Automation Guide Action-based testing language Built-in actions User Interface actions Tree View

 count child node

count child node

Description

Return a count of the direct descendants of a given node in a tree.

Arguments

• window

  TA name of the window.

• control

  TA name of the tree control.

• parent node

  Path to the node whose immediate children (the nodes residing beneath it on the next lower level) are to be counted (see Notes).

• variable

  (Optional) Variable to receive the returned value.

Valid contexts

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

Notes

• parent node argument:
  • The node path may be specified by its display textor by a numerical index representing its cardinal placement in its branch, with index values starting at 1.
  • If a node path of more than one item must be specified, use forward slashes ( / ) as delimiters between node levels.
  • Enclose a numerical text string in quotation marks to differentiate it from a numerical index value. For example, if a text value of an item in a control has a value of 12, you should reference that item by passing 12 surrounded by quotation marks (that is, “12”) instead of the numerical 12. Passing the numerical 12 is treated as a reference to an item with an index of 12, rather than an item holding a text string value of 12.
• variable argument:
  • 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, item wait, object wait, window wait, load invisible controls.

Applicable Controls

This action is applicable to the following controls: tree view, tree table, tree list.

Example - Case 1: Using a text value for parent node

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Example - Case 2: Using a numerical index for parent node

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