PbList Object

Description

A PowerBuilder list.

Operations

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

Note: You can also view a list and descriptions of the PbList 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

Method ActivateActivates (double-clicks) an item in the list.
Common Method CaptureBitmapSaves a screen capture of the object as a .png or .bmp image using the specified file name.
Common Method CheckChecks whether the actual value of an item matches the expected value.
Method CheckItemPropertyChecks whether the specified item property achieves the specified value within the specified timeout.
Common Method CheckPropertyChecks whether the actual value of the specified object property matches the specified expected value within the specified timeout.
Common Method ChildObjectsReturns the collection of child objects contained within the object.
Common Method GetAllROProperties

Returns the collection of properties and current values from the object in the application.

Method ClickClicks the object.
Method DblClickDouble-clicks the object.
Method DeselectDeselects an item in the list.
Method DragPerforms the 'drag' part of a drag and drop operation.
Method DropPerforms the 'drop' part of a drag and drop operation.
Method ExtendSelectSelects an additional item from the multi-selection list.
Method GetContentReturns a string containing all of the items in the list.
Method GetItemReturns the value of the item specified by the index.
Method GetItemPropertyReturns the current value of a property for an item in the list.
Method GetItemsCountReturns the number of items in the list.
Common Method GetROPropertyReturns the current value of the description property from the object in the application.
Method GetSelectionReturns all of the selected items in the list.
Method GetTextLocationChecks whether the specified text string is contained in the specified window area.
Common Method GetTOPropertiesReturns the collection of properties and values used to identify the object.
Common Method GetTOPropertyReturns the value of the specified description property from the test object description.
Common Method HighlightHighlights the object in the application.
Method GetVisibleTextReturns the text from the specified area.
Method MouseMoveMoves the mouse pointer to the designated position inside the object.
Common Method OutputRetrieves the current value of an item and stores it in a specified location.
Common Method RefreshObjectInstructs UFT One to re-identify the object in the application the next time a step refers to this object.
Method SelectSelects an item from the list.
Method SelectRangeSelects all list items between (and including) the two specified items.
Method SetItemStateSets the state of the check box icon of the specified item in the list.
Common Method SetTOPropertySets the value of the specified description property in the test object description.
Common Method ToStringReturns a string that represents the test object.
Method TypeTypes the specified string in the object.
Method WaitItemPropertyWaits until the specified item property achieves the specified value or exceeds the specified timeout before continuing to the next step.
Common Method WaitPropertyWaits until the specified object property achieves the specified value or exceeds the specified timeout before continuing to the next step.

Properties

Common Property ExistChecks whether the object currently exists in the open application.

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Activate Method

Description

Activates (double-clicks) an item in the list.

Syntax

object.Activate Item, [BUTTON]

Arguments

ParameterDescription
Item Required. A Variant.
The item to select from the list. The item value (with quotes) or numeric index (without quotes) can denote the item. The first item in a list is numbered 0.
BUTTON Optional. A predefined constant or number.
The mouse button used to activate the list item.
Default value = micLeftBtn

Return Type

None

Example

                    'The following example uses the Activate method to activate an item in a list.

 PbWindow("MainForm").PbList("ListBox").Activate "Item3"

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CheckItemProperty Method

Description

Checks whether the specified item property achieves the specified value within the specified timeout.

Syntax

object.CheckItemProperty (Item, PropertyName, PropertyValue, [TimeOut])

Arguments

ParameterDescription
Item Required. A Variant.
The item name (with quotes) or numeric index (without quotes) can denote the item. The first item in a list is numbered 0.
PropertyName Required. A String value.
The name of the item property whose value is checked. The following properties are supported:
Property Name
Description
focused
Indicates whether the list item has the focus in a multiple selection list box.
Possible values:        
       True
       False
height
The list item's height (in pixels).
IsAnchor
Indicates whether the list item is an anchor item (the item from which a multiple selection span starts).
Possible values:                                    
       True
       False
selected
Indicates whether the list item is selected.
Possible values:                                    
       True
       False
text
The text of the list item, or "" if the list item does not contain any text.
PropertyValue Required. A Variant.
The expected value against which the actual item property value should be checked. You can either use a simple value or you can use a comparison object together with the value to perform more complex comparisons.
TimeOut Optional. An unsigned long integer value.
The time, in milliseconds, within which UFT One should check whether the actual value of the item property matches the specified expected value. If no value is specified, UFT One uses the time set in the Object Synchronization Timeout option in the Run pane of the Test Settings dialog box.

Return Type

A Boolean value.

Returns TRUE if the item property achieves the value, and FALSE if the timeout is reached before the item property achieves the value.

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

IMPORTANT

If the expected and actual values do not match, an error is reported and the test or component status is changed to failed.

Note: For test run synchronization, or whenever you do not want to fail the test if the expected and actual values do not match, use the WaitItemProperty method.

