How to write an ObjectExists method : Automation API

[jlowder]

Hello,

I'm writing all of my automation in Visual Studio 2010, including the declaration of all my objects.

Because I don't have an "ObjectInfo" I can't use .exists. I want to write a method to do so. Currently, for each case I will write something like:

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Ranorex.Button aButton;
var closedButtonExists = Host.Local.TryFindSingle("/form...", 2000, out aButton);
if (closedButtonExists)
{
     aButton.Click();
}


Instead of writing this out each time I want to see if an object exists, I'd like to write a method. But I'm not sure how to pass in a generic type of "object".

Essentially what I'm looking at is:

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public bool ObjectExists(Ranorex.Object myObject, string myXpath)
{
     Ranorex.myObject someObject;
     var doIExist = ...
}


Is this possible? Or is there another way to go about this?

Thanks,

Jason

[Ciege]

Maybe try one of the following:
Ranorex.Unknown
Ranorex.Adapter
Ranorex.Core.Element

[artur_gadomski]

You can also try to make a generic method:

public bool ObjectExists<T>(string myXpath)
{
     T someObject;
     return Host.Local.TryFindSingle(myXpath, 2000, out someObject);
}