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dbattaglia
Contributor
6 years ago

Create Property on Test Object

Is there a way to create a property on a test object? Essentially I'm looking for a way to add properties to a test object at runtime.   Example: test_object = Aliases.Object test_object.so...
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    tristaanogre
    6 years ago

    TestComplete adds them... but as part of the object identification engine built into TestComplete and not in any way accessible to the user.  So, generally, no... you cannot alter the property or method list on the objects.

     

    Your best bet is to build a wrapper like you have to translate the object into your particular naming convention... but honestly, to me, that seems like a LOT of work to do to simply to satisfy the asthetic of a particular code formatting standard.

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tristaanogre
Esteemed Contributor

TestComplete adds them... but as part of the object identification engine built into TestComplete and not in any way accessible to the user.  So, generally, no... you cannot alter the property or method list on the objects.

 

Your best bet is to build a wrapper like you have to translate the object into your particular naming convention... but honestly, to me, that seems like a LOT of work to do to simply to satisfy the asthetic of a particular code formatting standard.

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dbattaglia
Contributor
6 years ago

like i said, the naming convention is one aspect.

the other reason is adding custom properties/methods.

i agree that this requires work, everything requires effort.

i am looking at this as foundational work that will enable other things to be built on top.

consistency is critical to building a stable codebase. if the code is not consistent then we have no assurance about what to expect.

 

as i said, i have a means to accomplish what i'm trying to do, that will work.

i was just wondering if there was some secret coolness in the testcomplete that i did not know about.

thanks tristaanogre