You can also use comparison objects to perform more complex value comparisons. For example, you can instruct UFT One to check whether a specific item property value is greater than the specified value.

An example of the syntax required when using a comparison object is: Object.CheckItemProperty 2, "text", micNotEqual("John")"

The following comparison objects can be used:

  • micGreaterThan: Greater than; Specifies that UFT One checks whether the item property value is greater than the specified value.
  • micLessThan: Less than; Specifies that UFT One checks whether the item property value is less than the specified value.
  • micGreaterThanOrEqual: Greater than or equal to; Specifies that UFT One checks whether the item property value is greater than or equal to the specified value.
  • micLessThanOrEqual: Less than or equal to; Specifies that UFT One checks whether the item property value is less than or equal to the specified value.
  • micNotEqual: Not equal to; Specifies that UFT One checks whether the item property value is not equal to the specified value.
  • micRegExpMatch: Regular expression; Specifies that UFT One checks whether the item property value achieves a regular expression match with the specified value. Regular expressions are case-sensitive and must match exactly. For example, 'E.*h' matches 'Earth' but not 'The Earth' or 'earth'.

When the types of the expected value and actual value do not match, the comparisons are performed as follows (in this order):

  • Empty values: Empty values may be an uninitialized variable or field (which returns TRUE for the IsNull function in VBscript) or initialized to an empty value (which returns TRUE for the IsEmpty function is VBscript). When trying to compare two arguments when at least one is an empty value, the comparison assumes equality for two uninitialized arguments and for two empty arguments. Any other combination is considered unequal.
    For example:
    dim vEmpty
    Object.CheckItemProperty 2, “text”,micNotEqual    (vEmpty) 
    will not wait for the timeout (because the 'text' property value is an empty string and the argument passed to micNotEqual is an empty value, and so micNotEqual finds them not equal and returns TRUE).
  • String values: When trying to compare a string value with non-string value, the string value is converted to the non-string type and then compared. If the string value cannot be converted to the non-string type, the comparison assumes the values are not equal.
    For example:
    Object.CheckItemProperty 2, "text", micGreaterThan("8")"
    will not wait for the timeout if the 'text' property value is '16' (because micGreaterThan finds 16 to be greater than 8 and returns TRUE), but will wait if the 'text' property value is 'a' (because 'a' cannot be converted to a number).
  • Boolean values: When trying to compare a Boolean value with non-boolean value, the non-boolean value is converted to a boolean value and then compared. The conversion method assumes that any integer value other than '0' is TRUE, and that '0' alone is FALSE. If the conversion fails to produce a boolean value (for example, if the value is 'abc'), the comparison result will be FALSE (note that for the WaitProperty method this result would instruct UFT One to keep waiting). If the conversion succeeds, the method compares the two boolean values according to the comparison logic.
  • Other value types: When other value types do not match, they are compared under the assumption that different types are not equal (nor greater than or less than each other).

Example

                    ' Validate that the items given as arguments in the array are all selected.
  
  itemsCount = listTO.GetItemsCount
   'Iterate over all items given in array argument, and for each one iterate over list to find it and verify that is selected
    For curArrIndex = LBound(itemsArr) To UBound(itemsArr)
       curArrItem = itemsArr(curArrIndex)
       'Iterate over list
       For curListIndex = 0 To itemsCount - 1
           curListItem = listTO.GetItem(curListIndex)
           'Check is this is the item we are looking for
           If curArrItem = curListItem Then
              'Check if the item is selected
              listTO.CheckItemProperty curListIndex, "selected", True, 0
           End If
       Next
    Next

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Click Method

Description

Clicks the object.

Syntax

object.Click [X], [Y], [BUTTON]

Arguments

ParameterDescription
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.


Tip: You can enter micNoCoordinate (-9999) for the x and y argument values if you want to enter a value for the button argument without specifying x- and y- coordinates for the click. micNoCoordinate indicates 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

                    'The following example sets the 'Accept' radio button to 'True'. Afterwards,
'the 'enabled' property of the 'Next' button is checked with the use of GetROProperty.
'If it is enabled, it is clicked. Otherwise, an error is reported
'to the run results, and the 'Cancel' button is clicked.

    'Set the radio button
    PbWindow("Ex_Dialog").PBRadioButton("Accept").Set
    'Verify that the 'Next' button is enabled and click the enabled button
    bEnabled = PbWindow("Ex_Dialog").PbButton("Next").GetROProperty("enabled")
    If True = bEnabled Then
        PbWindow("Ex_Dialog").PbButton("Next").Click
    Else
       Reporter.ReportEvent micFail, "RadioButton_Set_and_Button_Click_Example", "'Next' button is not enabled even though 'Accept' radio button was set to 'True'"
       PbWindow("Ex_Dialog").PbButton("Cancel").Click
    End If

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DblClick Method

Description

Double-clicks the object.

