# C1.WPF.Core.AutomationProperties.GetEnabled

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<h1 id="C1_WPF_Core_AutomationProperties_GetEnabled_" data-uid="C1.WPF.Core.AutomationProperties.GetEnabled*">GetEnabled Method
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<h4 id="C1_WPF_Core_AutomationProperties_GetEnabled_System_Windows_DependencyObject_" data-uid="C1.WPF.Core.AutomationProperties.GetEnabled(System.Windows.DependencyObject)">GetEnabled(DependencyObject)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the current effective value of the <a class="xref" href="C1.WPF.Core.AutomationProperties.EnabledProperty.html">EnabledProperty</a> attached property
for a specified dependency object.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static bool GetEnabled(DependencyObject element)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Shared Function GetEnabled(element As DependencyObject) As Boolean</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><span class="xref">DependencyObject</span></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">element</span></td>
      <td><p>The element from which to read the property.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><p><code>true</code> if automation is enabled for the element; otherwise, <code>false</code>.
The value is determined according to the standard precedence rules of dependency properties,
including local value, inheritance, and the global default.</p>
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<h5 class="exceptions">Exceptions</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.argumentnullexception">ArgumentNullException</a></td>
      <td><p>Thrown if <code class="paramref">element</code> is <code>null</code>.</p>
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