AITable Object

This object is supported as a technical preview.

Description

An internal object used to perform operations on a grid object identified using AI.

AITable objects are containers. You can access the specific controls inside the AITable container and perform operations directly on them.

IMPORTANT

AITables are supported on the following technologies:

  • 2022 and later:  Web and SAP GUI for Windows.

  • 2021 R1 and earlier: Web only.

AI objects are supported in UFT One only when:

  • The UFT One Web Add-in or SAP Solutions Add-in is installed and loaded.
  • The UFT One AI Features are installed and AI is enabled in the UFT One options. For details, see the UFT One Help Center.

To retrieve an AITable object, use the AIUtil.Table property.

Note: Table cell objects are identified using ABBYY OCR.
UFT One 2021 R1 or later:To create AITableCell objects or to use the row or column count operations, you must have the ABBYY OCR Engine feature installed in UFT One.

Operations

The sections below list the built-in methods and properties that you can use as operations for the AITable object.

Note: You can also view a list and descriptions of the AITable properties that you can retrieve using the GetObjectProperty and GetAllProperties methods. You can then use the properties to check the object's location or content.

Methods

Method CaptureBitmap

Saves a screen capture of the object as a .png or .bmp image using the specified file name.

Supported on UFT One versions 2021 R1 and later.

Method CheckExists

A checkpoint that checks whether the object currently exists in the set context.

Method GetAllProperties

Retrieves all of the AITable's properties and their values from the application.

Supported on UFT One versions 2023 and later.

Method GetObjectProperty

Retrieves the value of the specified object property from the table in the application.

Supported on UFT One versions 2023 and later.

Method Highlight

Highlights the object in the application.

Method VisibleColumnCount

Returns the number of visible columns in the table.

Supported on UFT One versions 2021 R1 and later.

Method VisibleRowCount

Returns the number of visible rows in the table.

Supported on UFT One versions 2021 R1 and later.

Properties

Property AIObjectCreates an AIObject for the specified control found inside the container.
Property CellCreates an AITableCell object for the specified table cell.
Common Property ExistChecks whether the object currently exists in the set context.
Property FindTextCreates an AITextObject for the specified text found inside the container.
Property FindTextBlockCreates an AITextObject for the specified text block found inside the container.

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CaptureBitmap Method

Supported on UFT One versions 2021 R1 and later.

Description

Saves a screen capture of the object as a .png or .bmp image using the specified file name.

Syntax

AIUtil.Table([locator], [locatorData]).CaptureBitmap  FullFileName, [OverrideExisting]

Arguments

ParameterDescription
FullFileName

Required. A String value.

The path to the file to store the screen capture. The file extension indicates whether to save the capture as a .png or .bmp file.

OverrideExisting

Optional. A Boolean value.

Indicates what to do if a file by the specified name already exists: 

True: Replace the existing file with the new capture.

False (Default): The step fails if a file by the specified name already exists.

Return Type

None

Examples

'The following example uses the CaptureBitmap method to capture an image of a table
' currently open in the browser.
AIUtil.SetContext Browser("creationtime:=0") 
AIUtil.Table(micFromTop, 2).CaptureBitmap "c:\table.bmp"

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CheckExists Method

Description

A checkpoint that checks whether the object currently exists in the set context.

Syntax

AIUtil.Table([locator], [locatorData]).CheckExists expected

Arguments

ParameterDescription
expected

A Boolean value. Specifies whether this checkpoint expects the object to exist.

Possible values: 

true. The checkpoint passes if the object is found within the set context before the timeout expires.

false. The checkpoint passes if the object is not found by the time the timeout expires.

Remarks

  • This method uses the timeout defined in the Object Synchronization Timeout option in the Run pane of the Test Settings dialog box.

  • UFT One directly performs this method without verifying object identification even if you enable it in Options > GUI Testing > AI or use the AIUtil.RunSettings.VerifyIdentification.Enable step.

Return Type

A Boolean value.

Returns TRUE if the checkpoint passes, otherwise FALSE.

A TRUE return value reports a Passed step to the run results; a FALSE return value reports a Failed step to the run results.

