Checking the background color of an object on my GUI application

Question

I am new to TestComplete and working with Keyword Tests to test my GUI application. I want to see if a button on my screen is red, yellow, or green. I can do a property checkpoint on each of the color properties (e.g. button is red):

Aliases.XXX_ShellView.ShellView.LayoutDocumentPaneControl.RXLed_C.Fill.GradientStops.zcollection.zlistStore.zentry0.Color, "B", 0, 0, True

Aliases.XXX_ShellView.ShellView.LayoutDocumentPaneControl.RXLed_C.Fill.GradientStops.zcollection.zlistStore.zentry0.Color, "G", 0, 0, True

Aliases.XXX_ShellView.ShellView.LayoutDocumentPaneControl.RXLed_C.Fill.GradientStops.zcollection.zlistStore.zentry0.Color, "R", 0, 255, True

But I don't see how to check the AND of those conditions. Again, I am new to Keyword Tests, but there has to be a way to do this, right?

tanyayatskovska · Accepted Answer

Hi&nbsp;betty1,
Explore your control in the Object Browser - perhaps it provides a native property (like, Background color or Color) that you can call from script.
If this doesn't help, take a look at the following KB article:
https://smartbear-cc.force.com/portal/KbArticleViewer?name=Get-a-control-s-background-color&amp;sp=testcomplete
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Also, I've found several threads with a similar question:
https://community.smartbear.com/t5/TestComplete-General-Discussions/How-to-find-background-colour-of-Text-Box-of-Edit-Control/td-p/79955
https://community.smartbear.com/t5/TestComplete-General-Discussions/Get-Object-Background-Color/td-p/82957
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I hope it helps.
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alexkaras · Answer

Hi,
&nbsp;
I am not sure that I got the question...
Are you looking for how to check that the button's background is red and green and yellow at the same time?
Anyway, I think that you should look at the Run Code Snippet keyword operation (or Run Script Routine one).
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betty1 · Answer

I apologize for being unclear.&nbsp; I am simply trying to detect the color of a button on my WPF GUI.&nbsp; For example, if the following checkpoints all pass, the color is YELLOW (the ..X replaces the long object path)&nbsp;Property Checkpoint 1..X.RXLed_C.Fill.GradientStops.zcollection.zlistStore.zentry0.Color, "B", cmpEqual, 0..&nbsp;&nbsp;Property Checkpoint 2:..X.RXLed_C.Fill.GradientStops.zcollection.zlistStore.zentry0.Color, "G", cmpEqual, 255...&nbsp;Property Checkpoint 3:..X.RXLed_C.Fill.GradientStops.zcollection.zlistStore.zentry0.Color, "R", cmpEqual, 255..&nbsp;&nbsp;These will each fail individually if they evaluate to False, but I was looking for a way to evaluate all 3 in the same step or better yet to get the 3 object properties and then I can manipulate them with an IF-Then.I could not find a way to get those particular properties.&nbsp; I am very new to TestComplete, so I just assumed there is an easier way and I haven't found it yet.&nbsp; Thanks for the help.

iuliavascan · Answer

I am looking forward for something like this, and I don't have a native property in Object Browser. Has the article also a version for python?&nbsp;
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Thank you!

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