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DKumar04
Contributor
6 years ago

Solution for changing full name of an object

Sys.Process("YYY").WPFObject("HwndSource: ControlRoot").WPFObject("ControlRoot").WPFObject("DockPanel", "", 1).WPFObject("mainGrid").WPFObject("MenuControlHost").WPFObject("Control_ROOT").WPFObject("...
  • tristaanogre's avatar
    tristaanogre
    6 years ago
    dmiscannon wrote:
     If just the number is changing, replace the number with * which is a wild card to handle situations like this.

     

    Normally, I'd suggest this, but that doesn't guarentee that you'll get the CORRECT object.  If there's more than one, differentiated only by the index, then using the wildcard will return an ambiguous object recognition warning and, potentially, have the automation fail because the correct object could not be accessed.

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TanyaYatskovska
SmartBear Alumni (Retired)

Hi DKumar04,

 

Did you have a chance to investigate the Name Mapping feature? Did it help you resolve the issue?

DKumar04's avatar
DKumar04
Contributor
6 years ago

I am not interested in it, as it was not very helpful for my project

  • TanyaYatskovska's avatar
    TanyaYatskovska
    SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
    6 years ago

    What are the requirements for your project?

    Perhaps, we can suggest an alternative solution.

  • tristaanogre's avatar
    tristaanogre
    Esteemed Contributor
    6 years ago
    DKumar04 wrote:

    I am not interested in it, as it was not very helpful for my project

    Suffice it to say, you'll need to find some alternative way of identifying the object.  The index value CAN and WILL change for application components so you should find some means of identifying the object that utilizes multiple properties.  FindChild might work for you (https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/reference/test-objects/members/common-for-all/findchild-method.html) or something similar.

    However.... I'm not sure how "NameMapping" is not helpful for your project.  Can you clarify as to what need is not being met by NameMapping?