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artur_biesiadow's avatar
artur_biesiadow
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13 years ago

java/SWT Display.syncExec

I'm trying to control internals of RCP application from TestComplete. For read access, it works quite well, but when I try to open a new view using code (activePage.showView(id)) it complains about il...
TanyaYatskovska's avatar
TanyaYatskovska
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13 years ago

Hi Artur,


 


I consulted with our R&D team and they've provided me with the following information: TestComplete will correctly work with the right thread only if you call a property/method of the SWT widget that will be inherited from org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.


In the target thread, you will need to execute the following code:


Widget.getDisplay().asyncExec


 


So, if a special method is created for a visible widget in your app - you need to call it from TestComplete. Thus, you should avoid this error.