Having issues getting a link to function on performclick method
Hi,
I am trying to find a link on a page that I need to click and click on it. I have tried the following approach, everything seems to work save the final performclick. Any help is appreciated!
- Attribute match rule that finds all links with a specific starting string.
- For testing I get a date from a date picker control on a windows form.
- When you pick a date the automation starts (asynch link)
- On the link control using getClones a collection of links is retrieved
- Using a ListLoop we iterate through the entire collection
- For each clone we extract a proxy
- Then we check the date in the text to match what was selected in the date picker
- When a clone matches the date (using a boolean expression) we do the performclick on the clone.
Through debugging we have confirmed that everything works up to the performclick. Is the issue that clones are not "clickable" (I believe they should be).
Thanks again!
Eddie
Accepted Solution
Pegasystems Inc.
US
I would first confirm using the Test Methods that calling PerformClick in interrogation mode does in-fact click the link. If that is the case, then your issue is that you are likely clicking the wrong one when iterating your collection. You would need to investigate your matching to ensure that only the actual links you can click are the ones matched by your cloned control.
If you calling PerformClick on the control in the Test Methods window during interrogation does not work, then you would need to investigate further into the page to determine what actually happens when the link is clicked. Perhaps a parent control actually needs to be clicked, or a JavaScript event needs to be raised.
ProCom Consulting
US
Thanks Thomas. Before I got your response I decide to take a different approach. In the automation I recreated the parameters that are used in the method that is invoked when you click on the link. This works and was much more simple to implement.
Question for you, which is better practice? Should we try to use the link and a click event, or would going straight to the javascript be more durable over time?
Thanks,
Eddie
Pegasystems Inc.
US
Using the native methods in Studio is best. If those do not work, then you may attempt to use JavaScript, but your are effectively cutting out the benefits of using the adapter at that point.