Dynamic Locator Attributes

In a locator for identifying a control during replay you can use a pre-defined set of locator attributes, for example caption and automationId, which depend on the technology domain. But you can also use every property, including dynamic properties, of a control as locator attribute. A list of available properties for a certain control can be retrieved with the GetPropertyList method. All returned properties can be used for identifying a control with a locator.

Note: You can use the GetProperty method to retrieve the actual value for a certain property of interest. You can then use this value in your locator.

Example

If you want to identify the button that has the user input focus in a Silverlight application, you can type:

browser.Find("//SLButton[@IsKeyboardFocused=true]")

or alternatively

Dim button = dialog.SLButton("@IsKeyboardFocused=true")

This works because Silk4J exposes a property called IsDefault for the Silverlight button control.

Example

If you want to identify a button in a Silverlight application with the font size 12 you can type:

Dim button = browser.Find("//SLButton[@FontSize=12]")

or alternatively

Dim button = browser.SLButton("@FontSize=12")

This works because the underlying control in the application under test, in this case the Silverlight button, has a property called FontSize.