Automation Guide Action-based testing language Built-in actions User Interface actions Tab Controls

 does tab exist

does tab exist

Description

Return a Boolean value to indicate whether a specified tab item, as identified by its caption, is found to exist.

Arguments

• window

  TA name of the window.

• tab

  TA name of the tab control.

• item

  Identifying caption of the tab item.

• variable

  (Optional) Variable to receive the returned Boolean value.

  Possible returned values:

  • 1

    Tab item found.

  • 0

    Tab item not found

Valid contexts

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

Notes

• variable argument:
  • If the variable in argumentvariablehas not been declared, the action creates it as a global.
  • If the variable argument is left empty, TestArchitect supplies a global variable with the name _result.
• 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, object wait, window wait, load invisible controls.

Applicable Controls

This action is applicable to the following controls: tab control.

Example

Action Lines

Result

Related information

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