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gjmaster018's avatar
gjmaster018
New Contributor
6 years ago

Adding a dictionary object to a variable on keyword tests

Has anyone tried setting a variable in a keyword test with a value consisting of a dictionary object (a key value pair) ?   IT can be done on scripts but i never made it worked on KeywordTests   ...
  • hkim5's avatar
    hkim5
    6 years ago

    Set Variable Value operation can allow you to create dictionary variables inside of TestComplete.

    Then using a run code snippet, you can access the key-value pairs inside of the dictionary variable. 

    in the screenshots below, I have a dictionary type variable called dict1 with key value pairs key1:value1 and key2:value2. for the sake of simplicity, I have called the value1 using dict1['key1'] and printed the corresponding value with a log message while using run code snippet.

    similarly, i used the log operation of the keyword test, and used the value of "code" with the corresponding dictionary syntax (i.e.:  keywordtests.dictionary1.variables.dict1['key2']) and it printed the corresponding value of the second key value pair. 

    it is important to note that no matter what you do, even with a keyword test, you will need to call on the proper key value pair using the correct syntax if you are parameterizing these values into your operation.

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hkim5
Staff

Set Variable Value operation can allow you to create dictionary variables inside of TestComplete.

Then using a run code snippet, you can access the key-value pairs inside of the dictionary variable. 

in the screenshots below, I have a dictionary type variable called dict1 with key value pairs key1:value1 and key2:value2. for the sake of simplicity, I have called the value1 using dict1['key1'] and printed the corresponding value with a log message while using run code snippet.

similarly, i used the log operation of the keyword test, and used the value of "code" with the corresponding dictionary syntax (i.e.:  keywordtests.dictionary1.variables.dict1['key2']) and it printed the corresponding value of the second key value pair. 

it is important to note that no matter what you do, even with a keyword test, you will need to call on the proper key value pair using the correct syntax if you are parameterizing these values into your operation.

gjmaster018's avatar
gjmaster018
New Contributor
6 years ago

Hi, Ive tried this but it doesnt work.

 

How do you declare the variable , is it an Object type?

  • hkim5's avatar
    hkim5
    Staff
    6 years ago

    Initially, I went into the variables tab and made a new variable called dict 1, which I declared it as an empty dictionary in the default value: {}

    and type: object

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    in hindsight, I could have just used the set variable value operation, and added in a new local variable with some name, and set it as on object, with the value {'key1':'value1', 'key2':'value2',...,'keyx':'valuex'}

    then whenever you use some subsequent operation to access these key value pairs, you would use some syntax in the value parameter of that said operation like KeywordTests.myKDTest.Variables.Dict1['keyx']

    • TanyaYatskovska's avatar
      TanyaYatskovska
      SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
      6 years ago

      Thanks for the help, hkim5, tristaanogre!

       

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