Syntax

object.DblClick X, Y, [BUTTON]

Arguments

ParameterDescription
X Required. An integer value.
The x-coordinate of the double-click. Note that the specified coordinates are relative to the upper left corner of the object.
Y Required. An integer value.
The y-coordinate of the double-click. Note that the specified coordinates are relative to the upper left corner of the object.
BUTTON Optional. A predefined constant or number.
The mouse button used to double-click the object.
Default value = micLeftBtn

Return Type

None

Example

                    'The following example uses the GetTextLocatation method to locate a button which
'is not recognized as a separate object, and then double clicks it.

    'Find the text
    bFound = windowTO.GetTextLocation(iconLabel, left_x, top_y, right_x, bottom_y, True)
    If bFound = False Then
        DblClickUnrecognizedIcon = False
        Exit Function
    End If
    'Double click the center of the button
    center_x = right_x - left_x
    center_y = bottom_y - top_y
    windowTO.DblClick center_x, center_y
    'Set the return value
    DoubleClick_Example = True

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Deselect Method

Description

Deselects an item in the list.

Syntax

object.Deselect Item

Arguments

ParameterDescription
Item Required. A Variant.
The item to select from the list. The item value (with quotes) or numeric index (without quotes) can denote the item. The first item in a list is numbered 0.

Return Type

None

Example

                    'Deselect any items beginning with an underscore, which are currently selected.

   selection = listTO.GetSelection
   aSelection = Split(selection, vbLf)
    'Iterate over selected items
    For curIndex = 0 To UBound(aSelection)
        'Deselect the item if it begins with '_'
        curItem = aSelection(curIndex)
        If InStr(curItem, "_") = 1 Then
            listTO.Deselect curItem
        End If
    Next

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Drag Method

Description

Performs the 'drag' part of a drag and drop operation.

Syntax

object.Drag X, Y, [BUTTON]

Arguments

ParameterDescription
X Required. An integer value.
The x-coordinate within the window from which the object is dragged. Note that the specified coordinates are relative to the upper left corner of the object.
Y Required. An integer value.
The y-coordinate within the window from which the object is dragged. Note that the specified coordinates are relative to the upper left corner of the object.
BUTTON Optional. A predefined constant or number.
The mouse button used to drag the object.
Default value = micLeftBtn

Return Type

None

Example

                    'The following example uses the Drag and Drop methods to drag an item from its
'current location and drop it in a folder.

    'Find the coordinate of the item
    sourceListView.GetTextLocation itemLabel, source_left_x, source_top_y, source_right_x, source_bottom_y, True
    source_center_x = (source_right_x + source_left_x) / 2
    source_center_y = (source_bottom_y + source_top_y) / 2
    'Find the coordinates of the folder item in target listview
    targetListView.GetTextLocation folderLabel, target_left_x, target_top_y, target_right_x, target_bottom_y, True
    target_center_x = (target_right_x + target_left_x) / 2
    target_center_y = (target_bottom_y + target_top_y) / 2
    'Execute the drag and drop operation
     sourceListView.Drag source_center_x, source_center_y, micLeftBtn
     targetListView.Drop target_center_x, target_center_y, micLeftBtn

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Drop Method

Description

Performs the 'drop' part of a drag and drop operation.

Syntax

object.Drop X, Y, [BUTTON]

Arguments

ParameterDescription
X Required. An integer value.
The x-coordinate of the object onto which the object is dropped. Note that the specified coordinates are relative to the upper left corner of the object.
Y Required. An integer value.
The y-coordinate of the object onto which the object is dropped. Note that the specified coordinates are relative to the upper left corner of the object.
BUTTON Optional. A predefined constant or number.
The mouse button that is released to drop the object.
Default value = micLeftBtn

Return Type

None

Example

                    'The following example uses the Drag and Drop methods to drag an item from its
'current location and drop it in a folder.

    'Find the coordinate of the item
    sourceListView.GetTextLocation itemLabel, source_left_x, source_top_y, source_right_x, source_bottom_y, True
    source_center_x = (source_right_x + source_left_x) / 2
    source_center_y = (source_bottom_y + source_top_y) / 2
    'Find the coordinates of the folder item in target listview
    targetListView.GetTextLocation folderLabel, target_left_x, target_top_y, target_right_x, target_bottom_y, True
    target_center_x = (target_right_x + target_left_x) / 2
    target_center_y = (target_bottom_y + target_top_y) / 2
    'Execute the drag and drop operation
     sourceListView.Drag source_center_x, source_center_y, micLeftBtn
     targetListView.Drop target_center_x, target_center_y, micLeftBtn

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ExtendSelect Method

Description

Selects an additional item from the multi-selection list.

