How to link the XML data attribute using Coded UI?

Question

I have a graphics application to draw different shapes. Drawing each shape is a Test Method in Coded UI. I am coverting these tests to data-driven using the XML data provided below..

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> 
- <TestData>
- <TestSuite>
- <TestGroup Name="RectangularShapeObjectsDraw">
- <TestCase ID="001">
  <Name>DrawRectangle</Name> 
  <X>200</X> 
  <Y>300</Y> 
  <Width>50</Width> 
  <Height>20</Height> 
  </TestCase>
- <TestCase ID="001">
  <Name>DrawRectangle</Name> 
  <X>200</X> 
  <Y>300</Y> 
  <Width>50</Width> 
  <Height>20</Height> 
  </TestCase>
- <TestCase ID="002">
  <Name>DrawEllipse</Name> 
  <X>120</X> 
  <Y>200</Y> 
  <Width>50</Width> 
  <Height>20</Height> 
  </TestCase>
- <TestCase ID="003">
  <Name>DrawButton</Name> 
  <X>120</X> 
  <Y>200</Y> 
  <Width>50</Width> 
  <Height>20</Height> 
  </TestCase>
- <TestCase ID="004">
  <Name>DrawCheckBox</Name> 
  <X>120</X> 
  <Y>200</Y> 
  <Width>50</Width> 
  <Height>20</Height> 
  </TestCase>
- <TestCase ID="005">
  <Name>DrawImage</Name> 
  <X>120</X> 
  <Y>200</Y> 
  <Width>50</Width> 
  <Height>20</Height> 
  </TestCase>
- <TestCase ID="006">
  <Name>DrawProgressBarButton</Name
  <X>120</X> 
  <Y>200</Y> 
  <Width>50</Width> 
  <Height>20</Height> 
  </TestCase>
- <TestCase ID="007">
  <Name>DrawRadioButton</Name> 
  <X>120</X> 
  <Y>200</Y> 
  <Width>50</Width> 
  <Height>20</Height> 
  </TestCase>
- <TestCase ID="008">
  <Name>DrawRepeatButton</Name> 
  <X>120</X> 
  <Y>200</Y> 
  <Width>50</Width> 
  <Height>20</Height> 
  </TestCase>
- <TestCase ID="009">
  <Name>DrawSlider</Name> 
  <X>120</X> 
  <Y>200</Y> 
  <Width>50</Width> 
  <Height>20</Height> 
  </TestCase>
- <TestCase ID="010">
  <Name>DrawTextBlock</Name> 
  <X>120</X> 
  <Y>200</Y> 
  <Width>50</Width> 
  <Height>20</Height> 
  </TestCase>
- <TestCase ID="011">
  <Name>DrawTextBox</Name> 
  <X>120</X> 
  <Y>200</Y> 
  <Width>50</Width> 
  <Height>20</Height> 
  </TestCase>
- <TestCase ID="012">
  <Name>DrawToggleButton</Name> 
  <X>120</X> 
  <Y>200</Y> 
  <Width>50</Width> 
  <Height>20</Height> 
  </TestCase>
  </TestGroup>
  </TestSuite>
  </TestData>

And I have a Test Method as below to draw the Rectangle

[TestMethod]
        public void DrawRectangle()
        {
Rectangle rectBtnLocation = new Rectangle(X, Y, Width, Height);
            this.MainWindow.DrawAndVerifyShapeRectangularObject(this.MainWindow.UIMap.UIOneGraphicWindow.UIItemMenu.UIRectangleToggleButton, rectBtnLocation);
        }

I can attach the xml file table as a data connection string to this TestMethod.

But I need to know how can i access and map the Rectangle Test Data alone to the method using this given example.

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Nanda

Answer 1

Hi Nanda,

The data-driven Coded UI Test will iterated your data source line by line or randomly, as what I see from your requirement you just want to read X, Y, Width, Height from XML file as parameters for your constructor.

Due to that reason the Coded UI data-driven Test is not suitable for this issue, you could load your xml file into test by a normal way not using connect string of Coded UI Test. For more support you could go to XML develop forum.

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

Answer 2

Hi Tony,

Thanks for your response.

I understood the limitation in Coded UI and it's suitability. I decided to change either the input XML structure suitable for sequential access or try parsing the same XML file programatically in a normal way...

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Nanda