Namespaces in Alphabetical Order

iOSView
Java
NativeChromeObject
NativeClrObject
NativeCPPObject
NativeDelphiObject
NativeFirefoxObject
NativeJavaFXObject
NativeJavaObject
NativeMSAA
NativeQtObject
NativeSlObject
NativeTextObject
NativeUIAObject
NativeVBObject
NativeWebObject
NativeXFObject

When you are testing an Open Application, namespaces let you access native object properties and methods that have the same name as some property or method added by TestComplete. For example:

webObj.Click(x, y) - The Click method added by TestComplete.
webObj.NativeWebObject.click() - the native click method of web page elements. This method is accessed via the NativeWebObject namespace.

TestComplete uses different namespaces for different application types.

Namespaces for Desktop Applications

Namespaces for Web Applications

Namespaces for Mobile Applications

Namespaces for Desktop Applications

Namespace	Application or Object Type
NativeClrObject	.NET and WPF applications
NativeCPPObject	Visual C++ applications
NativeDelphiObject	Delphi and C++Builder applications
NativeVBObject	Visual Basic 6 applications
NativeJavaObject	Java applications
NativeJavaFXObject	JavaFX applications
NativeQtObject	Qt applications
NativeMSAA	Objects identified by the MSAA engine
NativeUIAObject	Objects identified by the Microsoft UI Automation engine
NativeTextObject	Objects identified by the Text Recognition engine

The following example shows the difference between the TestComplete Name property and the native Name property in the .NET Orders sample:

JavaScript, JScript

function Test()
{
  var wnd = Sys.Process("Orders").WinFormsObject("MainForm");

  Log.Message(wnd.Name); // WinFormsObject("MainForm")
  Log.Message(wnd.NativeClrObject.Name); // MainForm
}

Python

def Test():
  wnd = Sys.Process("Orders").WinFormsObject("MainForm")

  Log.Message(wnd.Name) # WinFormsObject("MainForm")
  Log.Message(wnd.NativeClrObject.Name) # MainForm

VBScript

Sub Test
  Dim wnd
  Set wnd = Sys.Process("Orders").WinFormsObject("MainForm")

  Log.Message wnd.Name ' WinFormsObject("MainForm")
  Log.Message wnd.NativeClrObject.Name ' MainForm
End Sub

DelphiScript

procedure Test;
var wnd;
begin
  wnd := Sys.Process('Orders').WinFormsObject('MainForm');

  Log.Message(wnd.Name); // WinFormsObject('MainForm')
  Log.Message(wnd.NativeClrObject.Name); // MainForm
end;

C++Script, C#Script

function Test()
{
  var wnd = Sys["Process"]("Orders")["WinFormsObject"]("MainForm");

  Log["Message"](wnd["Name"]); // ["WinFormsObject"]("MainForm")
  Log["Message"](wnd["NativeClrObject"]["Name"]); // MainForm
}

Namespaces for Web Applications

Namespace	Browser or Application Type
NativeWebObject	Edge, Internet Explorer or WebBrowser control
NativeFirefoxObject	Firefox
NativeChromeObject	Chrome
NativeSlObject	Silverlight

Note: In Flash and Flex applications, all native properties and methods are available through the FlexObject namespace. For more information, see Accessing Native Properties and Methods of Flash and Flex Objects.

The following example presses a button on a web page in Internet Explorer using the native click method.

JavaScript, JScript

function Test()
{
  var url, page;

  url = "http://support.smartbear.com/Samples/TestComplete12/WebOrders/Login.aspx";
  Browsers.Item(btIExplorer).Run(url);
  page = Sys.Browser().Page(url);

  page.FindChildByXPath("//input[@type='text']").SetText("Tester");
  page.FindChildByXPath("//input[@type='password']").SetText("test");

  // Press the "Login" button using the native click() method
  page.FindChildByXPath("//input[@type='submit']").NativeWebObject.click();
}

Python

def Test():
  url = "http://support.smartbear.com/Samples/TestComplete11/WebOrders/Login.aspx"
  Browsers.Item[btIExplorer].Run(url)
  page = Sys.Browser().Page(url)

  page.FindChildByXPath("//input[@type='text']").SetText("Tester")
  page.FindChildByXPath("//input[@type='password']").SetText("test")

