Using object in auto-complete drop down list
The web application I am testing has a textbox that autocompletes when you start typing in it.
In my test, I want to SetText in that textbox and then select the one item it populates. I can map this object but during the test it is not selecting the item from the list. In fact, I don't see the list displaying at all after some values are typed in the box.
What can I do?
Thank you
Hi,
> but seemingly not through TC.
As this is web application, what you need is doable with 99% probability.
Generic sequence of actions (that may vary depending on how the given control has been implemented):
-- Set focus to / click the control and start typing using .Keys() method;
-- Delay script execution until the drop-down window appears after some part of the text has been typed;
-- Investigate the drop-down window in the Object Browser / Object Spy to find out how to identify this window in test code and how to get a list of its elements;
-- Using the results of the above investigation, write a code that, after some portion of text has been typed, will wait for the drop-down window, search for the required element in it and click on the found element.