Syntax

object.ExtendSelect Item

Arguments

ParameterDescription
Item Required. A Variant.
The item to select from the list. The item value (with quotes) or numeric index (without quotes) can denote the item. The first item in a list is numbered 0.

Return Type

None

Example

                    'Select all the names that begin with a given letter from a list.
    
    bOneSelected = False 'Will be used for determining whether to use Select or ExtendSelect

    'Iterate over items
    numItems = listTO.GetItemsCount
    For curIndex = 0 To numItems - 1
        curItem = listTO.GetItemProperty(curIndex, "text")
       'Select the current item if it begins with the specified letter
       If InStr(curItem, letter) = 1 Then
           'Use Select if no items have been selected yet, otherwise use ExtendSelect
           If bOneSelected = False Then
               listTO.Select curIndex
               bOneSelected = True
           Else
                listTO.ExtendSelect curIndex
           End If
       End If
    Next

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GetContent Method

Description

Returns a string containing all of the items in the list.

Syntax

object.GetContent

Return Type

A String value.

The returned string contains all of the items in the list separated by VBScript line feed characters.

Example

                    Function GetContent_Example(listTO, item)
'Return True if the given item exists in the list and False otherwise

   'Dump list content into array
   content = listTO.GetContent
   aContent = Split(content, vbLf)
   'Go over the array and search for item
   For curArrIndex = LBound(aContent) To UBound(aContent)
       curItem = aContent(curArrIndex)
       If curItem = item Then
           GetContent_Example = True
           Exit Function
       End If
   Next
    'Not found
    GetContent_Example = False

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GetItem Method

Description

Returns the value of the item specified by the index.

Syntax

object.GetItem (Item)

Arguments

ParameterDescription
Item Required. A Variant.
Numeric index of the item. Index values begin with 0.

Return Type

A String value.

Example

                    'Choose all the names which begin with given letter, from a sorted list.

    'Find the index of the first item to be selected
    numItems = listTO.GetItemsCount
    For curIndex = 0 To numItems - 1
    curItem = listTO.GetItem(curIndex)
        If InStr(curItem, letter) = 1 Then
       indexOfFirst = curIndex
           Exit For
        End If
    Next
   'Find the index of the last item to be selected
    For curIndex = numItems - 1 To 0 Step -1
    curItem = listTO.GetItem(curIndex)
        If InStr(curItem, letter) = 1 Then
       indexOfLast = curIndex
           Exit For
    End If
    Next
    'Select range
    listTO.SelectRange indexOfFirst, indexOfLast

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GetItemProperty Method

Description

Returns the current value of a property for an item in the list.

Syntax

object.GetItemProperty (Item, Property)

Arguments

ParameterDescription
Item Required. A Variant.
The item name (with quotes) or numeric index (without quotes) can denote the item. The first item in a list is numbered 0.
Property Required. A String value.
The item property for which you want to retrieve a value. The following properties are supported:
Property Name
Description
focused
Indicates whether the list item has the focus in a multiple selection list box.
Possible values:        
       True
       False
height
The list item's height (in pixels).
IsAnchor
Indicates whether the list item is an anchor item (the item from which a multiple selection span starts).
Possible values:                                    
       True
       False
selected
Indicates whether the list item is selected.
Possible values:                                    
       True
       False
text
The text of the list item, or "" if the list item does not contain any text.

Return Type

A Variant.

Example

                    'Select all the names that begin with a given letter from a list.
    
    bOneSelected = False 'Will be used for determining whether to use Select or ExtendSelect

    'Iterate over items
    numItems = listTO.GetItemsCount
    For curIndex = 0 To numItems - 1
        curItem = listTO.GetItemProperty(curIndex, "text")
       'Select the current item if it begins with the specified letter
       If InStr(curItem, letter) = 1 Then
           'Use Select if no items have been selected yet, otherwise use ExtendSelect
           If bOneSelected = False Then
               listTO.Select curIndex
               bOneSelected = True
           Else
                listTO.ExtendSelect curIndex
           End If
       End If
    Next

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GetItemsCount Method

Description

Returns the number of items in the list.

Syntax

object.GetItemsCount

Return Type

A long integer value.

Example

                    'Select all the names that begin with a given letter from a list.
    
    bOneSelected = False 'Will be used for determining whether to use Select or ExtendSelect

    'Iterate over items
    numItems = listTO.GetItemsCount
    For curIndex = 0 To numItems - 1
        curItem = listTO.GetItemProperty(curIndex, "text")
       'Select the current item if it begins with the specified letter
       If InStr(curItem, letter) = 1 Then
           'Use Select if no items have been selected yet, otherwise use ExtendSelect
           If bOneSelected = False Then
               listTO.Select curIndex
               bOneSelected = True
           Else
                listTO.ExtendSelect curIndex
           End If
       End If
    Next

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GetSelection Method

Description

Returns all of the selected items in the list.