Example

'This function clicks a button that opens a table and then makes sure the table exists 
AIUtil.SetContext Browser ("title:=.*")
AIUtil("button", "Open table").Click
AIUtil.Table(micFromTop, 3).CheckExists True
objExist = AIUtil.Table(micFromTop, 3).Exist    
if(objExist) then
   Print("Table exists"
End If

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GetAllProperties Method

Supported on UFT One versions 2023 and later.

Description

Retrieves all of the AITable's properties and their values from the application.

Syntax

AIUtil.Table([locator], [locatorData]).GetAllProperties

Return Type

A Dictionary object

Example

'The following example retrieves the properties of an AITable and prints them.
AIUtil.SetContext Browser("creationtime:=0")  'Set the context for AI
Set properties = AIUtil.Table(micFromTop, 3).GetAllProperties
For i = 0 To properties.count - 1
print properties.keys()(i) & ":" & properties(properties.keys()(i))
Next
'Print just one of the retrieved properties.
print "height:'" & properties("height") & "'"

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GetObjectProperty Method

Supported on UFT One versions 2023 and later.

Description

Retrieves the value of the specified object property from the table in the application.

Syntax

AIUtil.Table([locator], [locatorData]).GetObjectProperty (property)

Arguments

ParameterDescription
property

Required. A String.

The name of the property whose value to return.

Return Type

A Variant.

Example

'The following example retrieves the height property of an AITable and prints it.
AIUtil.SetContext Browser("creationtime:=0")  'Set the context for AI
print "height:'" & AIUtil.Table(micFromTop, 3).GetObjectProperty ("height") & "'"

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Highlight Method

Description

Highlights the object in the application.

Syntax

AIUtil.Table([locator], [locatorData]).Highlight

Return Type

None

Example

'The following example draws a rectangle that flashes for a second around the identified table
AIUtil.SetContext Browser("MyBrowser")  'Set the context for AI
AIUtil.Table(micFromRight, 2).Highlight

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VisibleColumnCount Method

Description

Returns the number of visible columns in the table.

Syntax

AIUtil.Table([locator], [locatorData]).VisibleColumnCount

Return Type

An Integer

Example

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rows = AIUtil.Table.VisibleRowCount
columns = AIUtil.Table.VisibleColumnCount
For row = 0 To rows - 1
    For column = 0 To columns - 1 
        If AIUtil.Table.Cell(row, column).GetText() = "UFT One" Then
            Print "Found at " & row & ", " & column
        End If
    Next    
Next

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VisibleRowCount Method

Description

Returns the number of visible rows in the table.

Syntax

AIUtil.Table([locator], [locatorData]).VisibleRowCount

Return Type

An Integer

Example

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rows = AIUtil.Table.VisibleRowCount
columns = AIUtil.Table.VisibleColumnCount
For row = 0 To rows - 1
    For column = 0 To columns - 1 
        If AIUtil.Table.Cell(row, column).GetText() = "UFT One" Then
            Print "Found at " & row & ", " & column
        End If
    Next    
Next

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AIObject Property

Description

Creates an AIObject Object for the specified control. The control can be specified by type, and for some control types, by the object text.

If there are multiple similar objects in the container, use the object's relative location in the container to describe it uniquely.

Syntax

AIUtil.Table([locator], [locatorData]).AIObject ControlType, [AIText], [locator], [locatorData]

Arguments

ParameterDescription
ControlType Required. A String value.
The type of the control. For a list of supported control types, see the UFT One Help Center.
AIText

Optional. A String value.
The text to use to identify the control. For a list of control types that support recognition by text, see the UFT One Help Center.
Enter the micAnyText constant if you want to ignore this parameter and provide values for locator and locatorData.

locator

Optional. A predefined constant or string value. Mandatory if you specify a value for the locatorData parameter.

Used to describe the unique location of an object that may appear multiple times in the container. The location can be ordinal, relative to similar objects in the container, or proximal, relative to a different AI object, considered an anchor.

  • For ordinal location, the locator represents the direction in which to count.

