Constructor
new ListBoxTO()
A drop-down or multiple-selection Web list.
HTML example with the second value selected:
Example
<select name="select">
<option value="value1">Value 1</option>
<option value="value2" selected>Value 2</option>
<option value="value3>Value 3</option>
</select>
Members
displayName
Returns the object display name defined in the Application Model.
Methods
$(selector, objTypeopt) → {*}
Creates a child test object of this test object.
This operation does not cause OpenText Functional Testing for Developers to search for the object in the AUT. OpenText Functional Testing for Developers interacts with the application only when a step runs that performs an operation on the AUT object.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Default | Description |
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selector | Description
|
string | | | The description of the test object. Can be a full test object description or a string. If a string is provided, it is interpreted as a CSS selector with a default test object type of WebElement. |
objType | Description |
<optional>
|
Web.Element()
| The type of test object to use when supplying a CSS string for the selector. |
Returns:
the new child test object with the provided description.
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Type
- *
$$(selector, dontFilterByTypeopt) → {Promise.<Array.<TestObject>>}
Returns all child objects of this object that match the supplied test object description.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Default | Description |
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selector | Description
|
string | | | a description object that defines the test object type and the set of properties and values that should be common to all objects that are returned. |
dontFilterByType | boolean |
<optional>
|
false
| Set this parameter to true to avoid limiting the returned objects to a specific test object type. |
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled with an array of test objects that match the supplied description.
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Type
- Promise.<Array.<TestObject>>
$x(xpath, childTypeopt) → {*}
Creates a child test object of this test object based on the specified xpath.
This operation does not cause OpenText Functional Testing for Developers to search for the object in the AUT. OpenText Functional Testing for Developers interacts with the application only when a step runs that performs an operation on the AUT object.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Default | Description |
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xpath | string | | | The xpath to use as the description for the new child test object. |
childType | Description |
<optional>
|
Web.Element()
| The test object type for the new child test object. |
Returns:
the new child test object with the provided xpath as its description.
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Type
- *
absoluteLocation() → {Promise.<Point>}
Returns the object's absolute coordinates relative to the screen (in pixels), format: {x,y}.
Remark: 0,0 is always the top-left corner of the (primary) monitor.
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled with the object's absolute coordinates.
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Type
- Promise.<Point>
accessibilityName() → {Promise.<string>}
Returns this object's accessibilityName property.
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled with this object's accessibilityName property.
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Type
- Promise.<string>
attributes() → {Promise.<object>}
Returns a copy of the attribute collection that is attached to this object. For example: 'id','class', ...
Returns:
the object keys are the attribute names and the corresponding values are the attribute values.
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Type
- Promise.<object>
className() → {Promise.<string>}
Returns the object's CSS class.
Returns:
the object's CSS class.
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Type
- Promise.<string>
click(argsopt) → {Promise.<void>}
Clicks on this object using the definitions from the supplied args object.
If you do not provide the args object, the click is performed in the center of the object using the left mouse button.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Description |
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args | Object |
<optional>
| The arguments for the click operation.
PropertiesName | Type | Attributes | Default | Description |
---|
button | MouseButton |
<optional>
|
MouseButton.left
| The mouse button to use for the click. | anchor | Position |
<optional>
|
Position.center
| The position within the object from which the offset is taken. | offset | Object |
<optional>
| | The offset from the anchor position.
PropertiesName | Type | Attributes | Default | Description |
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x | number |
<optional>
|
0
| The x-coordinate of the offset. | y | number |
<optional>
|
0
| The y-coordinate of the offset. |
|
|
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled when the click operation ends.
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Type
- Promise.<void>
css() → {Promise.<string>}
Returns the path to this object in CSS format. For example: tr.BPTRow input.
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled with the path to this object in CSS format.
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Type
- Promise.<string>
defaultValue() → {Promise.<string>}
Returns the initial text value, which is set when the object is reset.
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled with the initial text value, which is set when the object is reset.
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Type
- Promise.<string>
description() → {*}
Returns the description for this test object. The test object must be obtained using the $ method, otherwise, this method returns null.
