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mikej411
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9 years ago
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How to verify whether a blinking cursor is currently inside of a text box

I am trying to verify that the text box gets the focus (the blinking cursor gets placed inside of it) after a certain action. I tried to use the Focused property, but it does not seem to work, or the...
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    mikej411
    9 years ago

    Got it. Everything works now, thank you!

     

      var actualFocusedElement = Sys.Browser().Page("*BC/Report*").contentDocument.activeElement.id    
  if(aqString.Contains(actualElement, "saveDialog_tmpl_sfsName", 0, true))
    Log.Message("The blinking cursor is inside of the name text box")
  else
    Log.Error("The blinking cursor is not inside of the name text box")

    I used the actual focused element's ObjectIdentifier (ID) and compared it against the expected ID, utilizing the activeElement jScript function.

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mikej411
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Hello, I will get that info. for you when I talk to the developer. In the meantime, I would like to add one more piece of info. The object is found and my Finds are correct, as in debug mode, the object is found correctly. While it tries to perform the If statement, the logging window says "Waiting for Focused". So maybe the object doesnt have this property?

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AlexKaras
Champion Level 3
9 years ago

Hi,

 

> The object is found [...]

> maybe the object doesnt have this property?

Both statements must be proved and this is the first thing that had to be done.

I would recommend to:

-- put a breakpoint at the

if(saveWindowNameTextBox.Focused == true)

line of code and run the test;

-- when the test is stopped at the breakpoint, highlight the saveWindowNameTextBox variable and press Ctrl-F12 to call the Evaluate dialog;

-- in the ensuing dialog, press the Inspect button and check the value of the Exists property. If its value is True, this means that the saveWindowNameTextBox object was found and you may proceed further. Value of False means that the object was not found and you must find out why it was not;

-- if the saveWindowNameTextBox was found (its Exists property equals to True), then close the Inspector window and type saveWindowNameTextBox.Focused in the Evaluate dialog, press the Evaluate button and check the result.

 

P.S. Comparison with the boolean values in the if() statement condition is not recommended programming style, so I would recommend to replace

if(saveWindowNameTextBox.Focused == true)

with

if(saveWindowNameTextBox.Focused)

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    mikej411
    Occasional Contributor
    9 years ago

    -- if the saveWindowNameTextBox was found (its Exists property equals to True), then close the Inspector window and type saveWindowNameTextBox.Focused in the Evaluate dialog, press the Evaluate button and check the result.

     

    The object was found so I proceeded. I typed saveWindowNameTextBox.Focused in the "New value" text box and then I clicked "Evaluate". Testcomplete did nothing after I clicked Evaluate. I then changed the text in "New value" to "saveWindowNameTextBox.Enabled" and again, nothing happened. What is supposed to happen when I click "Evaluate"? Is this considered a bug when nothing happens?

     

    NOTE: When I inspect this text box object in the object inspector window, "Focused" is not listed in the list of properties.

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      AlexKaras
      Champion Level 3
      9 years ago

      Hi,

       

      > I typed saveWindowNameTextBox.Focused in the "New value" text box [...]

      This had to be done in the Expression text box and the result of evaluation is displayed in the Result text box.

       

      > "Focused" is not listed in the list of properties

      To be sure that the Focused property is absent, check that Inspector is in the Advanced view (Advanced view text on the top of the window must be in bold and not underlined. Click it if this is not the case).

       

       

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        mikej411
        Occasional Contributor
        9 years ago

        >This had to be done in the Expression text box and the result of evaluation is displayed in the Result text box.

        I now typed it in the expression text box and clicked evaluate. Nothing happened. I then clicked inspect, and it says object non-existant. Keep in mind, this is AFTER I already saw that the object did exist. I then typed "saveWindowNameTextBox.Enabled" and clicked evaluate, and then it said "True"

         

        >To be sure that the Focused property is absent, check that Inspector is in the Advanced view (Advanced view text on the top of the window must be in bold and not underlined. Click it if this is not the case).

        Yes I am in advanced view. If I inspect the actual window that the name text box is within, the Focused property is there. But if I inspect any element inside that window, the Focused property is not there.