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FlexDropDownButton Object
Note: Following the retirement of the Adobe Flash Player, UFT One no longer supports the Flex Add-in out of the box.
If you require the Flex Add-in, contact OpenText Support.
Description
A Flex drop down button control.
Operations
The sections below list the built-in methods and properties that you can use as operations for the FlexDropDownButton object.
Note: You can also view a list and descriptions of the FlexDropDownButton description properties, for use in object repository descriptions, programmatic descriptions, checkpoint and output value steps, and as argument values for the GetTOProperty and GetROProperty methods.
Methods
 CaptureBitmap | Saves a screen capture of the object as a .png or .bmp image using the specified file name. |
| Check | Checks whether the actual value of an item matches the expected value. |
| CheckProperty | Checks whether the actual value of the specified object property matches the specified expected value within the specified timeout. |
| ChildObjects | Returns the collection of child objects contained within the object. |
| GetAllROProperties | Returns the collection of properties and current values from the object in the application. |
 Click | Clicks an object. |
| Close | Closes the drop-down control attached to the button. |
| DblClick | Double clicks an object. |
| GetROProperty | Returns the current value of the description property from the object in the application. |
| GetTOProperties | Returns the collection of properties and values used to identify the object. |
| GetTOProperty | Returns the value of the specified description property from the test object description. |
| Highlight | Highlights the object in the application. |
| Open | Opens the drop-down control attached to the button. |
| Output | Retrieves the current value of an item and stores it in a specified location. |
| RefreshObject | Instructs UFT One to re-identify the object in the application the next time a step refers to this object. |
| SetTOProperty | Sets the value of the specified description property in the test object description. |
| ToString | Returns a string that represents the test object. |
| WaitProperty | Waits until the specified object property achieves the specified value or exceeds the specified timeout before continuing to the next step. |
Properties
 Exist | Checks whether the object currently exists in the open application. |
Click Method
Description
Clicks an object.
Syntax
object.Click ([X], [Y], [BUTTON])
Arguments
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| X |
Optional. An integer value. The x-coordinate of the click. Note that the specified coordinates are relative to the upper left corner of the object. The default value is the center of the object. Default value = -9999 |
| Y |
Optional. An integer value. The y-coordinate of the click. Note that the specified coordinates are relative to the upper left corner of the object. The default value is the center of the object. Default value = -9999 |
| BUTTON |
Optional. A predefined constant or number. The mouse button used to click the object. Default value = micLeftBtn |
Return Type
None.
Example
Click the OK Button (VBScript)
'The following example uses the Click method to click
'the OK button, at coordinates 15,20.
With Browser("Browser").Page("Page").FlexWindow("AllControls")
.FlexButton("OK").Click 15, 20, micLeftBtn
End With
Close Method
Description
Closes the drop-down control attached to the button.
Syntax
object.Close
Return Type
None.
Example
Close a Drop-Down Button (VBScript)
'The following example uses the Close method to close a drop-down menu associated with the button.
With Browser("Browser").Page("Page").FlexWindow("AllControls")
.FlexDropDownButton("FlexDropDown").Close
End WithDblClick Method
Description
Double clicks an object.
Syntax
object.Click ([X], [Y], [BUTTON])
Arguments
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| X |
Optional. An integer value. The x-coordinate of the click. Note that the specified coordinates are relative to the upper left corner of the object. The default value is the center of the object. Default value = -9999 |
| Y |
Optional. An integer value. The y-coordinate of the click. Note that the specified coordinates are relative to the upper left corner of the object. The default value is the center of the object. Default value = -9999 |
| BUTTON |
Optional. A predefined constant or number. The mouse button used to click the object. Default value = micLeftBtn |
Return Type
None.
Example
Click the OK Button (VBScript)
'The following example uses the Click method to click
'the OK button, at coordinates 15,20.
With Browser("Browser").Page("Page").FlexWindow("AllControls")
.FlexButton("OK").DblClick 15, 20, micLeftBtn
End With
Open Method
Description
Opens the drop-down control attached to the button.
Syntax
object.Open
Return Type
None.
Example
Select an Item from a Menu Associated with a Drop-Down Button (VBScript)
'This example uses the "disabled" property to check the status of the button,
'and then the Select method to select an item from the drop-down menu associated with the button.
With Browser("Browser").Page("Page").FlexWindow("AllControls")
bEnabled = .FlexDropDownButton("FlexDropDown").GetROProperty("enabled")
If True = bEnabled Then
.FlexDropDownButton("FlexDropDown").Open
.FlexMenu("FlexMenu").Select "Copy"
Else
Call Reporter.ReportEvent(micFail, "DropDownButton_Example", "The button is not enabled")
End If
End With
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