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jeetendra_mitta
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12 years ago

Problem regarding using wild card in property

I need to identify the object in which its content type starts with "F" following with alphabets and ends with numeric value. For that I can use either "*" or "?". But using these wild cards it will be match for more than one objects having any content type. In QTP I can easily use with pattern- "F[a-z].*[0-9]". but in TestComplete, there is any way to use this pattern to get unique object.

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  • jeetendra_mitta's avatar
    jeetendra_mitta
    Occasional Contributor
    12 years ago
    But when user wants to use the descriptive programeing then, only "?", "*" can be used. I want to describe the object then use the find or find all methods.
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    jeetendra_mitta
    Occasional Contributor
    12 years ago
    Thanks for your reply. But we are using any windows application. Can you please suggests what should I use to correct object identification.
  • TanyaYatskovska's avatar
    TanyaYatskovska
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    12 years ago
    Hi Jeetendra,

     


    In this case, only the * and ? wildcards can be used. We have a suggestion to add the possibility of using XPath expressions in Windows apps - I've increased its rating based on your request.


     


    Right now, you can do the following:


     - obtain the unique parent of the desired object;


     - search through all children with the specified type, say text boxes, of the parent object:




      textBoxes = parent.FindAllChildren("WndClass", "Edit", 2);


     


      - iterate through all children to find the one that will match your XPath expression:


     


     textBoxes = (new VBArray(textBoxes)).toArray();


     if (textBoxes.length > 0)


       {


         var regEx = /F[a-z].*[0-9]/g;


         for (i = 0; i < textBoxes.length; i++)


           str = textBoxes.wText;


           Matches = str.match(regEx);


           if  (Matches.length!=0)


             desiredObject = textBoxes;


       }


     


      


     Refer to the "FindAllChildren Method" and "Using Regular Expressions in Scripts" articles for more information.


      

  • jeetendra_mitta's avatar
    jeetendra_mitta
    Occasional Contributor
    12 years ago
    Thanks a lot for your valuable effort, we are using vbscript. Can you please provide us code in vbscript.