Returns:
the description for this test object.
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Type
- *
deselect(item) → {Promise.<void>}
Deselects a list of items in the list box.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Description |
---|
item | number
|
string | you can pass as many items as you like, each item can be either the name of the item you wish to select,
or the numeric index of the item in the list. Example: listBox.deselect("someItem", 2, "anotherItem"); |
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled when the operation is performed.
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Type
- Promise.<void>
doubleClick(webDoubleClickArgsopt) → {Promise.<void>}
Clicks this object twice according to the specified behavior.
Remark: If you are testing a Web or hybrid mobile application on a Mobile device, this method is equivalent to performing a DoubleTap gesture.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Description |
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webDoubleClickArgs | Object |
<optional>
| Arguments that define additional behavior for double-click operations.
PropertiesName | Type | Attributes | Default | Description |
---|
location | Location |
<optional>
| | The location to perform the double-click. | interval | number |
<optional>
|
0.2
| The number of seconds between the first click and the second click. |
|
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled when the method is called.
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Type
- Promise.<void>
dragAndDropOn(target, dragOptionsopt) → {Promise.<void>}
Drags and drops a test object onto the specified target object according to the specified DragOptions behavior.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Description |
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target | TestObject
|
Object | | The target object on which this object is dropped. |
dragOptions | Object |
<optional>
| The drag and drop behavior to apply.
PropertiesName | Type | Attributes | Default | Description |
---|
button | MouseButton |
<optional>
|
MouseButton.left
| The mouse button used to drag the object. | dragLocation | Location |
<optional>
| | The point on the source object where the drag operation begins. | dropLocation | Location |
<optional>
| | The point on the target object where the drag and drop operation ends. |
|
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled when the drop operation ends.
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Type
- Promise.<void>
exists(timeoutopt) → {Promise.<boolean>}
Checks whether this object exists in the AUT.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Description |
---|
timeout | number |
<optional>
| The time (in seconds) to wait for this object before returning a result of true or false. By default, uses the object synchronization timeout defined in the runtime engine settings. |
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled with a boolean indicating whether the object exists.
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Type
- Promise.<boolean>
extendSelect(items) → {Promise.<void>}
Selects additional items from the multi-selection list box.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Description |
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items | number
|
string | One or more items to add to the selection. Each item can be either an item's name or the item's numeric index in the list. |
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled when the operation is performed.
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Type
- Promise.<void>
fireEvent(event) → {Promise.<void>}
Triggers the specified event on this object.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Description |
---|
event | Web.Event
|
Web.MouseEvent | The event object describing the event to trigger.
The event can be any HTML DOM event. For details, see HTML DOM Events in the online W3Schools documentation. |
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled with the triggered event.
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Type
- Promise.<void>
getAttribute(attributeName) → {Promise.<string>}
Returns the value of the specified attribute.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Description |
---|
attributeName | string | The attribute name of the value to retrieve. |
Returns:
the value of the specified attribute; null if the attribute does not exist.
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Type
- Promise.<string>
getComputedStyle(stylePropertyName) → {Promise.<string>}
Returns the value of the specified style.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Description |
---|
stylePropertyName | string | The style name of the value to retrieve. |
Returns:
the value of the specified style. Null if the style does not exist.
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Type
- Promise.<string>
getTextLocations(text, rectangleopt) → {Promise.<Object>}
Returns all rectangular areas containing the specified text within this object.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Description |
---|
text | string | | The text to search for in the test object. |
rectangle | Object |
<optional>
| The rectangular area in the test object to search for the text. |
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled with an array of rectangles containing all rectangular areas containing the specified text within this object.
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Type
- Promise.<Object>
getVisibleText(rectangleopt) → {Promise.<string>}
Returns all visible text from this object.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Description |
---|
rectangle | Object |
<optional>
| The rectangular area in the test object to return the text from. |
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled with all the visible text from this object.
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Type
- Promise.<string>
highlight() → {Promise.<void>}
Highlights this object in the AUT.
