# Element exists

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Element that searches for a control element. Component works correctly only inside the Connect to an Application container.

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Properties

\- Search template\*: \[String] Control element search template

\- Element: \[LTools.Desktop.Model.DUIControl] Variable for storing a reference to a control element

\- Result: \[Boolean] Variable that stores search results

\- Timeout\*: \[Int32] Maximum waiting time for process completion (ms)

```
C#
LTools.Desktop.DesktopApp app = LTools.Desktop.DesktopApp.Init(wf, null, "Test_*", 20000, true, LTools.Desktop.Model.DesktopTypes.UIAUTOMATION);
LTools.Desktop.Model.DUIControl el = app.FindElement("{\"Name\":\"\",\"AutomationID\":\"cmbbxCombo\",\"ClassName\":\"ComboBox\",\"AUIProperties\":[],\"TextSearchMode\":0,\"IsRoot\":false,\"IsQuickSearch\":false}");

Python
app = LTools.Desktop.DesktopApp.Init(wf, None, "Test_*", 20000, True, LTools.Desktop.Model.DesktopTypes.UIAUTOMATION)
el = app.FindElement("{\"Name\":\"\",\"AutomationID\":\"cmbbxCombo\",\"ClassName\":\"ComboBox\",\"AUIProperties\":[],\"TextSearchMode\":0,\"IsRoot\":false,\"IsQuickSearch\":false}");

JavaScript
var app = _lib.LTools.Desktop.DesktopApp.Init(wf, null, "Test_*", 20000, true, _lib.LTools.Desktop.Model.DesktopTypes.UIAUTOMATION);
var el = app.FindElement("{\"Name\":\"\",\"AutomationID\":\"cmbbxCombo\",\"ClassName\":\"ComboBox\",\"AUIProperties\":[],\"TextSearchMode\":0,\"IsRoot\":false,\"IsQuickSearch\":false}");
```