Description
This method returns the description of the variable specified by its name or index within the collection. This is the string shown in the Description column of the Variables page.
Declaration
VariablesObj.GetVariableDescription(Variable)
| VariablesObj | An expression, variable or parameter that specifies a reference to a Variables object | |||
| Variable | [in] | Required | Variant | |
| Result | String | |||
Applies To
The method is applied to the following object:
Parameters
The method has the following parameter:
Variable
Either the variable's unique name or its index within the variables collection. The index is zero-based, so the first variable has index 0, the second - 1 and so on.
Result Value
String holding the variable description.
Remarks
TestComplete does not pass the description of network suite variables to slave projects in order to increase the network suite performance. So, in slave projects’ scripts with the NetworkSuite.Variables.GetVariableDescription method returns an empty string.
If a variables collection does not contain the specified variable, an error occurs.
Example
The following code snippet obtains project suite variables and posts their properties to the test log.
JavaScript, JScript
function Variables()
{
var Variables, Count, VarName;
// Obtains a list of project suite variables
Variables = ProjectSuite.Variables;
// Obtains the total number of variables in the project suite
Count = Variables.VariableCount;
// Iterates through the project suite variables
for (var i = 0; i < Count; i++)
{
// Obtains a variable's name and posts it to the test log
VarName = Variables.GetVariableName(i);
Log.AppendFolder(VarName);
// Posts the variable’s category to the test log
Log.Message("Category: " + Variables.GetVariableCategory(i));
// Posts the variable’s type to the test log
Log.Message("Type: " + Variables.GetVariableType(i));
// Posts the variable’s default value to the test log
Log.Message("Default Value: " + Variables.GetVariableDefaultValue(i));
// Posts the variable’s description to the test log
Log.Message("Description: " + Variables.GetVariableDescription(i));
Log.PopLogFolder();
}
}
Python
def Variables():
# Obtains a list of project suite variables
Variables = ProjectSuite.Variables
# Obtains the total number of variables in the project suite
Count = Variables.VariableCount
# Iterates through the project suite variables
for i in range (0, Count):
# Obtains a variable's name and posts it to the test log
VarName = Variables.GetVariableName(i)
Log.AppendFolder(VarName)
# Posts the variable's category to the test log
Log.Message("Category: " + str(Variables.GetVariableCategory(i)))
# Posts the variable's type to the test log
Log.Message("Type: " + str(Variables.GetVariableType(i)))
# Posts the variable's default value to the test log
Log.Message("Default Value: " + str(Variables.GetVariableDefaultValue(i)))
# Posts the variable's description to the test log
Log.Message("Description: " + str(Variables.GetVariableDescription(i)))
Log.PopLogFolder()VBScript
Sub Variables
Dim Variables, Count, VarName
' Obtains a list of project suite variables
Set Variables = ProjectSuite.Variables
' Obtains the total number of variables in the project suite
Count = Variables.VariableCount
' Iterates through the project suite variables
For i = 0 To Count - 1
' Obtains a variable's name and posts it to the test log
VarName = Variables.GetVariableName(i)
Log.AppendFolder(VarName)
' Posts the variable’s category to the test log
Log.Message("Category: " & Variables.GetVariableCategory(i))
' Posts the variable’s type to the test log
Log.Message("Type: " & Variables.GetVariableType(i))
' Posts the variable’s default value to the test log
Log.Message("Default Value: " & Variables.GetVariableDefaultValue(i))
' Posts the variable’s description to the test log
Log.Message("Description: " & Variables.GetVariableDescription(i))
Log.PopLogFolder
Next
End Sub
DelphiScript
procedure Variables();
var Variables, Count, VarName, i;
begin
// Obtains a list of project suite variables
Variables := ProjectSuite.Variables;
// Obtains the total number of variables in the project suite
Count := Variables.VariableCount;
// Iterates through the project suite variables
for i := 0 to Count - 1 do
begin
// Obtains a variable's name and posts it to the test log
VarName := Variables.GetVariableName(i);
Log.AppendFolder(VarName);
// Posts the variable’s category to the test log
Log.Message('Category: ' + Variables.GetVariableCategory(i));
// Posts the variable’s type to the test log
Log.Message('Type: ' + Variables.GetVariableType(i));
// Posts the variable’s default value to the test log
Log.Message('Default Value: ' + aqConvert.VarToStr(Variables.GetVariableDefaultValue(i)));
// Posts the variable’s description to the test log
Log.Message('Description: ' + Variables.GetVariableDescription(i));
Log.PopLogFolder;
end;
end;
C++Script, C#Script
function Variables()
{
var Variables, Count, VarName;
// Obtains a list of project suite variables
Variables = ProjectSuite["Variables"];
// Obtains the total number of variables in the project suite
Count = Variables["VariableCount"];
// Iterates through the project suite variables
for (var i = 0; i < Count; i++)
{
// Obtains a variable's name and posts it to the test log
VarName = Variables["GetVariableName"](i);
Log["AppendFolder"](VarName);
// Posts the variable’s category to the test log
Log["Message"]("Category: " + Variables.GetVariableCategory(i));
// Posts the variable’s type to the test log
Log["Message"]("Type: " + Variables.GetVariableType(i));
// Posts the variable’s default value to the test log
Log["Message"]("Default Value: " + Variables.GetVariableDefaultValue(i));
// Posts the variable’s description to the test log
Log["Message"]("Description: " + Variables.GetVariableDescription(i));
Log["PopLogFolder"]();
}
}
See Also
GetVariableCategory Method
GetVariableName Method
GetVariableType Method