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whuang's avatar
whuang
Regular Contributor
6 years ago

Using Exists method in a if statement

Hello,   I have a if statement that checkes whether an object exists, if the object_A exists then set it as a wrapper, if object_A doesn't exist, then Object_B will exist for sure, so then set ob...
  • RUDOLF_BOTHMA's avatar
    RUDOLF_BOTHMA
    6 years ago
    whuang wrote:

    Is there any method I can use to check and switch to object_B if A is not found without waiting?

    No, but you can limit the wait time by using a WaitNNN with a very short timeout e.g

    Object_A = Object_A_Parent.WaitAliasChild("Object_A",100);

     

    This of course assumes that Object_A_Parent exists...

Marsha_R's avatar
Marsha_R
Moderator
6 years ago

You'll want to take a look at this:

https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/app-objects/common-tasks/checking-existence.html

 

Also I suggest using your equivalent of the statement below.  If it happens that Object B isn't there, this is a better way to catch the error, rather than just letting the test fail.

 

If Object_A.Exists Then

set wrapper = Object_A

Else

If Object_B.Exists Then

set wrapper = Object_B

Else

*Post Error = Object_A and Object_B are both missing*

End If