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thePantz
Contributor
5 years ago

Testing a chrome extension with TestComplete

Hello,   I'm trying to use TestComplete to test a Chrome extension that is currently in development. When I click on the icon it will display a popup like so:   As far as I know there is no...
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AlexKaras
Champion Level 3
5 years ago

thePantz :

Hi,

 

I am afraid that you are referencing help topic that describes exactly the reason of the problem.

One quick idea meanwhile:

-- If TestComplete Object Browser can access internals of the .contentDocument property, you may try to search for and work with web elements via native DOM functions like it is described in the https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/reference/test-objects/members/page/contentdocument-property-page-object.html and https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/app-testing/web/general/common-tasks/javascript.html help topics.

 

  • thePantz's avatar
    thePantz
    Contributor
    5 years ago

    AlexKaras I'm afraid the .contentDocument I get is null in this case. However it is visible if I change my my Web Object Model from a Tree View Model to a DOM Model

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      JuliaBernikova
      SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
      5 years ago

      thePantz,

       

      The DOM model is a deprecated web testing mode which might cause issues with performance, so
      I suggest you stick with the Tree model.