Remark: This may be useful when debugging a test.
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled when the highlighting operation ends.
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Type
- Promise.<void>
highlightMatches(description, dontFilterByTypeopt) → {Promise.<number>}
Highlights all children that match the supplied test object description.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Default | Description |
---|
description | | | | A description object that defines the test object type and the set of properties and values that should be common to all objects that are highlighted. |
dontFilterByType | boolean |
<optional>
|
false
| Set this parameter to true to avoid limiting the highlighted objects to a specific test object type. |
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled with the number of matches that are found and highlighted.
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Type
- Promise.<number>
hoverTap(locationopt) → {Promise.<void>}
When hover is supported, places the pointer on this object. Otherwise, taps the object at the specified location.
If 'location' is not provided, the tap is performed at the center of the object.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Description |
---|
location | Location |
<optional>
| The arguments for the hover-tap operation. |
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled when the method is called.
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Type
- Promise.<void>
id() → {Promise.<string>}
Returns the object's HTML identifier.
Returns:
the object's HTML identifier.
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Type
- Promise.<string>
innerHTML() → {Promise.<string>}
Returns the HTML code contained between the object's start and end tags.
Returns:
the HTML code contained between the object's start and end tags.
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Type
- Promise.<string>
innerText() → {Promise.<string>}
Returns the text contained between the object's start and end tags.
Returns:
the text contained between the object's start and end tags.
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Type
- Promise.<string>
isEnabled() → {Promise.<boolean>}
Indicates whether this object is enabled.
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled with an indication of whether this object is enabled.
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Type
- Promise.<boolean>
isMultiple() → {Promise.<boolean>}
Returns true if multi-selection is available.
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled with true if multi-selection is available.
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Type
- Promise.<boolean>
isVisible() → {Promise.<boolean>}
Indicates whether the current element is visible.
Returns:
true if the current element is visible, otherwise false.
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Type
- Promise.<boolean>
items() → {Promise.<Array.<string>>}
Returns an array of all items in the list.
Note: When weblist items are loaded dynamically, it is possible that only a partial list of the items will be returned.
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled with an array of all items in the list.
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Type
- Promise.<Array.<string>>
location() → {Promise.<Point>}
Returns the object's coordinates relative to the parent window (in pixels), format: {x,y}.
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled with the object's relative coordinates.
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Type
- Promise.<Point>
longPress(webLongPressArgsopt) → {Promise.<void>}
Presses and holds this object according to the specified behavior.
Remark: This method is not supported in Internet Explorer.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Description |
---|
webLongPressArgs | Object |
<optional>
| Arguments object that defines the behavior of the longPress operation.
PropertiesName | Type | Attributes | Default | Description |
---|
duration | number |
<optional>
|
0.25
| The number of seconds to continue pressing. | location | Location |
<optional>
| | The location where the operation is performed. |
|
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled after pressing the center of the object or the specified location for the number of seconds defined by the user.
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Type
- Promise.<void>
makeItemVisible(item, xPath, timeOutopt) → {Promise.<void>}
Makes an item in the list visible.
Note: When weblist items are loaded dynamically, this method might return unexpected results.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Description |
---|
item | string | | The menu item to make visible. |
xPath | string | | The xPath value of the control to press to make the item visible in the list. |
timeOut | number |
<optional>
| The amount of time to wait for the item to become visible. Default is 20 seconds. |
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled when the operation is performed.
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Type
- Promise.<void>
name() → {Promise.<string>}
Returns the object's name property.
Returns:
the object's name property.
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Type
- Promise.<string>
nativeObject() → {Promise.<Object>}
Returns the native application object that is represented by this test object instance,
enabling you to access the native properties and methods provided by that object.
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled with the native application object that is represented by this test object instance.
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Type
- Promise.<Object>
outerHTML() → {Promise.<string>}
Returns the object's HTML code and its content.
Returns:
the object's HTML code and its content.
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Type
- Promise.<string>
outerText() → {Promise.<string>}
Returns the object's text.
