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se7ent7
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14 years ago

Using custom properties to find web objects/elements

Hi there, I have been finding objects using the Id string (we use a FindChildByID() method), but this is becoming hard to maintain recently since our app generates IDs more dynamically these days. ...
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TanyaYatskovska
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13 years ago

Hi Tanvi,


 


Even if the FindChild method returns the first found object matching the search criteria, you'd better check whether the object is found in the object tree indeed via the Exists property. For example:


function Test()


{


  var PropArray, ValuesArray, p, w;


  


  // Creates arrays of property names and values


  PropArray = new Array("WndCaption", "Visible");


  ValuesArray = new Array("Font st&yle:", true);


 


  // Searches for the window


  p = Sys.Process("Notepad");


  w = p.FindChild(PropArray, ValuesArray, 5);


 


  // Processes the search results


  if (w.Exists)


    Log.Message(w.FullName);


  else


    Log.Error("The object was not found.");


}