Check PopupMenu exists

Question

How do I check if a popup menu exists before I try to interact with it?&nbsp;&nbsp;The following code works as long as the PopupMenu exists. If it doesn't, I get a run time error&nbsp;on the second line.&nbsp;CurrField.Click x,y
Call CurrField.PopupMenu.Click("Sort|Descending")I tried adding a check for&nbsp;CurrField.PopupMenu.Exists or&nbsp;CurrField.PopupMenu = Null and both of these cause run time errors also.

alexkaras · Accepted Answer

Hi,
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Ah, I see. Property will be of no use for you.
What you should do in this case:
1) Open Object Spy in TestComplete and switch it to Point-and-Fix mode;
2) (Right-)click on the control so that the popup menu is opened;
3) Hover popup menu with the mouse and wait until it is recognized by Object Spy;
4) Fix the captured object in the Object Spy (Ctrl-Shift-A shortcut if I remember correctly);
5) Copy the identification code from Object Spy into your test code, adjust and use accordingly.
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(It is a usual thing that popup menu is a separate standalone object that is a child of either tested application process or main window.)

don · Answer

There's no way of checking to see if a window exists unless you manually verify all the steps. The pop up windows are something that should be in the design documentation.

You can also see if a window exists by going to a browser and clicking F12 for development mode. Then you would just have to dig through to see if there are any windows and find your matching window if it exists.

This is how I find pop up windows and implement them using the xpath.

don · Answer

Sorry I meant to say pop up menu but I accidently put widow. But the logic still applies.

mfoster711 · Answer

I am working with a Desktop application, not a browser.

colin_mccrae · Answer

"CurrField.PopupMenu.Exists"
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Should work? The whole point of the Exists property is so to do exactly this. It shouldn't be throwing an error.
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Are you sure the parent objects all exist at this point? If "CurrField" does not exist, that may be object actually causing the error (or anything else further up the tree). I use "Exists" to check the presence (or lack of) on transient popup menus all the time without any problems.

mfoster711 · Answer

Exists does not work for PopupMenu. I added the following and verified the CurrField exists.If CurrField.Exists Then
    log.message "CurrField exists"
End If
If CurrField.PopopMenu.Exists Then
    log.message "PopupMenu exists"
End IfI get a runtime error on the line that checks if CurrField.PopupMenu.Exists. The error log states "Cannot obtain the popup menu".

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