Automation Guide Action-based testing language Built-in actions Test Support actions Timing

 wait for property

wait for property

Description

Wait a specified amount of time for a given property value of a control or window to contain an expected value before proceeding to the next action line.

Arguments

• window

  TA name of the window.

• control

  (Optional) TA name of the control.

• property

  TA property whose value is to be tested.

• value

  Expected value of the specified property. When this value is detected, execution proceeds to the next action line.

• timeout

  (Optional) Maximum time to wait (units: seconds; default = 20).

Valid contexts

This action may be used within the following project items: test modules and user-defined actions.

Notes

• Whenever possible, it is recommended that you use the built-in property wait setting, along with the appropriate built-in action, in lieu of wait for property. The property wait setting applies to three built-in actions: check control property, check window property, and check.
• This action supports the <ignore> modifier. If the string <ignore> is present as the value of any of the arguments, or any argument contains an expression that evaluates to <ignore>, the action is skipped during execution.

Applicable Built-In Settings

The following settings are applicable to this action: case sensitive, remove double quotes from cells, standard ASCII only, page wait, object wait, window wait.

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