FindSingle method : Automation API

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Hiya

Can you explain the different between:

myForm.FindSingle(of ranorex.text)("container/text[@controlid='102']")

and

myForm.FindSingle(of ranorex.text)("descandant::text[@controlid='102'")

I would of thought they are the same, but infact the first one fails, and the second one works

[Support Team]

"descendant::..." means any child, grand child, or grand grand child, ... - so the whole subtree is searched. "/" or "child::..." corrsponds only to direct children.

Regards,
Alex
Ranorex Support TEam

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Yes i agree but what does FindSingle need this?

[Support Team]

I don't really understand your question, sorry!
FindSingle searches for the specified path and returns the first matching element. If in your case the first path does not work, but the second one does, it looks like the element you are searching (with controlId '102') is not inside that container (as the first path assumes), but somewhere deeper in the element tree.

Regards,
Alex
Ranorex Support Team