Text-based validation example

This chapter uses a simple example to explain the concept of text-based validation. Before working with this example, make sure you are familiar with the basic concept of test validation.

 

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The screencast Text-based validation walks you through information found in this chapter:

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To follow along with the steps in this chapter, download the sample solution file from the link below.

Sample solution

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Theme: Text-based validation
Time: Less than 30 min

Download sample file

Install the sample solution:

1. Unzip to any folder on your computer.

2. Start Ranorex Studio and open the solution file Introduction.rxsln

 

Hint

The sample solution is available for Ranorex versions 8.0 or higher. You must agree to the automatic solution upgrade for versions 8.2 and higher.

 

Before we start recording our test, let’s define it. The test consists of 5 steps:

1. Open the Ranorex Demo Application.

2. In the Enter your name field, enter Harry and click Submit.

3. Verify that the welcome message changes accordingly.

4. Reset the welcome message.

5. End the demo application and stop the recording.

The purpose of the test validation in this example is to verify whether the interaction in step 2 of our test definition leads to the desired result, i.e. if the welcome message changes accordingly. Since this requires us to validate the text contained in a text field, we’re carrying out a text-based validation.

Let’s go through the steps:

Activate validation

1. Click Validate. Recording pauses and the Recorder switches to validation mode.

Select validation element

2. Select the UI element to validate:

• Mouse over the changed welcome message. A purple frame follows your mouse's movement.
• The purple frame indicates which element is currently selected for validation.
• Once your selection matches the welcome message, click it.

Confirm validation element

3. To confirm the UI element, click Next.

1. UI element location within GUI

• Here you can correct the previous choice by selecting any other UI element for validation.
• The UI element tree represents the hierarchical GUI structure of the application.

2. UI element states and attributes

• Here, all the attributes of the selected UI element are displayed.

3. Screenshot of validation UI element

• Use the screenshot to quickly check whether you’ve selected the correct UI element.

Define validation attributes

1. The attribute Text is usually pre-selected. If it isn’t, select it. Click OK to confirm.

1. Text is selected as validation attribute.

2. Other attributes available for validation.

 

Note

 

All attributes and states that describe and define a UI element can be used in validations. You can also validate several attributes and states at once to make a validation more specific.

 

The finished recording contains five actions. Action 4 is the validation action.

1. Validation action

2. Validation type operator

• This operator defines what type of validation will be carried out.
• There are 9 different validation type operators.

3. Validation attribute

• Column #4 shows the validation attribute.
• In our example, this is the Text attribute.
• You can select other attributes from the drop-down menu.

4. Match value

• The match value can be a constant (i.e. text, number, etc.) or a variable.

5. The linked repository item

• Column #6 shows the repository item the action is linked to, i.e. the UI element on which the validation is performed.

Interpreting the validation

Spelled out, the validation reads as follows:

If the Text attribute of the UI element referenced by LblWelcomeMessage is equal (AttributeEqual) to “Welcome, Harry!“, THEN the validation returns the value True.