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# Get text

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Element getting the text of a selected control element. The 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] Reference to a control element

\- Variable\*: \[String] Variable for storing text obtained

\- 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);
//Search pattern
string txt = app.GetInnerText("{\"Name\":\"\",\"AutomationID\":\"txtbxSample\",\"ClassName\":\"TextBox\",\"AUIProperties\":[],\"TextSearchMode\":0,\"IsRoot\":false,\"IsQuickSearch\":false}");
//Component link
LTools.Desktop.Model.DUIControl el = app.FindElement("{\"Name\":\"\",\"AutomationID\":\"txtbxSample\",\"ClassName\":\"TextBox\",\"AUIProperties\":[],\"TextSearchMode\":0,\"IsRoot\":false,\"IsQuickSearch\":false}");
txt = app.GetInnerText(el);

Python
app = LTools.Desktop.DesktopApp.Init(wf, None, "Test_*", 20000, True, LTools.Desktop.Model.DesktopTypes.UIAUTOMATION)
#Search pattern
txt = app.GetInnerText("{\"Name\":\"\",\"AutomationID\":\"txtbxSample\",\"ClassName\":\"TextBox\",\"AUIProperties\":[],\"TextSearchMode\":0,\"IsRoot\":false,\"IsQuickSearch\":false}")
#Component link
el = app.FindElement("{\"Name\":\"\",\"AutomationID\":\"txtbxSample\",\"ClassName\":\"TextBox\",\"AUIProperties\":[],\"TextSearchMode\":0,\"IsRoot\":false,\"IsQuickSearch\":false}")
txt = app.GetInnerText(el)

JavaScript
var app = _lib.LTools.Desktop.DesktopApp.Init(wf, null, "Test_*", 20000, true, _lib.LTools.Desktop.Model.DesktopTypes.UIAUTOMATION);
//Search pattern
var txt = app.GetInnerText("{\"Name\":\"\",\"AutomationID\":\"txtbxSample\",\"ClassName\":\"TextBox\",\"AUIProperties\":[],\"TextSearchMode\":0,\"IsRoot\":false,\"IsQuickSearch\":false}");
//Component link
var el = app.FindElement("{\"Name\":\"\",\"AutomationID\":\"txtbxSample\",\"ClassName\":\"TextBox\",\"AUIProperties\":[],\"TextSearchMode\":0,\"IsRoot\":false,\"IsQuickSearch\":false}");
txt = app.GetInnerText(el);
```