Coding Tab (Options Dialog Box)

Relevant for: GUI testing and API testing

This tab enables you to set options that facilitate designing code.

To access

Select Tools > Options > Coding tab.
Important information

  • Clicking the Restore Factory Defaults button resets all product settings, including ALM connection information, the recent files list, and anything defined in the Options dialog box, such as startup options, UI layout, GUI, API, and BPT testing options, remote connection credentials, and more.

  • You can edit the names, keywords, descriptions, and code snippets of any template defined in this pane.

  • UFT One provides default file types and snippets. You can add additional lists of file types and snippets as needed.
Relevant tasks Use code snippets and templates

This tab includes the following panes:

UI Element

Description
File types

The file types for which the displayed list of templates is used.

Select an item from the drop-down list to display the templates associated with the selected file extensions.

Default options include:

  • .vb files .
  • .cs files (used for API tests)
  • .mts, .qfl, or .vbs files (used for GUI tests)
Add List

Adds a new list of templates and the file types for which to use them.

A new item is added to the File types drop-down list.
Remove List

Removes the currently displayed list of templates and the associated File types item.

Caution: Deleting a list is irreversible.
Edit List

Enables you to edit the file extensions associated with the displayed list of templates.

Template

The name of the template.
Keyword

The keywords that trigger the use of the template when invoking code completion in files of the selected types.
Description

A string that describes the code snippet.
<code snippet>

The code that is inserted into your document. The snippet can include text that is inserted as is, as well as variables (prefaced by a dollar sign $) that are replaced with actual values when they are inserted into the document.

Tip: To edit the code snippet, modify the text in this area and click another template row or OK.

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