Syntax

object.GetSelection

Return Type

A String value.

The returned string contains all of the selected items in the list separated by VBScript line feed characters.

Example

                    'Deselect any items beginning with an underscore, which are currently selected.

   selection = listTO.GetSelection
   aSelection = Split(selection, vbLf)
    'Iterate over selected items
    For curIndex = 0 To UBound(aSelection)
        'Deselect the item if it begins with '_'
        curItem = aSelection(curIndex)
        If InStr(curItem, "_") = 1 Then
            listTO.Deselect curItem
        End If
    Next

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GetTextLocation Method

Description

Checks whether the specified text string is contained in the specified window area.

Syntax

object.GetTextLocation (TextToFind, Left, Top, Right, Bottom, [MatchWholeWordOnly])

Arguments

ParameterDescription
TextToFind Required. A String value.
The text string you want to locate.
Left Required. A Variant.
The left coordinate of the search area within the window or screen, as a long integer.
Top Required. A Variant.
The top coordinate of the search area within the window or screen, as a long integer.
Right Required. A Variant.
The right coordinate of the search area within the window or screen, as a long integer.
Bottom Required. A Variant.
The bottom coordinate of the search area within the window or screen, as a long integer.

Note: Set the Left, Top, Right, and Bottom coordinates to -1 to search for the text string within the object’s entire window.

MatchWholeWordOnly Optional. A Boolean value.
If True, the method searches for occurrences that are whole words only and not part of a larger word. If False, the method does not restrict the results to occurrences that are whole words only.
Default value = True

Return Type

A Boolean value.

This method returns the coordinates of the rectangle containing the first instance of the text into the Left, Top, Right, and Bottom arguments if the text is found.

IMPORTANT

  • The text to capture must be visible in the application window when the step runs.
  • This method returns True only if the TextToFind argument value is found within a single line in the specified area. The text search restarts on each line of text. 
  • If the TextToFind argument value includes a space, then this method searches for that text as whole words, regardless of the value set in the MatchWholeWords argument. For example, if you search for "a b" and the text "bla bla" exists, the method will still return False. However, if the MatchWholeWords argument is set to False, then a search for "la" in an area where "bla bla" exists, would return True. 
  • If the text is found (return value = True) and if the Left, Top, Right, and Bottom arguments are supplied as variables, then the method also returns the exact coordinates of the specified text to the supplied arguments (the returned coordinates overwrite the supplied ones).
  • The results of this method may be different depending on the settings selected in the Text Recognition pane of the Options dialog box (Tools menu > Options item > GUI Testing tab > Text Recognition pane).
  • The results of this method may be different in different run sessions depending on the operating system version you are using, service packs you have installed, other installed toolkits, or the APIs used in your application. Therefore, when possible, it is highly recommended to use the GetROProperty Method to retrieve the value of the text (or equivalent) property from an object in your application instead of using the GetTextLocation method.
  • By default, when UFT One captures text for a text/text area checkpoint or output value step using the GetText, GetTextLocation, or GetVisibleText methods, it tries to retrieve the text directly from the object using a Windows API-based mechanism. If UFT One cannot capture the text this way (for example, because the text is part of a picture), it tries to capture the text using an OCR (optical character recognition) mechanism. For details about changing this behavior, see the Can QuickTest Professional Text Recognition behavior be modified Knowledgebase article (number KM202721).

Example

                    'The following example uses the GetTextLocation method to locate the text on a
'button that has not been implemented with a separate control. Once the button
'is located, it is clicked.

    'Find the text
    bFound = windowTO.GetTextLocation(buttonText, left_x, top_y, right_x, bottom_y, True)
    If bFound = False Then
        GetTextLocation_Example = False
        Exit Function
    End If
    'Click the center of the button
    center_x = right_x - left_x
    center_y = bottom_y - top_y
    windowTO.Click center_x, center_y
    'Set return value
    GetTextLocation_Example = True

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GetVisibleText Method

Description

Returns the text from the specified area.

Syntax

object.GetVisibleText ([Left], [Top], [Right], [Bottom])

Arguments

ParameterDescription
Left Optional. A long integer value.
The left coordinate of the search area within the object’s window.
Default value = -1
Top Optional. A long integer value.
The top coordinate of the search area the object’s window.
Default value = -1
Right Optional. A long integer value.
The right coordinate of the search area within the object’s window.
Default value = -1
Bottom Optional. A long integer value.
The bottom coordinate of the search area a within the object’s window.

Note: If the Left, Top, Right, and Bottom arguments are not specified, the method returns all of the text within the visible part of the specified object.
Default value = -1

Return Type

A String value.

