Can't get Values of a Xceed DataGrid : Automation API

[MM-P]

Is there any user guide for working in visual studio with ranorex?
Or is all the same like in Ranorex Studio? Seems to me like that.

But I´ve a problem I´ve a XceedDatagrid. I´ve set everywhere, where it is possible automation ID´s
- It recognice the DataGrid .. ControlType.DataGrid (have got automationID)
- It recognice the DataRow .. ControlType.DataItem (have got no automation ID)
- and the Cells of the Row are ControlType.Custom ... (have got automation ID and the 3 are for every ROW the same)
--> the Cells are set Read-Only
--> i can´t access them via your accessible method
What can I do to get the value of the Cell
I can get only the Text.ToString() ... what it´s not the value.

Is it correct that u working with automatonId and/or index? It seems to me like that.

(http://www.ranorex.com/blog/making-3rd- ... automation) ... will not help me I think because I can´t change something in the Xceed Grid. In our Application we Binding the Data out of a database in xaml with

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ItemsSource="{Binding Path=ContactItems}"

[Support Team]

Is there any user guide for working in visual studio with ranorex?
Or is all the same like in Ranorex Studio? Seems to me like that.

It's all the same like in Visual Studio.

(http://www.ranorex.com/blog/making-3rd- ... or-automat ion) ... will not help me I think because I can´t change something in the Xceed Grid.

You can get/set all existing properties and call methods of the Xceed Grid in the AUT without changing the code. Here a code sample:

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Control control = yourForm.FindSingle<Ranorex.Control>("RxPath of the control");

String text = (String)control.GetPropertyValue("Text");
control.SetPropertyValue("Text", "My" + text);
control.SetPropertyValue("BackgroundColor", System.Drawing.Color.Cyan);

Jenö
Ranorex Team

[MM-P]

I tried it ...

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Form myForm = myRepo.FormAdministration.Self;   
Control control = myForm.FindSingle<Control>("/form[@name='averylongspecification']withmanycriteria");


and get the Message:
Ranorex.CapabilityNotSupportedException: The element does not support the required capability 'control'. at Ranorex.Adapter.Create[T](Element element) at Ranorex.Adapter.FindSingle[T](RxPath path) at ...

Is it a wrong using of the form? I´m setting in RxPath the absolute Path of Ranorex Spy.
Is it possible not to use RxPath, an set it out of the repository, for example:

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myRepo.FormAdministration.Common.DataGrid1.DataRow1.Cell1

I also tried:

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Cell myCell = myRepo.Form_Administration.ContainerScroll.CellCell_Comment1;

and tried to set the control on it ...

[MM-P]

I tried to set control on a Form, Button, Table and Cell ... but always I´m getting this exception.

Thank u 4 your support!

[Support Team]

OK, that's clear, sorry for being unexact.

If you find with form.FindSingle, you have to use a relative path within the form:
(This code searches a control with the control name "button1" within the form)

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Control control = testedForm.FindSingle<Ranorex.Control>("button[@controlname='button1']");

or you use a full RxPath like this:
(This code searches a control with the full RxPath in your local machine)

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Control control = "/form[@controlname='TestedApp']/button[@controlname='button1']";

Jenö
Ranorex Team

[MM-P]

Ok finally I understand how to work with the RxPath

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Button button = "form[@name='Adminform']/container/button[1]/element[1]/button";
button.Click();

--> passed

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Control control = "form[@name='Adminform']/container/button[1]/element[1]/button";
button.Click();

--> failed with Exception:

Ranorex.CapabilityNotSupportedException: The element does not support the required capability 'control'. at Ranorex.Adapter.AssertRequiredCapabilities() at Ranorex.Adapter..ctor(Element element) at Ranorex.Control.op_Implicit(String path) at AgiloStandardTest.Program.Test1() in ...

and I also can´t set it to a CELL ... same error Message. And I need the value respectively the content of the cell, not the name, or sth. other.

