Carry out Action on Object

Performs an action on a UI (user interface) object, such as the button, menu item, link, etc.

Parameters

Carry out action Specifies the action, it can be the following:
- Set focus
  Sets the focus to the object.
- Performs object's default action
  Carries out the default action of the object. Not all objects have a default action
- Add object to the current selection
  Adds the object to the current selection. Not all objects support this operation.
- Remove object from the current selection
  Removes the object from the current selection. Not all objects support this operation.

Notes:

For more information about locating a UI object, please refer to "Find a UI object".

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