Find element under a form

[rajeswari]

Hi,

im trying to find a particular element under a form based on the forminfo(on a windows desktop applicaiton). A similar element is present in 2 forms and based on the input forminfo find the element under that form and click on it.
But the findsingle / find descendant method gives me error, please help.

FormName Rxpath eg:-
Form1 .//form[@controlname~'frmGanttChart']
element1 element[@controlname='atbpRibbon']//element[@controlname='agbGanttChart']
element2 element[@controlname='atbpRibbon']//element[@controlname='agbTileVertical']
element3 element[@controlname='atbpRibbon']//element[@controlname='agbFindBar']

im trying to find the agbFindBar element under different forms based on forminfo.
var AgbFindBar= formInfo.FindAdapter<Form>().FindSingle<Element>("@controlname='agbFindBar'");
var AgbFindBar= formInfo.FindAdapter<Form>().FindDescendant<Element>("agbFindBar");

AgbFindBar.Click();

the reason im

[odklizec]

Hi,

Please upload a Ranorex snapshot (not screenshot) for mentioned element/form and the exact error you are getting! Without snapshot and error message, we can only guess what's the problem.

[rajeswari]

Error message :-

The type 'Ranorex.Core.Element' cannot be used as type parameter 'T' in the generic type or method 'Ranorex.Adapter.FindDescendant<T>(string)'. There is no implicit reference conversion from 'Ranorex.Core.Element' to 'Ranorex.Adapter'.

[Vaughan.Douglas]

Error message :-

The type 'Ranorex.Core.Element' cannot be used as type parameter 'T' in the generic type or method 'Ranorex.Adapter.FindDescendant<T>(string)'. There is no implicit reference conversion from 'Ranorex.Core.Element' to 'Ranorex.Adapter'.

If you haven't, it could be helpful to review some background on Ranorex Adapters. The elements are in the Ranorex namespace NOT under Ranorex.Core.

If your app is a Win32 application, you can try NativeItem or NativeWindow. If all else fails you should be able to use Unknown

[rajeswari]

Hi Vaughan,

Thanks for the suggestion, i'm using Unknown and it works fine. .

formInfo.FindAdapter<Form>().FindDescendant<Ranorex.Unknown>("agbFindBar").Click();

Thanks
Raj

[Vaughan.Douglas]

Hi Vaughan,

Thanks for the suggestion, i'm using Unknown and it works fine. .

formInfo.FindAdapter<Form>().FindDescendant<Ranorex.Unknown>("agbFindBar").Click();

Thanks
Raj

I am glad to hear that. Just keep in mind "Unknown" is extremely generic, so you may get additional/better functionality if you find a better fit.