Reference to an HTML object having a string with his mapped name

[lodecesa]

Hi to all, I have the mapped name of an HTML object in a string and I want find its reference with a method like this:

var elementReference = Aliases.browser.page.form.byName(mappedName);

Thanks to all

[rraghvani]

See Find Mapped Objects by Aliases, WaitAliasChild Method

Can you not use?

var elementReference = Aliases.browser.page.form.mappedName;

[AlexKaras · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Assuming that you have:

var aStr = "Aliases.browser.page.form.mappedName";

Are you looking for this:

var anObj = eval(aStr);

?

[lodecesa]

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@AlexKaras wrote:

Hi,

Assuming that you have:

var aStr = "Aliases.browser.page.form.mappedName";

Are you looking for this:

var anObj = eval(aStr);

?

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Yes, this solution works as I was suggested by ChatGPT after several attempts. The final form I used is this:

function (elementAlias) {

  // The prefix to be added before the alias of the element
  var aliasPrefix = "Aliases.browser.page.form.";

  // Retrieve the element through the alias
  var element = eval(aliasPrefix + elementAlias);

  // Interact with the element
  element.Click();

}

[AlexKaras]

Hi,

> as I was suggested by ChatGPT after several attempts.

Funny 🙂

Just curious what your request succeeded? (I.e. whether ChatGPT already processed this Community or it was solution from some other forum/for some other language.)

[lodecesa]

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@AlexKaras wrote:

Hi,

> as I was suggested by ChatGPT after several attempts.

Funny 🙂

Just curious what your request succeeded? (I.e. whether ChatGPT already processed this Community or it was solution from some other forum/for some other language.)

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Hello,

to be honest, it is not very knowledgeable about TestComplete, often providing incorrect or inapplicable solutions, probably its information on the subject is scarce and incomplete.

(This post is its translation from italian) 😁