - The name of the attribute you want to retrieve.

`GetAttribute(IElementDescriptor, String)`

Retrieves the value of a specified attribute of the indicated UI element, identified by a descriptor of an element from Object Repository, while specifying the name of the attribute.

 [object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]GetAttribute(
    IElementDescriptor elementDescriptor,
    string attribute)

elementDescriptor IElementDescriptor: The element from which you want to retrieve the attribute value, identified by a descriptor of a UI element from Object Repository.
attribute String: The name of the attribute you want to retrieve.

`GetAttribute(IElementDescriptor, GetAttributeOptions)`

Retrieves the value of a specified attribute of the indicated UI element, identified by a descriptor of a UI element from Object Repository, along with other configurations.

 [object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]GetAttribute(
    IElementDescriptor elementDescriptor,
    GetAttributeOptions getAttributeOptions)

elementDescriptor IElementDescriptor

The element from which you want to retrieve the attribute value, identified by a descriptor of a UI element from Object Repository.

getAttributeOptions GetAttributeOptions

Additional options to customize the process of retrieving attribute value. You can choose to customize:

GetAttributeBaseOptions:
- Attribute - The name of the attribute you want to retrieve.

`GetAttribute(String, String)`

Retrieves the value of a specified attribute of the indicated UI element, identified by a string from Object Repository, while specifying the name of the attribute.

 [object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]GetAttribute(
    string target,
    string attribute)

target String: The target from where to get the wanted attribute, identified by a string from Object Repository.
attribute String: The name of the attribute you want to retrieve.

`GetAttribute(TargetAnchorableModel, String)`

Retrieves the value of a specified attribute of the indicated UI element, identified by the TargetAnchorableModel object, while specifying the name of the attribute.

 [object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]GetAttribute(
    TargetAnchorableModel target,
    string attribute)

target TargetAnchorableModel: The target from where to get the wanted attribute, identified by the TargetAnchorableModel object.
attribute String: The name of the attribute you want to retrieve.