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Nimith
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8 years ago

Object Spy unable to identify certain objects

Hi All,   I am working on an application developed using WinFormsObject and for the most part of building my object library, the Object spy is able to recognize the objects from the screen.    Bu...
  • Nimith's avatar
    Nimith
    8 years ago

    Hi Sameer,

     

    I got a property on the base object which was recognized, that held the value I was looking for. 

     

    As Robert mentioned, the components are not identified by TC as they are not objects on their own. In my case, the developers added a dynamic property into the base object and displayed it as a box under the base object. 

     

     The worst part in such scenarios is the time consumed and effort we need to identify the right property that holds the value which we can use to test. 

     

    Alternatively, if possible, you could check with your dev team and try to get some info as to which property you should be looking for in the base object.

     

    BTW, could you let me know on which UI is your application under test is based (like WPF or WinForms or something else) 

     

    Nimith

     

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sameerjade
Frequent Contributor

Hi Nimith,

 

Just curious if you found a workaround for your issue. I am facing a similar issue with several 'objects' in the application that I am testing and I am investigating ways to fix or work around it.

 

Regards,

Sameer

Nimith's avatar
Nimith
Contributor
8 years ago

Hi Sameer,

 

I got a property on the base object which was recognized, that held the value I was looking for. 

 

As Robert mentioned, the components are not identified by TC as they are not objects on their own. In my case, the developers added a dynamic property into the base object and displayed it as a box under the base object. 

 

 The worst part in such scenarios is the time consumed and effort we need to identify the right property that holds the value which we can use to test. 

 

Alternatively, if possible, you could check with your dev team and try to get some info as to which property you should be looking for in the base object.

 

BTW, could you let me know on which UI is your application under test is based (like WPF or WinForms or something else) 

 

Nimith

 

  • ast's avatar
    ast
    Contributor
    8 years ago

    Hi

    I wonder if this could help...

    Andy

  • tristaanogre's avatar
    tristaanogre
    Esteemed Contributor
    8 years ago

    Glad to hear you figured it out.  As has been noted several times on these forums, a good relationship with the developers is VERY helpful, either to help understand what components are and how to access them as well as in assisting with adding additional identifiers and so forth.

  • sameerjade's avatar
    sameerjade
    Frequent Contributor
    8 years ago

    Hi Nimith,

     

    Thank you for your reply and apologies for my late reply.

    Good to know it worked out for you. I will keep these points in mind when tacking these issues.

     

    It is a Windows desktop application Not sure if that answers your question?

     

    -Sameer