C# get URL from Firefox but don't use DDE

Question

For detect URL in Firefox I use DDE

DdeClient dde = new DdeClient("Firefox", "WWW_GetWindowInfo");
dde.Connect();
string url1 = dde.Request("URL", int.MaxValue);
dde.Disconnect();
temp = url1.Replace("\"", "").Replace("\0", "");
dde = null;

This code works perfectly! But it is too slow for connect (dde.Connect();) is too slow 7/8 second!

Is there another way to get URL from Firefox? (example use API windows like SendMessage)

Answer 1

This works well for me:

AutomationElement element = AutomationElement.FromHandle(intPtr);  // intPtr is the MainWindowHandle for FireFox browser
element = element.FindFirst(TreeScope.Subtree,
      new AndCondition(
          new PropertyCondition(AutomationElement.NameProperty, "Search or enter address"),
          new PropertyCondition(AutomationElement.ControlTypeProperty, ControlType.Edit)));
string url = ((ValuePattern)element.GetCurrentPattern(ValuePattern.Pattern)).Current.Value as string;