IMPORTANT

  • The text to capture must be visible in the application window when the step runs.
  • The area is defined by pairs of coordinates that designate two diagonally opposite corners of a rectangle.
  • The results of this method may be different depending on the settings selected in the Text Recognition pane of the Options dialog box (Tools menu > Options item > GUI Testing tab > Text Recognition pane).
  • The results of this method may be different in different run sessions depending on the operating system version you are using, service packs you have installed, other installed toolkits, or the APIs used in your application. Therefore, when possible, it is highly recommended to use the GetROProperty Method to retrieve the value of the text (or equivalent) property from an object in your application instead of using the GetVisibleText method.
  • By default, when UFT One captures text for a text/text area checkpoint or output value step using the GetText, GetTextLocation, or GetVisibleText methods, it tries to retrieve the text directly from the object using a Windows API-based mechanism. If UFT One cannot capture the text this way (for example, because the text is part of a picture), it tries to capture the text using an OCR (optical character recognition) mechanism. For details about changing this behavior, see the Can QuickTest Professional Text Recognition behavior be modified Knowledgebase article (number KM202721).

Example

                    'The following example uses the GetVisibleText method to determine if an error
'message has been displayed. If it has, the function returns 'True'.

    allText = windowTO.GetVisibleText
    If InStr(allText, "Error") <> 0 Then
        GetVisibleText_Example = False
        Exit Function
    End If
    GetVisibleText_Example = True

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MouseMove Method

Description

Moves the mouse pointer to the designated position inside the object.

Syntax

object.MouseMove X, Y

Arguments

ParameterDescription
X Required. An integer value.
The x-coordinate of the mouse pointer, relative to the upper left corner of the object.
Y Required. An integer value.
The y-coordinate of the mouse pointer, relative to the upper left corner of the object.

Return Type

None

Example

                    'The following example uses the Check method to verify that a tooltip
'is displayed when the mouse hovers over an object.

   windowTO.MouseMove x, y
   windowTO.Check bitmapCheckpoint

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Select Method

Description

Selects an item from the list.

Syntax

object.Select Item, [BUTTON], [Offset]

Arguments

ParameterDescription
Item Required. A Variant.
The item to select from the list. The item value (with quotes) or numeric index (without quotes) can denote the item. The first item in a list is numbered 0.
BUTTON Optional. A predefined constant or number.
The mouse button used to click the object.
Default value = micLeftBtn
Offset Optional. An integer value.
The horizontal offset (in pixels) of the click location relative to the left margin of the item’s text. This argument can be used only if the BUTTON argument is defined. The default value is the center of the object.
Default value = -1

Return Type

None

Example

                    'Select all the names that begin with a given letter from a list.
    
    bOneSelected = False 'Will be used for determining whether to use Select or ExtendSelect

    'Iterate over items
    numItems = listTO.GetItemsCount
    For curIndex = 0 To numItems - 1
        curItem = listTO.GetItemProperty(curIndex, "text")
       'Select the current item if it begins with the specified letter
       If InStr(curItem, letter) = 1 Then
           'Use Select if no items have been selected yet, otherwise use ExtendSelect
           If bOneSelected = False Then
               listTO.Select curIndex
               bOneSelected = True
           Else
                listTO.ExtendSelect curIndex
           End If
       End If
    Next

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SelectRange Method

Description

Selects all list items between (and including) the two specified items.

Syntax

object.SelectRange Item, [ItemTo]

Arguments

ParameterDescription
Item Required. A Variant.
The first item in the range. If the ItemTo argument is not specified, then the Item is one end of the range and the currently selected item is the other end of the range.  If the ItemTo argument is specified, then Item is the first item in the range.
The item value (with quotes) or numeric index (without quotes) can denote the item. The first item in a list is numbered 0.
ItemTo Optional. A Variant.
The last item of the range. The item value (with quotes) or numeric index (without quotes) can denote the item. The first item in a list is numbered 0.

Return Type

None

IMPORTANT

This method is applicable only to lists that allow multiple selection.

Example

                    'Choose all the names which begin with given letter, from a sorted list.

    'Find the index of the first item to be selected
    numItems = listTO.GetItemsCount
    For curIndex = 0 To numItems - 1
    curItem = listTO.GetItem(curIndex)
        If InStr(curItem, letter) = 1 Then
       indexOfFirst = curIndex
           Exit For
        End If
    Next
   'Find the index of the last item to be selected
    For curIndex = numItems - 1 To 0 Step -1
    curItem = listTO.GetItem(curIndex)
        If InStr(curItem, letter) = 1 Then
       indexOfLast = curIndex
           Exit For
    End If
    Next
    'Select range
    listTO.SelectRange indexOfFirst, indexOfLast

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SetItemState Method

Description

Sets the state of the check box icon of the specified item in the list.

Syntax

object.SetItemState Item, State

Arguments

ParameterDescription
Item Required. A Variant.
State Required. An integer value.

Return Type

None

Example

                    'The following example uses the SetItemState method to double click an item in the list
list.SetItemState item, micDblClick

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Type Method

Description

Types the specified string in the object.

