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# Read table

![](/files/Pw4rnBlVw0OHzWkYymQF)

Element reading a tabular control element. The component works correctly only inside the Connect to an Application container.

![](/files/ntZnHtBrvZSzrymshsC1)

Properties

\- Search pattern: \[String] Control search pattern

\- Control: \[LTools.Desktop.Model.DUIControl] Control reference

\- Variable\*: \[LTools.Desktop.Model.UIDataTable] Variable for storing table reading results

\- Time-out\*: \[Int32] Element finish max time (ms)

LTools.Desktop.Model.UIDataTable - Properties:

\- RowCount: \[Int32] Row count

\- ColumnCount: \[Int32] Column count

\- Headers: \[List] Column headers

\- Data: \[List>] Table data

```
C#
LTools.Desktop.DesktopApp app = LTools.Desktop.DesktopApp.Init(wf, null, "Test_*", 20000, true, LTools.Desktop.Model.DesktopTypes.UIAUTOMATION);
//Search pattern
LTools.Desktop.Model.UIDataTable tbl = app.ReadDataGrid("{\"Name\":\"\",\"AutomationID\":\"dtgrdSample\",\"ClassName\":\"DataGrid\",\"AUIProperties\":[],\"TextSearchMode\":0,\"IsRoot\":false,\"IsQuickSearch\":false}");
//Component link
LTools.Desktop.Model.DUIControl el = app.FindElement("{\"Name\":\"\",\"AutomationID\":\"dtgrdSample\",\"ClassName\":\"DataGrid\",\"AUIProperties\":[],\"TextSearchMode\":0,\"IsRoot\":false,\"IsQuickSearch\":false}");
tbl = app.ReadDataGrid(el);
foreach (var r in tbl.Data)
	foreach (var c in r)
		LTools.Workflow.AstroApp.AddToLog(wf, c);

Python
app = LTools.Desktop.DesktopApp.Init(wf, None, "Test_*", 20000, True, LTools.Desktop.Model.DesktopTypes.UIAUTOMATION)
#Search pattern
tbl = app.ReadDataGrid("{\"Name\":\"\",\"AutomationID\":\"dtgrdSample\",\"ClassName\":\"DataGrid\",\"AUIProperties\":[],\"TextSearchMode\":0,\"IsRoot\":false,\"IsQuickSearch\":false}")
#Component link
el = app.FindElement("{\"Name\":\"\",\"AutomationID\":\"dtgrdSample\",\"ClassName\":\"DataGrid\",\"AUIProperties\":[],\"TextSearchMode\":0,\"IsRoot\":false,\"IsQuickSearch\":false}")
tbl = app.ReadDataGrid(el)
for r in tbl.Data:
	for c in r:
		LTools.Workflow.AstroApp.AddToLog(wf, c)
		
JavaScript
var app = _lib.LTools.Desktop.DesktopApp.Init(wf, null, "Test_*", 20000, true, _lib.LTools.Desktop.Model.DesktopTypes.UIAUTOMATION);
//Search pattern
var tbl = app.ReadDataGrid("{\"Name\":\"\",\"AutomationID\":\"dtgrdSample\",\"ClassName\":\"DataGrid\",\"AUIProperties\":[],\"TextSearchMode\":0,\"IsRoot\":false,\"IsQuickSearch\":false}");
//Component link
var el = app.FindElement("{\"Name\":\"\",\"AutomationID\":\"dtgrdSample\",\"ClassName\":\"DataGrid\",\"AUIProperties\":[],\"TextSearchMode\":0,\"IsRoot\":false,\"IsQuickSearch\":false}");
tbl = app.ReadDataGrid(el);
for (var i = 0; i < tbl.Data.Count; i++)
	for (var j = 0; j < tbl.Data[i].Count; j++)
		_lib.LTools.Workflow.AstroApp.AddToLog(wf, tbl.Data[i][j]);
```