When I´m trying to use FindSingle with:

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Form myForm = myRepo.AdminForm.Self;   
Control control = myForm.FindSingle<Control>("button[@automationid='Admindata']");

--> failed with Exception:

Ranorex.ElementNotFoundException: No element found for path 'button[@automationid='Admindata']'. at Ranorex.Core.Element.FindSingle(RxPath path) at Ranorex.Adapter.FindSingle[T](RxPath path) at AgiloStandardTest.Program.Test1() in ...

Is it possible that my elements are not allowed to be accessed by Ranorex.Control ? What is wrong with my FindSingle Search ?? There is a element which have automationid 'Admindata'!

[Support Team]

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Is it possible that my elements are not allowed to be accessed by Ranorex.Control ?

Yes, this depends on the control type, can you please inform us about the exact type and version number of the control.
Please also send us a Ranorex snapshot file:

1. Start Ranorex Spy
2. Track the control in the AUT
3. Select the application in RanorexSpy
4. Right-click the application and select "Set Element as Root"
5. Save as Snapshot
6. Send the Snapshot file to support at ranorex.com

Jenö
Ranorex Team

[Support Team]

Thank you for the snapshot.

I played a little bit with the Xceed Grid control and could automate everything.
I used the "Editing Data" online Demo sample from:

http://xceed.com/Grid_WPF_Demo.html

Please check the following code:

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Form form = "/form[@title~'Xceed DataGrid for WPF']";
               
Table table = form.FindDescendant<Table>("grid");

// Find a cell by Index and AutomationId
Cell cell_name = table.FindSingle<Cell>("row[@Index='2']/cell[@automationid='Cell_Name']");
Report.Info(String.Format("Text={0}   Column={1}   Row={2}",
                          cell_name.Text, cell_name.ColumnIndex, cell_name.RowIndex));
Report.Info(String.Format("--------------------------------------"));   

// Read all cells by Cell_Name
IList <Cell> cells = table.FindDescendants<Cell>("Cell_Name");
foreach( Cell cell in cells)
{
   Report.Info(String.Format("Text={0}   Column={1}   Row={2}",
                             cell.Text, cell.ColumnIndex, cell.RowIndex));
}

Jenö

Ranorex Team

[MM-P]

I really appreciate that you are helping me. But

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cell.Text

was never a Problem to get.

But not what ist the content of the cell from database in this cell. That´s not the Text attribute. And I also couldn´t found it in the Tree when I´m moving over the variable.

That´s not a Problem of Ranorex! I had the same problem with TestComplete and UI Automation with White too. But Ranorex is the most comfortable tool I like the repository

I think the only possibility to get the content of the cell is while binding the data to a cell also setting the cell.Text to the same name which is in the binded data.

My Table is like this:

0 - Row Header - [Signature][Name]
1 - Row [Mayor][Hans Koch]

When I´m trying this code:

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Table table = myForm.FindDescendant<Table>("sigExtDataGrid");
Cell cell_name = table.FindSingle<Cell>("row[@index='1']/cell[@automationid='Cell_Name']");

... and I get:

Text=Name Column=1 Row=1

Name ist set for every cell in the column which the Header is name. And also Signature is set for every cell in the column which the Header is Signature

Thank you for your support, I´ll go on testing with Ribbons.

[MM-P]

I got it ... by chance ...

the problem was, that in the cells are a intern Lists (within the child). (this is not in the database) In this List I find the Text

So I can access die cells text now with this:

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Table contactTable = "...path...";
IList<Row> contactRows = contactTable.FindDescendants<Row>();
for (int i = 0; i < contactRows.Count; i++){
   contactRows[i].DoubleClick();
   for (int j = 0; j < contactRows[i].Cells.Count; j++){
      try{
         Text cellText = contactRows[i].Cells[j].FindChild<Text>();
         Console.WriteLine(cellText.TextValue.ToString());
         }catch{}
    }
}

Thank u again.