Syntax

object.Type KeyboardInput

Arguments

ParameterDescription
KeyboardInput Required. A String value.
The text string and/or constants representing non-alphanumeric keys. The following constants are available:
Constant
Action
micCtrlDwn
Presses the Ctrl key.
micCtrlUp
Releases the Ctrl key.
micLCtrlDwn
Presses the left Ctrl key.
micLCtrlUp
Releases the left Ctrl key.
micRCtrlDwn
Presses the right Ctrl key.
micRCtrlUp
Releases the right Ctrl key.
micAltDwn
Presses the Alt key.
micAltUp
Releases the Alt key.
micLAltDwn
Presses the left Alt key.
micLAltUp
Releases the left Alt key.
micRAltDwn
Presses the right Alt key.
micRAltUp
Releases the right Alt key.
micShiftDwn
Presses the Shift key.
micShiftUp
Releases the Shift key.
micLShiftDwn
Presses the left Shift key.
micLShiftUp
Releases the left Shift key.
micRShiftDwn
Presses the right Shift key.
micRShiftUp
Releases the right Shift key.
micIns
Presses the Insert key.
micDel
Presses the Delete key.
micHome
Presses the Home key.
micEnd
Presses the End key.
micPgUp
Presses the Page Up key.
micPgDwn
Presses the Page Down key.
micUp
Presses the Up arrow key.
micDwn
Presses the Down arrow key.
micLeft
Presses the Left arrow key.
micRight
Presses the Right arrow key.
micEsc
Presses the Esc key.
micBack
Presses the Backspace key.
micReturn
Presses the Return key.
micTab
Presses the Tab key.
micBreak
Presses the Break key.
micPause
Presses the Pause key.
micPrintScr
Presses the Print Screen key.
micPbLogoDwn
Presses the Windows Logo key.
micPbLogoUp
Releases the Windows Logo key.
micLPbLogoDwn
Presses the left Windows Logo key.
micLPbLogoUp
Releases the left Windows Logo key.
micRPbLogoDwn
Presses the right Windows Logo key.
micRPbLogoUp
Releases the right Windows Logo key.
micAppKey
Presses the Application key.
micF1
Presses the F1 key.
micF2
Presses the F2 key.
micF3
Presses the F3 key.
micF4
Presses the F4 key.
micF5
Presses the F5 key.
micF6
Presses the F6 key.
micF7
Presses the F7 key.
micF8
Presses the F8 key.
micF9
Presses the F9 key.
micF10
Presses the F10 key.
micF11
Presses the F11 key.
micF12
Presses the F12 key.
micNumLockOn
Turns on the Num Lock.
micCapsLockOn
Turns on the Caps Lock.
micScrollOn
Turns on the Scroll Lock.
micNumLockOff
Turns off the Num Lock.
micCapsLockOff
Turns off the Caps Lock.
micScrollOff
Turns off the Scroll Lock.

Return Type

None

IMPORTANT

Although the Type method is supported for most objects, if you enter a Type statement for an object in which a user cannot enter text, the method has no visual effect.

Example

                    'The following example uses the SetSelection method to replace the word "sad"
'with the word "happy". It then uses the SetCaretPos method to place the cursor at
'the sixth character position in the "Edit1" window, and type the word "very".

    PbWindow("Form1").PbEdit("Edit1").Type "I am sad"
    PbWindow("Form1").PbEdit("Edit1").SetSelection 5, 8
    PbWindow("Form1").PbEdit("Edit1").Type "happy "
    PbWindow("Form1").PbEdit("Edit1").SetCaretPos 5
    PbWindow("Form1").PbEdit("Edit1").Type "very "

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WaitItemProperty Method

Description

Waits until the specified item property achieves the specified value or exceeds the specified timeout before continuing to the next step.

Syntax

object.WaitItemProperty (Item, PropertyName, PropertyValue, [TimeOut])

Arguments

ParameterDescription
Item Required. A Variant.
The item name (with quotes) or numeric index (without quotes) can denote the item. The first item in a list is numbered 0.
PropertyName Required. A String value.
The name of the item property whose value to wait for. The following properties are supported:
Property Name
Description
focused
Indicates whether the list item has the focus in a multiple selection list box.
Possible values:        
       True
       False
height
The list item's height (in pixels).
IsAnchor
Indicates whether the list item is an anchor item (the item from which a multiple selection span starts).
Possible values:                                    
       True
       False
selected
Indicates whether the list item is selected.
Possible values:                                    
       True
       False
text
The text of the list item, or "" if the list item does not contain any text.
PropertyValue Required. A Variant.
The expected value against which the actual item property value should be checked. You can either use a simple value or you can use a comparison object together with the value to perform more complex comparisons.
TimeOut Optional. A long integer value.
The time, in milliseconds, after which UFT One continues to the next step if the specified item value is not achieved. If no value is specified, UFT One uses the time set in the Object Synchronization Timeout option in the Run pane of the Test Settings dialog box.