Returns:
the object's text.
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Type
- Promise.<string>
pan(deltaXopt, deltaYopt, webPanArgsopt) → {Promise.<void>}
Performs a pan gesture on this object according to the specified distance parameters.
Remark: This method is not supported in Internet Explorer.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Description |
---|
deltaX | number |
<optional>
| The distance moved on the x-axis. |
deltaY | number |
<optional>
| The distance moved on the y-axis. |
webPanArgs | Object |
<optional>
| Arguments object that defines the behavior of the pan operation.
PropertiesName | Type | Attributes | Default | Description |
---|
location | Location |
<optional>
| | The location at which to perform operation. | duration | number |
<optional>
|
0.5
| The number of seconds to perform the pan. |
|
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled after the pan has occurred.
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Type
- Promise.<void>
parent() → {*}
Returns the parent test object of this test object. The child object must be obtained using the $ method, otherwise, this method returns null.
Returns:
the parent test object of this test object.
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Type
- *
pinch(scaleopt, pinchArgsopt) → {Promise.<void>}
Performs a pinch gesture on this object according to the scale or specified behavior.
Remark: This method is not supported in Internet Explorer.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Description |
---|
scale | number |
<optional>
| The scale for the pinch gesture. This number is the ratio between the start distance and the end distance between the two touch points used for the pinch. For example, if you were to touch a screen with your fingers 6 cm apart, and pinch until your fingers were 3 cm apart, the scale would be 0.5. |
pinchArgs | Object |
<optional>
| Arguments object that defines the behavior of the pinch operation.
PropertiesName | Type | Attributes | Default | Description |
---|
location | Location |
<optional>
| | The location at which to perform the operation. | duration | number |
<optional>
|
1
| The number of seconds to perform the pinch. |
|
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled after the pinch has occurred.
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Type
- Promise.<void>
role() → {Promise.<string>}
Returns this object's role property.
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled with this object's role property.
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Type
- Promise.<string>
select(item) → {Promise.<void>}
Selects a list of items in the list box.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Description |
---|
item | number
|
string | You can pass as many items as you like, each item can be the name of the item you wish to select,
or the numeric index of the item in the list. Example: listBox.select("someItem", 2, "anotherItem"); |
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled when the operation is performed.
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Type
- Promise.<void>
selectedItems() → {Promise.<Array.<string>>}
Returns an array of all selected items in the list.
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled with an array of all selected items in the list.
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Type
- Promise.<Array.<string>>
size() → {Promise.<Size>}
Returns the object's size (in pixels).
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled with the object's size.
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Type
- Promise.<Size>
snapshot(optionsopt) → {Promise.<string>}
Captures and returns a Base64 representation of this test object.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Description |
---|
options | Object |
<optional>
| An options object that defines the image capture preferences.
PropertiesName | Type | Attributes | Default | Description |
---|
format | string |
<optional>
|
"png"
| The format of the image. Possible values: png, bmp. |
|
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled with the Base64 string of the test object's image.
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Type
- Promise.<string>
styles() → {Promise.<object>}
Returns a copy of the style collection that is attached to this object.
Returns:
the object keys are the attribute names and the corresponding values are the attribute values.
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Type
- Promise.<object>
swipe(swipeDirectionopt, webSwipeArgsopt) → {Promise.<void>}
Swipes the object in the specified direction or according to the specified behavior.
Remark: This method is not supported in Internet Explorer.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Description |
---|
swipeDirection | SwipeDirection |
<optional>
| The direction of the swipe. |
webSwipeArgs | object |
<optional>
| Arguments object that defines the behavior of the swipe operation.
PropertiesName | Type | Attributes | Default | Description |
---|
location | Location |
<optional>
| | The location where the operation is performed. | duration | number |
<optional>
|
0.25
| The number of seconds to perform the swipe. | distance | number |
<optional>
|
200
| The distance (in pixels) to swipe. |
|
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled after the swipe has occurred.
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Type
- Promise.<void>
tagName() → {Promise.<string>}
Returns the object's HTML tag.
