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Using the below code (for example) I can cast AutomationElement to UITestControl

AutomationElement e = AutomationElement.FromHandle(Window.WindowHandle);
UITestControl u = UITestControlFactory.FromNativeElement(e, "UIA");

But how can I do it other way round i.e. How to cast a UITestControl to AutomationElement?

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I just came across this myself. You should be able to simply use the following:

AutomationElement ae = u.NativeElement as AutomationElement;

But be careful to reference the correct assembly in your project - I had issues when referencing UIAutomationClient and had to reference UiaComWrapper instead.

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AutomationElement ae = u.NativeElement as AutomationElement;

It's works only with WPF control. For Win32 control, NativeElement returns IAccessible com object.

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