Default value = -1

Return Type

A Boolean value.

Returns TRUE if the item property achieves the value, and FALSE if the timeout is reached before the item property achieves the value. A FALSE return value does not indicate a failed step.

IMPORTANT

Tip: This method is useful for test run synchronization. Unlike the Exist method and the WaitProperty method, the WaitItemProperty method enables you to synchronize the test run based on a specific object item property. For example, you can instruct UFT One to wait for a particular string to appear in the second panel of the "StatusBar" control:
' Wait up to 30 seconds for the string "Ready" to appear in the second panel of the "StatusBar" control.
Window("Test").PbStatusBar("StatusBar").WaitItemProperty 2, "text", "Ready", 30000

You can also use comparison objects to perform more complex value comparisons. For example, you can instruct UFT One to wait until a specific item property value is greater than the specified value.

An example of the syntax required when using a comparison object is: Object.WaitItemProperty 2, "text", micNotEqual("John")"

The following comparison objects can be used:

  • micGreaterThan: Greater than; Specifies that UFT One waits until the item property value is greater than the specified value.
  • micLessThan: Less than; Specifies that UFT One waits until the item property value is less than the specified value.
  • micGreaterThanOrEqual: Greater than or equal to; Specifies that UFT One waits until the item property value is greater than or equal to the specified value.
  • micLessThanOrEqual: Less than or equal to; Specifies that UFT One waits until the item property value is less than or equal to the specified value.
  • micNotEqual: Not equal to; Specifies that UFT One waits until the item property value is not equal to the specified value.
  • micRegExpMatch: Regular expression; Specifies that UFT One waits until the item property value achieves a regular expression match with the specified value. Regular expressions are case-sensitive and must match exactly. For example, 'E.*h' matches 'Earth' but not 'The Earth' or 'earth'.

When the types of the expected value and actual value do not match, the comparisons are performed as follows (in this order):

  • Empty values: Empty values may be an uninitialized variable or field (which returns TRUE for the IsNull function in VBscript) or initialized to an empty value (which returns TRUE for the IsEmpty function is VBscript). When trying to compare two arguments when at least one is an empty value, the comparison assumes equality for two uninitialized arguments and for two empty arguments. Any other combination is considered unequal.
    For example:
    dim vEmpty
    Object.WaitItemProperty 2, “text”,micNotEqual    (vEmpty) 
    will not wait for the timeout (because the 'text' property value is an empty string and the argument passed to micNotEqual is an empty value, and so micNotEqual finds them not equal and returns TRUE).
  • String values: When trying to compare a string value with non-string value, the string value is converted to the non-string type and then compared. If the string value cannot be converted to the non-string type, the comparison assumes the values are not equal.
    For example:
    Object.WaitItemProperty 2, “text”,micGreaterThan(8) will not wait for the timeout if the 'text' property value is '16' (because micGreaterThan finds 16 to be greater than 8 and returns TRUE), but will wait if the 'text' property value is 'a' (because 'a' cannot be converted to a number).
  • Boolean values: When trying to compare a Boolean value with non-boolean value, the non-boolean value is converted to a boolean value and then compared. The conversion method assumes that any integer value other than '0' is TRUE, and that '0' alone is FALSE. If the conversion fails to produce a boolean value (for example, if the value is 'abc'), the comparison result will be FALSE (note that for the WaitProperty method this result would instruct UFT One to keep waiting). If the conversion succeeds, the method compares the two boolean values according to the comparison logic.
  • Other value types: When other value types do not match, they are compared under the assumption that different types are not equal (nor greater than or less than each other).

Example

                    Function GetContent_And_WaitItemProperty_Example(listTO, ByRef itemsArr)
'Confirm that the items given as arguments in the array are all selected.
'If they are return True, otherwise return False.

    itemsCount = listTO.GetItemsCount
    'Iterate over all the items given in an array argument, and for each one iterate over list to find it and verify that is selected
     For curArrIndex = LBound(itemsArr) To UBound(itemsArr)
        curArrItem = itemsArr(curArrIndex)
        'Iterate over the list
        For curListIndex = 0 To itemsCount - 1
            curListItem = listTO.GetItem(curListIndex)
            'Check is this is the item we're currently looking for
            If curArrItem = curListItem Then
                'Check if the item is selected
                bSelected = listTO.WaitItemProperty(curListIndex, "selected", True, 0)
                  'Return False and exit function if is not selected
                  If bSelected = False Then
                    GetContent_And_WaitItemProperty_Example = False
                    Exit Function
                  End If
            End If
        Next
     Next
    'All were selected
    GetContent_And_WaitItemProperty_Example = True

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