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StefanieYou
New Contributor
6 years ago

when using waitchild method, got run time error, Type mismatch: 'TestObject.WaitChild'

HI there,   I'm writing test cases in VB, and when using the method waitchild, got run time error, Type mismatch: 'TestObject.WaitChild'    below is the script:   Sub Test39 set TestObject=Ali...
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Wamboo
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Yo Stefanie!

 

The error "Type mismatch: 'TestObject.WaitChild" it is because the result of .WaitChild() its an object not true/false value (boolean)

 

https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/reference/test-objects/members/common-for-all/waitchild-method.html

 

what you can do is to add .Exists in Your If condition to properly check the state of the object.

 

Example:

 

if(Aliases.Cube.CubeTransitionBox.WaitChild("WLbl_ValidationImage", 50000).Exists) {
// code
}

The result from .Exist method is a boolean value.

 

Hope this will help Yoy.

StefanieYou's avatar
StefanieYou
New Contributor
6 years ago

Hi Wamboo,

thanks for helping!

you're right! I re-edit the script but the still got an error

 

Sub Test39

TestObject=Aliases.Inventor.AInventor.Pane_ModelBrowser.lst_Assembly
If TestObject.WaitChild(lstbox_LandingSurface,15000).Exists Then
log.Message "the model browser is ready"
call Aliases.Inventor.AInventor.Pane_ModelBrowser.lst_Assembly.txtBlock_LandingSurface.ClickR(30,10) 'choose landing surface node and edit feature
Else
End if
End Sub

 

so I adjusted again:

Sub Test36
If Aliases.Inventor.AInventor.Pane_ModelBrowser.lst_Assembly.WaitChild(Aliases.Inventor.AInventor.Pane_ModelBrowser.lst_Assembly.lstbox_LandingSurface,15000).Exists Then
log.Message "the model browser is ready"
call Aliases.Inventor.AInventor.Pane_ModelBrowser.lst_Assembly.txtBlock_LandingSurface.ClickR(30,10) 'choose landing surface node and edit feature
Else
End if

End Sub

 

then tried this again:

Sub Test37
If Aliases.Inventor.AInventor.Pane_ModelBrowser.lst_Assembly.WaitChild(lstbox_LandingSurface,15000).Exists Then
log.Message "the model browser is ready"
call Aliases.Inventor.AInventor.Pane_ModelBrowser.lst_Assembly.txtBlock_LandingSurface.ClickR(30,10) 'choose landing surface node and edit feature
Else
End if

End Sub

    • tristaanogre's avatar
      tristaanogre
      Esteemed Contributor
      6 years ago

      WaitChild requires two completely different sets of parameters than WaitAliasChild.  I think Wamboo is correct here... you're using the wrong method.

       

      But beyond that, your error on TestObject is probably due to being unable to find the object you're assigning to TestObject as well. You can't call "WaitChild" on an object that does not exist.  So, you may need to do additional tests for existance further up the tree.

      • StefanieYou's avatar
        StefanieYou
        New Contributor
        6 years ago

        tristaanogre Wamboo it works when using waitAliasChild, thanks a lot!!

        tristaanogre I still have a question, what do you mean when you said "WaitChild requires two completely different sets of parameters"?

        thanks,

        stefanie