/// <summary>
/// This SetValue method attempts to Click the center of the element and send keys with a Keyboard instance.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="element"></param>
/// <param name="value"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static IUIAutomationElement xtSetValue3(this IUIAutomationElement element, string value)
{
element.xtSetValue2("");
Thread.Sleep(100);
element.xtFocus().xtClickCenterOfBounds();
Thread.Sleep(100);
Keyboard.Instance.Enter(value);
Thread.Sleep(10);
Keyboard.Instance.PressSpecialKey(TestStack.White.WindowsAPI.KeyboardInput.SpecialKeys.TAB);
return(element);
}
public static void xtSelectFromComboBox(this IUIAutomationElement element, string Option)
{
var childrenOfCombobox = element.xtGetAllChildren();
IUIAutomationElement listItemToSelect = null;
bool IsInsideTable = element.xtGetRelative(RelativeType.Parent).CurrentLocalizedControlType == "dataitem";
// Seeing if the intended Option to Select even exists
bool found = false;
for (int i = 0; i < childrenOfCombobox.Length; i++)
{
if (childrenOfCombobox.GetElement(i).CurrentName == Option)
{
found = true;
listItemToSelect = (IUIAutomationElement)childrenOfCombobox.GetElement(i);
break;
}
}
if (!found)
{
Console.WriteLine($"List Item is not an Option!!! ComboBox Name: [{element.CurrentName}] - ComboBox ID: [{element.CurrentAutomationId}] - List Item Selection: [{Option}] .");
throw new Exception($"List Item is not an Option!!! ComboBox Name: [{element.CurrentName}] - ComboBox ID: [{element.CurrentAutomationId}] - List Item Selection: [{Option}] .");
}
// If intended list item is already selected - just skip everything - no need
if (listItemToSelect.xtIsItemSelected())
{
return;
}
// Seeing if a blank option exists
bool blankOptionExists = false;
for (int i = 0; i < childrenOfCombobox.Length; i++)
{
if (childrenOfCombobox.GetElement(i).CurrentName == " ")
{
blankOptionExists = true;
break;
}
}
// Block to Complete selection if the combo box is inside a table row
if (IsInsideTable)
{
try { element.xtScrollIntoView(); } catch (Exception e) { }
Thread.Sleep(50);
element.xtFocus();
Thread.Sleep(50);
element.xtClickCenterOfBounds();
for (int i = 0; i < (childrenOfCombobox.Length + 2); i++)
{
Keyboard.Instance.PressSpecialKey(TestStack.White.WindowsAPI.KeyboardInput.SpecialKeys.UP);
}
for (int i = 0; i < (childrenOfCombobox.Length + 2); i++)
{
if (listItemToSelect.xtIsItemSelected())
{
break;
}
Keyboard.Instance.PressSpecialKey(TestStack.White.WindowsAPI.KeyboardInput.SpecialKeys.DOWN);
}
goto czCheckpoint;
}
// Block to complete the ComboBox Selection
if (blankOptionExists)
{
Thread.Sleep(50);
element.SetFocus();
Thread.Sleep(50);
Keyboard.Instance.PressSpecialKey(TestStack.White.WindowsAPI.KeyboardInput.SpecialKeys.SPACE);
element.xtCollapse();
for (int i = 0; i < childrenOfCombobox.Length + 2; i++)
{
Keyboard.Instance.PressSpecialKey(TestStack.White.WindowsAPI.KeyboardInput.SpecialKeys.DOWN);
if (listItemToSelect.xtIsItemSelected())
{
break;
}
}
}
else if (!blankOptionExists)
{
Thread.Sleep(50);
element.SetFocus();
Thread.Sleep(50);
element.SetFocus();
for (int i = 0; i < (childrenOfCombobox.Length + 2); i++)
{
Keyboard.Instance.PressSpecialKey(TestStack.White.WindowsAPI.KeyboardInput.SpecialKeys.UP);
}
for (int i = 0; i < (childrenOfCombobox.Length + 2); i++)
{
Thread.Sleep(50);
if (listItemToSelect.xtIsItemSelected())
{
break;
}
Keyboard.Instance.PressSpecialKey(TestStack.White.WindowsAPI.KeyboardInput.SpecialKeys.DOWN);
}
}
czCheckpoint:
if (!listItemToSelect.xtIsItemSelected())
{
Console.WriteLine($"ComboBox list item was not properly selected!!! Element Name: [{element.CurrentName}] - Element ID: [{element.CurrentAutomationId}] - List Item Selection: [{Option}] .");
throw new Exception($"ComboBox list item was not properly selected!!! Element Name: [{element.CurrentName}] - Element ID: [{element.CurrentAutomationId}] - List Item Selection: [{Option}] .");
}
Keyboard.Instance.PressSpecialKey(TestStack.White.WindowsAPI.KeyboardInput.SpecialKeys.TAB);
Thread.Sleep(100);
}