Dynamically Generated Canvases

Question

When I run test complete and record some actions it works well, however when I attempt to run the test it cannot find any of the windows/objects. After some digging around I've found that it seems .NET (WPF by the way) is creating funky names for the canvas objects we generate at runtime. I have attached an image which shows a portion of the Find Object window showing the randomly made names for the Objects. It seems the names change every run, and this would explain why TestComplete cannot find the objects on subsequent runs of the test. Can anyone help? Maybe I'm overlooking something. Thanks in advance!

tristaanogre · Answer

Take a look at this webcast... &nbsp;http://smartbear.com/support/screencasts/testcomplete/reliable-tests-for-dynamic-objects/Most likely, you'll end up using some sort of technique, either using a "wildcard" within the properties or some other technique to have TestComplete properly map your canvas objects reliably.

timothyslater · Answer

thank you, i will review the video and see if I can't get things working. I will report back my successes/failures

alexeykolosov · Answer

Hi Timothy,As I see, the objects have the same constant part in their name, so, if you replace the variable part with the "*" wildcard, you're unlikely to get reliable recognition criteria. I guess the objects in question are actually containers and you need to work with their children. If so, try using the Extended Find feature described in the Using Extended Search Criteria for Mapped Object Identification help topic.

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