Xamarin.Forms Entry Methods

Applies to TestComplete 14.30, last modified on November 21, 2019

When testing Xamarin.Forms Entry controls, you can use specific methods of the corresponding test object, as well as methods that TestComplete applies to all test and onscreen objects. You can see these methods below. They are organized into the Standard, Extended and .NET categories. For more information about this, see Categories of Object Methods and Properties.

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By category

Object-specific methods only

Alphabetical order

Standard

This category includes methods that TestComplete applies to all test objects.

Name Description
Child Returns a child object by its index.
Find Searches for a child object that has the specified property values.
FindAll Returns an array of child objects that have the specified property values.
FindAllChildren Returns an array of child objects that have the specified property values.
FindChild Searches for a child object that has the specified property values.
FindChildEx Searches for a child object that has the specified property values during the specified timeout period.
FindEx Searches for a child object that has the specified property values during the specified timeout period.
FindId Returns a child object by its identifier.
Picture Captures the image of the specified rectangular area of the object.
Refresh Refreshes the child object list.
ScreenToWindow Converts coordinates relative to the mobile device's screen to coordinates relative to the object.
Validate Obsolete. Generates the OnValidate event for the object.
WaitChild Waits until the specified child object becomes available during the timeout period.
WaitProperty Waits until the specified object property achieves the specified value during the timeout period.
WindowToScreen Converts coordinates relative to the object to the mobile device’s screen coordinates.
Actions

This category includes methods that simulate user actions on the tested controls.

Name Description
Click Simulates a click on the object.
Drag Simulates dragging on the object from the specified point to the specified distance.
Keys Sends one or several key presses to an object.
LongTouch Simulates a long touch on the object.
SetText Enters the specified text in the object.
Touch Simulates a touch on the object.
<Name Mapping>

These methods are available only if the test object has been mapped (see Name Mapping). You can use them in your tests, but they are not displayed in the Object Browser panel.

Name Description
AddNamedChild Adds the specified child object to Name Mapping.
GetUnderlyingObject Returns the test object, to which the given mapping item corresponds.
RefreshMappingInfo Instructs TestComplete to re-identify the mapped object using the identification information specified in Name Mapping.
RemoveNamedChild Deletes the specified child mapped object from Name Mapping.
WaitAliasChild Waits until the child object with the specified alias becomes available during the timeout period.
WaitNamedChild Waits until a child object with the specified mapped name becomes available during the timeout period.
Other Categories

TestComplete provides access to methods and properties of your tested Xamarin.Forms applications’ objects. You can view these properties and methods in the .NET category. The TestComplete help file does not include a description of these methods and properties. For more information on them, please see the documentation on the development tool and libraries that were used to create your Xamarin.Forms application.

See Also

Xamarin.Forms Entry Support
Testing Xamarin.Forms Applications

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