Coded UI : Helptext method stops execution.

Question

I am trying to verify tooltip for a control. Sometime the tool tip does not show up and the help text method keeps on waiting for the tooltip to appear and halts the further test case execution. if there is no tooltip on control i want the test to continue by returning anull value or false how to do it

Answer 1

Hi Vivek,

use  Mouse.Hover(controlname);

string hlptext = Controlname.HelpText;

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ANKIT BHATNAGAR

Answer 2

Hi Ankit,

Thanks for the reply, I have tried that and lot of other things too like setting focus or moving over the control and so on

but the issue is not of hover or focus, the issue is that if the control does not have a tool tip, the 

Controlname.HelpText does not returns back it stays there and halts the execution. 

I want to come out of that statement may be after a time limit even if it does not get the tool tip and move to next statement.

If you have any idea where we can set a timelimit on help text command so that if the control does not have a tool tip the test does not get halted at the helptext command.

Answer 3

How long are you waiting the default time out is 120 seconds?

Answer 4

Hi James,

Thanks and good to know that there is indeed a timeout set,

but don't you think 2 min is very long timeout. I was not waiting that long. Is there way to reduce the timeout?

Answer 5

Hi Vivek,

I think maybe Playback.Wait() method can help you, this method make the playback pause for a specified time.

Also you can add ThinkTime for that control. Please also take a look at this case: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vsautotest/thread/e4f7caa0-b322-4662-9d11-8db49402a056

Thanks.

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Vicky Song [MSFT]
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