  # Press the "Login" button using the native click() method
  page.FindChildByXPath("//input[@type='submit']").NativeWebObject.click()

VBScript

Sub Test
  Dim url, page

  url = "http://support.smartbear.com/Samples/TestComplete12/WebOrders/Login.aspx"
  Browsers.Item(btIExplorer).Run url
  Set page = Sys.Browser.Page(url)

  page.FindChildByXPath("//input[@type='text']").SetText "Tester"
  page.FindChildByXPath("//input[@type='password']").SetText "test"

  ' Press the "Login" button using the native click() method
  page.FindChildByXPath("//input[@type='submit']").NativeWebObject.click
End Sub

DelphiScript

procedure Test;
var url, page;
begin
  url := 'http://support.smartbear.com/Samples/TestComplete12/WebOrders/Login.aspx';
  Browsers.Item(btIExplorer).Run(url);
  page := Sys.Browser.Page(url);

  page.FindChildByXPath('//input[@type="text"]').SetText('Tester');
  page.FindChildByXPath('//input[@type="password"]').SetText('test');

  // Press the "Login" button using the native click() method
  page.FindChildByXPath('//input[@type="submit"]').NativeWebObject.click;
end;

C++Script, C#Script

function Test()
{
  var url = "http://support.smartbear.com/Samples/TestComplete12/WebOrders/Login.aspx";
  Browsers["Item"](btIExplorer)["Run"](url);
  var page = Sys["Browser"]()["Page"](url);

  page["FindChildByXPath"]("//input[@type='text']")["SetText"]("Tester");
  page["FindChildByXPath"]("//input[@type='password']")["SetText"]("test");

  // Press the "Login" button using the native click() method
  page["FindChildByXPath"]("//input[@type='submit']")["NativeWebObject"]["click"]();
}

Namespaces for Mobile Applications

Namespace	Application Type
iOSView	iOS applications
Java	Android applications
NativeXFObject	Xamarin.Forms applications

The example below demonstrates how to use the native Enabled property of a button in an iOS application:

JavaScript, JScript

function Test()
{

  var p, myBtn;

  // Select the mobile device
  Mobile.SetCurrent("IPhone");
  // Obtain the Button object
  p = Mobile.Device().Process("SampleApp");
  myBtn = p.Window().Button(0);

  // Touch the button if it is enabled
  if (myBtn.iOSView.Enabled)
    myBtn.Touch();
}

Python

def Test():
  # Select the mobile device
  Mobile.SetCurrent("IPhone")
  # Obtain the Button object 
  p = Mobile.Device().Process("SampleApp")
  myBtn = p.Window().Button(0)
  
  # Touch the button if it is enabled
  if myBtn.iOSView.Enabled:
    myBtn.Touch()

VBScript

Sub Test()
  Dim p, myBtn
  ' Select the mobile device
  Mobile.SetCurrent("IPhone")
  ' Obtain the Button object
  Set p = Mobile.Device.Process("SampleApp")
  Set myBtn = p.Window.Button(0)

  ' Touch the button if it is enabled
  If myBtn.iOSView.Enabled Then
    myBtn.Touch
  End If
End Sub

DelphiScript

function Test();
var
  p, myBtn;
begin
  // Select the mobile device
  Mobile.SetCurrent('IPhone');
  // Obtain the Button object
  p := Mobile.Device.Process('SampleApp');
  myBtn := p.Window.Button(0);

  // Touch the button if it is enabled
  If myBtn.Enabled Then
    myBtn.Touch;
end;

C++Script, C#Script

function Test()
{
  // Select the mobile device
  Mobile["SetCurrent"]("IPhone");
  // Obtain the Button object
  var p = Mobile["Device"].Process("SampleApp");
  var myBtn = p["Window"]()["Button"](0);

  // Touch the button if it is enabled
  if (myBtn["iOSView"].Enabled)
    myBtn["Touch"]();
}

Using Namespaces

Namespaces for Desktop Applications

Namespaces for Web Applications

Namespaces for Mobile Applications

See Also