The playback could not find the control with the given search properites with the Tab Button

Question

Hi there,

I created a test (a WPF Window) in which i have to use "TAB" key to move to the next window.  But, in the playback i keep getting the exception" The playback failed to find the control wiht the given search properties"

Thanks

Answer 1

Hi developer.vsdotnet,

Can you please put your code here that is causing the exception?

-Tejas.

Answer 2

I don't see any statement related to pressing 'TAB' key in above code. Can you please highlight the statement that is throwing the exception?

Answer 3

If you record your tab control action the code will look like this in the recorded method in designer.cs file

// Type '{Tab}' in 'id' text box

Keyboard.SendKeys(uIIDEdit, this.RecordedMethod2Params.UIIDEditSendKeys, ModifierKeys.None);check this type and re record and do it,hope it will clear you problem

Answer 4

Or go with a top level control:

Keyboard.SendKeys(UIMap.MyWindow, this.RecordedMethod2Params.UIIDEditSendKeys, ModifierKeys.None);

or just without the control:

Keyboard.SendKeys(this.RecordedMethod2Params.UIIDEditSendKeys, ModifierKeys.None);

-Tejas.

Answer 5

Hi developer.vsdotnet,

Seems like the uIREADButton could not be found during playback, you could use test builder to find out which property exposed by this control and add it into this control's search properties group.

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Tony Xiao [MSFT]
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Answer 6

@ Tony Xiao.

Thanks for your assistance. How do I go to control's search properties group.   I am pretty new to this testing. 

Thanks!

Answer 7

Hi developer.vsdotnet,

There are two ways could achieve this:

1. Double-click UIMap.uitest file in your solution explorer then it will be opened by UIMap editor if you have installed Feature pack 2, please see the following figure about this:
   
   
2. Locate the definition of the control which you want to modify in UIMap.designizer.cs then try to add or change specific search property in Search Criteria of that control.
   
   
   

	    [GeneratedCode("Coded UITest Builder", "10.0.40219.1")]
	    public class UIDesktopList : WinList
	    {
	        
	        public UIDesktopList(UITestControl searchLimitContainer) : 
	                base(searchLimitContainer)
	        {
	            #region Search Criteria
	            this.SearchProperties[WinList.PropertyNames.Name] = "Desktop";
	            this.WindowTitles.Add("Program Manager");
	            #endregion
	        }
	        
	        #region Properties
	        public WinListItem UIItem7zipListItem
	        {
	            get
	            {
	                if ((this.mUIItem7zipListItem == null))
	                {
	                    this.mUIItem7zipListItem = new WinListItem(this);
	                    #region Search Criteria
	                    this.mUIItem7zipListItem.SearchProperties[WinListItem.PropertyNames.Name] = "7-zip";
	                    this.mUIItem7zipListItem.WindowTitles.Add("Program Manager");
	                    #endregion
	                }
	                return this.mUIItem7zipListItem;
	            }
	        }
	        #endregion
	        
	        #region Fields
	        private WinListItem mUIItem7zipListItem;
	        #endregion
	    }
	

Hope this could help you.

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Tony Xiao [MSFT]
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Answer 8

                

//Adding these lines in test method solved my problem

     

  Step 1. //Define the variable 
Dim uITxtTimeBuildEdit As WinEdit = Me.UIAUTFORMSWindow.UITxtTimeBuildWindow.UITxtTimeBuildEdit
   //Step 2
uITxtTimeBuildEdit.Text = Me.Time2Params.UITxtTimeBuildTEditText

            'Type '{Tab}' in 'txtTimeBuild' text box
            Keyboard.SendKeys(uITxtTimeBuildEdit, Me.EmpTime2Params.UITxtTimeBuildEditSendKeys, ModifierKeys.None)

            'Type '{Tab}' in 'READ' button
            Keyboard.SendKeys(uIREADButton, Me.EmpTime2Params.UIREADButtonSendKeys, ModifierKeys.None)

Step 3.// Passing these in method params

Public UITxtTimeBuildEditSendKeys As String = "{Tab}"
        
        '''<summary>
        '''Type '{Tab}' in 'READ' button
        '''</summary>
        Public UIREADButtonSendKeys As String = "{Tab}"
        

Answer 9

@ Tony Xiao.

Thanks for your post.  It was of great help. Thanks.

Answer 10

Hi developer.vsdotnet,

It's glad to see this issue has been resolved and thanks for sharing your solution here.

Have a nice day!

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Tony Xiao [MSFT]
MSDN Community Support | Feedback to us