    Possible values: 
    Strings: "FromTop", "FromLeft", "FromRight", "FromBottom".
    Constant values: micFromTop, micFromLeft, micFromRight, micFromBottom.

  • For proximity to a different AI object, the locator represents the direction of the anchor object.
    Possible values: 
    Strings: "WithAnchorOnLeft", "WithAnchorOnRight", "WithAnchorAbove", "WithAnchorBelow".
    Constant values: micWithAnchorOnLeft, micWithAnchorOnRight, micWithAnchorAbove ,micWithAnchorBelow.
locatorData

Optional. An Integer value or an AI object. Mandatory if you specify a value for the locator parameter.

  • For ordinal location, the locatorData provides the ordinal number of the object, starting with 1 for the first object.
    UFT One counts the objects that match the description, in the direction specified in the locator parameter.
  • For proximity to a different AI object, the locatorData specifies the AI object to use as an anchor.
    The anchor must be one of the AI object types, and must belong to the same context as the object you are describing.
    The anchor can also be described by its location.
    UFT One returns the AI object that matches the description and is closest and most aligned with the anchor, in the specified direction.

Return Type

An AIObject Object.

Example

'The following example clicks a menu in a table on a web page and then types a user name 
'in the appropriate field in the table. Both controls are identified using AI.
' Next, the example clicks the second button from the left within the table.
AIUtil.SetContext Browser("MyBrowser") 'Set the context for AI
AIUtil.Table.AIObject("hamburger_menu").click
AIUtil.Table.AIObject("input", "USER NAME").Type "admin"
AIUtil.Table.AIObject("button", micAnyText, "FromLeft", 2).click

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Cell Property

Description

Creates an AITableCell object for the specified table cell.

Syntax

AIUtil.Table([locator], [locatorData]).Cell Row, Column

Arguments

ParameterDescription
Row

Required. A String or numeric value. The cell's row name or index.

Note: The text in leftmost column is considered the row name.

Column

Required. A String or numeric value. The cell's column name or index.

Note: If the table has no column header, the text in the topmost row is considered the column name.

Return Type

An AITableCell Object.

Example

'The following example locates a check box in a specific table cell and draws a flashing rectangle around it
AIUtil.SetContext Browser("MyBrowser")  'Set the context for AI
AIUtil.Table.Cell(2, "Status").AIObject("check box").Highlight

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Exist Property

Description

Checks whether the object currently exists in the set context.

Syntax

AIUtil.Table([locator], [locatorData]).Exist([TimeOut])

Arguments

ParameterDescription
TimeOut

Optional. An unsigned long integer value.

The length of time (in seconds) to search for the object before returning a True or False value.

  • If a timeout value is specified, UFT One waits until it finds the object or until the timeout is reached.

  • If no value is specified, the value specified in the Test Settings dialog box for the Object Synchronization Timeout is used for tests. For business components, the pre-defined value of 20 seconds is used.

Note: A value of 0 is not supported for Mobile test objects.

For more information on the Object Synchronization Timeout, see the UFT One Help Center.

Return Type

A Boolean value indicating whether the object exists.

Remarks

  • The Exist property can only be used in statements that use its return value. For example, assignment, print, and if statements.

  • UFT One directly performs this method without verifying object identification even if you enable it in Options > GUI Testing > AI or use the AIUtil.RunSettings.VerifyIdentification.Enable step.

Example

'This function clicks a button that opens a table and then makes sure the table exists 
AIUtil.SetContext Browser ("title:=.*")
AIUtil("button", "Open table").Click
AIUtil.Table(micFromTop, 3).CheckExists True
objExist = AIUtil.Table(micFromTop, 3).Exist    
if(objExist) then
   Print("Table exists"
End If

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FindText Property

Description

Creates an AITextObject Object for the specified text. This may be partial text within a larger block of text.

If there are multiple similar objects in the container, use the object's relative location in the container to describe it uniquely.

Syntax

AIUtil.Table([locator], [locatorData]).FindText AIText, [locator], [locatorData]

Arguments

ParameterDescription
AIText

Required. A String value.
The text to find.

