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TestCoeUs1337
Occasional Contributor
7 months ago

How to speed up checking for non-existence of objects in TestComplete?

I'm running into an issue where asserting that an object does NOT exist is taking an unexpectedly long time (~10 seconds) in my TestComplete tests. I've tried using both: if(!Aliases.restOftheCode....
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PhilippeS's avatar
PhilippeS
New Contributor

I got round this problem by using the "WaitAliasChild" method.

(There is a optional waitTime as parameter)
Check the documentation : https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/reference/test-objects/members/common-for-all/waitaliaschild-method.html

  if(Aliases.yourAliasesName.WaitAliasChild("yourElement").Exists){
    doSomething();       
  }

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AlexKaras's avatar
AlexKaras
Champion Level 3
7 months ago

Hi,

PhilippeS wrote:

if(Aliases.yourAliasesName.WaitAliasChild("yourElement").Exists){
    doSomething();       
  }

[Just as a side note]

Yes, this might work, but the same condition as mentioned in my previous answer applies: Aliases.yourAliasesName object (and all objects within physical objects' hierarchy that precede "yourElement" aliased object) must exist. Otherwise TestComplete will start to search for them before been able to execute the .WaitAliasChild() call.