need a way to wait till a popup disappears

[bhagya]

Hi,

i am using Ranorex.dll in my C# script in visual studio. I want to wait till a small dialog disappears. I dont want to use thread.Sleep method. So is there any API in ranorex by which I can wait till the dialog disappears.

Thanks,
Bhagya

[sdaly]

This is our framework method for doing so....

To use -

WaitUntilNotExists("rx path to dialog", 60000);

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		/// <summary>
		/// Waits until an rxpath does not exist.  If the timeout passes and the path still exists, an Exception is thrown.  Timeout is specified in ms.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="rxPath"></param>
		/// <param name="timeout"></param>
		public static void WaitUntilNotExists(string rxPath, int timeout){
			timeout = timeout / 1000;
			if(timeout < 1 || timeout > 500){throw new Exception("Timeout must be between 1 and 500 seconds.");}
			Ranorex.Unknown element = null;
			int iterations = 0;
			while(Host.Local.TryFindSingle(rxPath, out element)){
				Thread.Sleep(1000);
				iterations ++;
				if(iterations > timeout){
					Report.Failure("Item " + rxPath + " still existed after " + timeout.ToString());
					throw new RanorexException("Item still existed after timeout.");
				}
			}
		}

[Ciege]

Similarly, here is the method I use... One thing that makes sdaly's method better is that he is using a variable for timeout so that you don't wait too long for the window to disappear.

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bool WindowVisible = MyWindow.Visible;
while (WindowVisible == true)
{
  Thread.Sleep(500);
  WindowVisible = MyWindow.Visible;
}

[Support Team]

The Ranorex Recorder also has a built in "Wait For Not Exists" action. Just select the repository item corresponding to your popup window and a maximum timeout to wait.

See the corresponding Ranorex User Guide section:
http://www.ranorex.com/support/user-gui ... tions.html

Regards,
Alex
Ranorex Team

[bhagya]

Thanks for the code snnipet. I tried it and its working.
I also want to know if I am using Ranorex.dll in my visual studio solution, then why all the methods (ex. WaitTillnotExists) are not visible to me. Am I missing any other dll?

[Ciege]

The "WaitUntilNotExists" method and the snippet I posted are both user generated code snippets not in the Ranorex DLL.

[Support Team]

I also want to know if I am using Ranorex.dll in my visual studio solution...

Additionally, make sure that you also add references to all Ranorex.Plugin.*.dll assemblies. Take a look at this section in the Ranorex User Guide for more info.

Regards,
Alex
Ranorex Team