Can access getStyle from Ranorex Spy, but not Studio

[acalhoun]

Hello,
I am trying to verify the color of a text object. When I right click on the object in Spy I can access GetStyle where I can specify the color property and it returns me the color code just like I want. However, in Studio, when I drag the object from the repo into the grid I don't get GetStyle as an option (see attached). I also tried doing it via a code module, but I get a compilation error that getStyle is not a member of Ranorex.Text. Why does it work via Spy, but not Studio and how can I get it to work so I can verify the color code is what I expect?

Thanks for your help!

[Support Team]

Hello,

Unfortunately it is not possible to get the value of the color property using the recorder actions, but you can try to use the GetStyle() in user code.
Please try to use the following code:

var myFlexElement = repo.YourElement;
var color = myFlexElement.As<FlexElement>().GetStyle("color");
Report.Info(color);

Please let me know if this doesn't work.
Thank you!

Regards,
Bernhard

[acalhoun]

Hello,
I've tried that already, but I get an error that Value of type 'Ranorex.Text' cannot be converted to 'Ranorex.FlexElement'.

[Support Team]

Hello,

In order to analyze the issue in more detail I would need more information about the application under test and your script.
Could you please post a Ranorex snapshot file from your application and the code snippet?
If you don't want to post the snapshot file in the forum you can also send it to [email protected].
Thank you!

Regards,
Bernhard

[acalhoun]

Hi Bernhard,
These are the couple things I have tried so far and the results I get. I have also attached the Ranorex snapshot.

getStyle' is not a member of 'Ranorex.Text'. (BC30456) -
'Dim color As String = repo.POModule.crownPOAmtGrid_byPoType.getStyle("color")
'Report.Info(color)

Outputs null
'Dim myText As Text = repo.POModule.crownPOAmtGrid_byPoType
'Dim color As String = myText.Element.GetAttributeValue("color").ToString
'Report.Info(color)


Get a compiliation error - Value of type 'Ranorex.Text' cannot be converted to 'Ranorex.FlexElement'. (BC30311) - C:\development\workspaces\qa\trunk\Ranorex\CCIsites\ScriptLibrary\POModule\POModule\ValidateDataChanges.UserCode.vb:47,52
'Dim myFlexElement As FlexElement = repo.POModule.crownPOAmtGrid_byPoType
‘Dim color As String = myFlexElement.As<FlexElement>().GetStyle("color")
'Report.Info(color)

[Support Team]

Hello,

Has the element "repo.POModule.crownPOAmtGrid_byPoType" the following path?

/dom[@domain='www.test.ccisites.com']//td[#'myTD']/flexobject/container/container/container/container/container/container/container/table/row/cell/element/text[@automationname='lblData']

If yes, could you please try the following code?

Dim myFlexElement as Text = repo.POModule.crownPOAmtGrid_byPoType
Dim color as String = myFlexElement.[As](Of FlexElement)().GetStyle("color")
Report.Info(color)

Regards,
Bernhard

[acalhoun]

That worked for me, thanks so much!