Enter the micAnyText constant if you want to ignore this parameter and provide values for locator and locatorData. This is useful when you want to identify an object by its location and later retrieve the text from the object.

locator

Optional. A predefined constant or string value. Mandatory if you specify a value for the locatorData parameter.

Used to describe the unique location of an object that may appear multiple times in the container. The location can be ordinal, relative to similar objects in the container, or proximal, relative to a different AI object, considered an anchor.

  • For ordinal location, the locator represents the direction in which to count.

    Possible values: 
    Strings: "FromTop", "FromLeft", "FromRight", "FromBottom".
    Constant values: micFromTop, micFromLeft, micFromRight, micFromBottom.

  • For proximity to a different AI object, the locator represents the direction of the anchor object.
    Possible values: 
    Strings: "WithAnchorOnLeft", "WithAnchorOnRight", "WithAnchorAbove", "WithAnchorBelow".
    Constant values: micWithAnchorOnLeft, micWithAnchorOnRight, micWithAnchorAbove ,micWithAnchorBelow.
locatorData

Optional. An Integer value or an AI object. Mandatory if you specify a value for the locator parameter.

  • For ordinal location, the locatorData provides the ordinal number of the object, starting with 1 for the first object.
    UFT One counts the objects that match the AIText parameter, in the direction specified in the locator parameter.

  • For proximity to a different AI object, the locatorData specifies the AI object to use as an anchor.

    The anchor must be one of the AI object types, and must belong to the same context as the object you are describing.
    The anchor can also be described by its location.
    UFT One returns the AI object that matches the AIText parameter and is closest and most inline with the anchor, in the specified direction.

Return Type

An AITextObject Object.

Example

'The following example checks that the table does not display an error
AIUtil.SetContext Browser ("title:=.*")
AIUtil.Table.FindText("error").CheckExists "False"

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FindTextBlock Property

Description

Creates an AITextObject Object for the specified text block.

If there are multiple similar objects in the container, use the object's relative location in the container to describe it uniquely.

Syntax

AIUtil.Table([locator], [locatorData]).FindTextBlock AIText, [locator], [locatorData]

Arguments

ParameterDescription
AIText

Required. A String value.
The text block to find.

Enter the micAnyText constant if you want to ignore this parameter and provide values for locator and locatorData. This is useful when you want to identify an object by its location and later retrieve the text from the object.

locator

Optional. A predefined constant or string value. Mandatory if you specify a value for the locatorData parameter.

Used to describe the unique location of an object that may appear multiple times in the container. The location can be ordinal, relative to similar objects in the container, or proximal, relative to a different AI object, considered an anchor.

  • For ordinal location, the locator represents the direction in which to count.

    Possible values: 
    Strings: "FromTop", "FromLeft", "FromRight", "FromBottom".
    Constant values: micFromTop, micFromLeft, micFromRight, micFromBottom.

  • For proximity to a different AI object, the locator represents the direction of the anchor object.
    Possible values: 
    Strings: "WithAnchorOnLeft", "WithAnchorOnRight", "WithAnchorAbove", "WithAnchorBelow".
    Constant values: micWithAnchorOnLeft, micWithAnchorOnRight, micWithAnchorAbove ,micWithAnchorBelow.
locatorData

Optional. An Integer value or an AI object. Mandatory if you specify a value for the locator parameter.

  • For ordinal location, the locatorData provides the ordinal number of the object, starting with 1 for the first object.
    UFT One counts the objects that match the AIText parameter, in the direction specified in the locator parameter.
  • For proximity to a different AI object, the locatorData specifies the AI object to use as an anchor.
    The anchor must be one of the AI object types, and must belong to the same context as the object you are describing.
    The anchor can also be described by its location.
    UFT One returns the AI object that matches the AIText parameter and is closest and most inline with the anchor, in the specified direction.

Return Type

An AITextObject Object.

Example

'The following example checks that "Good day" is displayed in the table 
AIUtil.SetContext Browser ("title:=.*")
AIUtil.Table(micFromTop, 3).FindTextBlock("Good day").CheckExists "True"

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