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shiva_ranabhat
Contributor
10 years ago

Any available property to identify element based on hierarchy?

Hi,    I'm looking for an identifier in Object Spy, where I can specify 'click on 5th item in a hierarchy'. I don't want to identify based on text.  For instance, I could then go to Name Mappi...
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TanyaYatskovska
SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
10 years ago

Hi Shiva,

 

The answer will depend on how these items are displayed in the Object Browser. Please check the hierarchy of the objects. Or post here a screenshot of it taken in TestComplete’s Object browser.

  • shiva_ranabhat's avatar
    shiva_ranabhat
    Contributor
    10 years ago

    Hi Tanya,

     

    For the selected user Matida Morris, object browser is :

     

    identifier2.jpg

    its quite complex.

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      TanyaYatskovska
      SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
      10 years ago

       Thanks for the screenshot.

      As you are testing web pages, the EvaluateXPath method is available for you. It searches through html elements by using a special expression you created. For example, your expression can look like this:

      //OL[@class='ClassName']/LI[1]

       

       

      To create an expression, you need to analyze the html code of your list.

      Here are several online articles that will help you:

      http://smartbear.com/viewarticle/55768/

      http://smartbear.com/viewarticle/62117/

      http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms256115(v=vs.110).aspx

       

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        shiva_ranabhat
        Contributor
        10 years ago

        Thanks for the reply Tanya.

         

        That's fairly complex to follow up. Just a question, Is the class name to be used from 'top' of hierarchy or bottom of hierarchy before the element?

         

        class1.jpg