Windows Control API - QF-Test

Version 7.1.3

The elments of native Windows applications are represented during a test by Java objects of the class WinControl. This class provides several public methods, e.g. to develop custom resolvers.

Following is a list of the methods of the WinControl class in alphabetical order.


`WinControl getAncestorByUiaType(String typeName)`
Get the control ancestor which has the given UIAutomation type name.
Parameters
`typeName`	The type name.
Returns	The ancestor or `null`.

`WinControl getChild(int index)`
Get the control's child with the given index.
Parameters
`index`	The index.
Returns	The child.
Throws
`IllegalArgumentException`	If index is negative or exceeds the number of child nodes.

`int getChildCount()`
Get number of children of the control.
Returns	The child count.

`WinControl[] getChildren()`
Get the children of the control.
Returns	An array with the children.

`WinControl[] getChildrenByUiaClassName(String className)`
Get all children of the control which have the given UIAutomation class name.
Parameters
`className`	The class name.
Returns	An array with the children.

`WinControl[] getChildrenByUiaType(String typeName)`
Get all children of the control which have the given UIAutomation type name.
Parameters
`typeName`	The type name.
Returns	An array with the children.

`WinControl[] getElementsByClassName(String className)`
Get all descendants of the control which match the given class name.
Parameters
`className`	The class name to be matched.
Returns	An array of `WinControl` objects, which have the current object as ancestor and match the given class name.

`WinControl[] getElementsByClassName(String[] classNames)`
Get all descendants of the control which match any of the given class names.
Parameters
`classNames`	The class names to be matched.
Returns	An array of `WinControl` objects, which have the current object as ancestor and match any of the given class names.

`WinControl[] getElementsByClassName(String[] classNames, String[] stopClassNames)`
Get all descendants of the `WinControl` matching any of the given class names, but skips all controls (and their decendants) matching the given stop class names.
Parameters
`classNames`	The class names to be matched.
`stopClassNames`	The stop class names.
Returns	An array with the matching descendants.

`String[] getGenericClassNames()`
Get the generic class names of the control.
Returns	An array of Strings with the generic class names of the control.

`int getHwnd()`
Get the native window handle.
Returns	The native window handle.

`int[] getLocation()`
Get the (physical) location of the element within its parent.
Returns	An array with the X and Y coordinates.

`int[] getLocationOnScreen()`
Get the (physical) location of the element on the screen.
Returns	An array with X, Y, width and height.

`WinControl getNextSibling()`
Get the control's next sibling.
Returns	The next sibling or `null`.

`String getPatterns()`
Get all patterns in a string separated by whitespace. Prefer using `hasPattern()` for not to bother with the exact format of the return string.
Returns	A string with the patterns of the element.

`int[] getSize()`
Get the (physical) size of the element.
Returns	An array with the width and the height.

`String getTextOrValue()`
Get a value for an element, most of the time from the Value or Text pattern, if any. A value may also be retrieved from Text children or in special cases from the Automation Name.
Returns	A value or `null`.

`WinControl getTopAncestor()`
Get the top-level ancestor of the control.
Returns	The top-level ancestor or `null`.

`String getUiaClassName()`
Get the class name for the `WinControl`. This is the UIAutomation class name extended by a framework specific prefix to avoid confusion with QF-Test's generic class names.
Returns	A String with the class name of the control.

`AutomationBase getUiaControl()`
Create an `AutomationBase` control for the `WinControl`, compatible with the `uiauto` script module (chapter 50).
Returns	The `AutomationBase` object.

`String getUiaDescription()`
Get the UI Automation description of the control. If there is no full description, the accessibility description is returned as fallback.
Returns	The description, if any or an empty string.

`String getUiaHelp()`
Get the UI Automation help text of the control.
Returns	The help text, if any or an empty string.

`String getUiaId()`
Get the UI Automation identifier of the control.
Returns	The ID, if any or `null`.

`String getUiaName()`
Get the UI Automation name of the control.
Returns	The name, if any or `null`.

`String getUiaType()`
Get the type for the `WinControl`. This is the UIAutomation type name extended by a prefix `Uia.` to avoid confusion with QF-Test's generic class names.
Returns	A String with the type of the control.

`boolean hasPattern(String pattern)`
Check whether the underlying Automation Element supports the given pattern.
Parameters
`pattern`	The pattern name, e.g, "Invoke", "ExpandCollapse", etc.
Returns	`true` if the pattern is supported by the element, `false` otherwise.

`boolean isMatchingClass(String className)`
Check whether the control matches a given class name.
Parameters
`className`	The class name to be checked.
Returns	`true` if the control matches the given class name, `false` otherwise.

`boolean isMatchingClass(String[] classNames)`
Checks if any of the given classNames is part of the `WinControl`'s class names list.
Parameters
`classNames`	The class names to be checked.
Returns	`true` if the control matches one of the given class names, `false` otherwise.

`boolean isShowing()`
Get the visibility of an element.
Returns	`true`, when the control is considered to be visible on the screen, `false` otherwise.

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