Returns:
the object's HTML tag.
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Type
- Promise.<string>
title() → {Promise.<string>}
Returns the element's title attribute.
Returns:
the element's title attribute.
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Type
- Promise.<string>
type() → {Promise.<string>}
The type of object as defined in the HTML input tag.
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled with the type of object as defined in the HTML input tag.
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Type
- Promise.<string>
value() → {Promise.<string>}
Returns the object's text value.
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled with the object's text value.
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Type
- Promise.<string>
verifyImageExists(imageToFind, similarityopt) → {Promise.<Object>}
Checks whether a snapshot of this object contains the supplied image.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Description |
---|
imageToFind | string | | A Base64 string representation of the image to look for within the test object's snapshot. |
similarity | number |
<optional>
| The minimum similarity between the two images (as a percentage), above which the find is considered a match. Default = 100. |
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled with an object representing the point where the image was located, or null if it was not found.
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Type
- Promise.<Object>
verifyImageMatch(expectedImage, pixelToleranceopt, rgbToleranceopt) → {Promise.<boolean>}
Checks whether a snapshot of this object and the supplied image are a match.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Description |
---|
expectedImage | string | | A Base64 string representation of the image to compare to the test object snapshot. |
pixelTolerance | number |
<optional>
| The percentage of pixels that can differ between the two images, and still be considered a match. Default = 0. |
rgbTolerance | number |
<optional>
| The percentage by which the RGB values of the pixels in the two images can differ, and still be considered a match. Default = 0. |
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled with a boolean representing the comparison result.
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Type
- Promise.<boolean>
verifyImageMatchWithMask(expectedImage, maskAreaImage, pixelToleranceopt, rgbToleranceopt) → {Promise.<boolean>}
Checks whether a snapshot of this object and the supplied image are a match.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Description |
---|
expectedImage | string | | A Base64 string representation of the image to compare to the test object snapshot. |
maskAreaImage | string | | A Base64 string representation of the image mask area to use in the image comparison. |
pixelTolerance | number |
<optional>
| The percentage of pixels that can differ between the two images, and still be considered a match. Default = 0. |
rgbTolerance | number |
<optional>
| The percentage by which the RGB values of the pixels in the two images can differ, and still be considered a match. Default = 0. |
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled with a boolean representing the comparison result.
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Type
- Promise.<boolean>
visibleItemsCount() → {Promise.<number>}
Returns the number of items in the list.
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled with the number of items in the list.
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Type
- Promise.<number>
waitUntilEnabled(timeout[opt]) → {Promise.<boolean>}
Waits until this test object becomes enabled or until the specified timeout elapses. This method is useful for synchronizing your test with your application.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Description |
---|
timeout | number |
<optional>
| The time (in milliseconds) to wait for the test object to become enabled. |
Returns:
a promise fulfilled with true if test object becomes enabled before the timeout is reached; otherwise, false.
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Type
- Promise.<boolean>
waitUntilExists(timeout[opt]) → {Promise.<boolean>}
Waits until this test object exists or until the specified timeout elapses. This method is useful for synchronizing your test with your application.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Description |
---|
timeout | number |
<optional>
| The time (in seconds) to wait for this object to exist. By default, uses the object synchronization timeout defined in the runtime engine settings. |
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled with a boolean indicating whether the object exists.
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Type
- Promise.<boolean>
waitUntilVisible(timeout[opt]) → {Promise.<boolean>}
Waits until this test object becomes visible or the timeout elapses. This method is useful for synchronizing your test with your application.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Description |
---|
timeout | number |
<optional>
| The time (in milliseconds) to wait for the test object to become visible. |
Returns:
a promise fulfilled with true if test object becomes visible before the timeout is reached; otherwise, false.
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Type
- Promise.<boolean>
xpath() → {Promise.<string>}
Returns the path to this object in XPath format. For example: //TR[@id='LeanFT']/*\/INPUT
Returns:
a promise that is fulfilled with the path to this object in XPath format.
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Type
- Promise.<string>