check menu item exists
Check for the existence of an item on a menu.
Name | Description | Type | Modifier |
---|---|---|---|
window | TA name of the window. | Interface Entity | None |
menu | (Optional/Mandatory based on platform - see the section below) TA name of the menu control. | Interface Element | None |
item | Menu item or menu item path (see ). | String | None |
Result is Passed if the specified menu item is found, otherwise Failed.
This action may be used within the following project items: test modules and user-defined actions.
This action is applicable to the following controls: menu.
Example - Case 1: Item on main menu of a Windows application
interface
use interface Window Application
 
window menu item
check menu item exists notepad File->Exit
Example - Case 2: Item on menu of a Java application
interface
use interface Car Rental
 
window menu item
check menu item exists welcome main menu File->View Cars
- menu argument:
- The menu argument does not apply in the case of an AUT with a user interface based on the Windows API. In such cases, the argument should be omitted.
- item argument:
- Menu items are identified by their caption properties.
- If a menu path of more than one item must be specified, use arrow symbols ( -> ) as delimiters between menu items. For example,
Vehicles->Cars->Four-door sedans
.
- Since submenu items are not available on Android mobile devices, checking for the existence of a subitem is not supported on Android.
- 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.