Description
Use the wText property to get or set the text displayed in an edit control.
Declaration
TestObj.wText
| Read-Write Property | String |
| TestObj | A variable, parameter or expression that specifies a reference to one of the objects listed in the Applies To section | |||
Applies To
The property is applied to the following objects:
Developer Express ButtonEdit, Developer Express HyperlinkEdit, Developer Express MemoEdit and 22 more objects, Developer Express TextEdit, Infragistics WebMaskEdit, Infragistics WebTextEdit, Java Swing Password Field, Java Swing TextArea, Java Swing TextField, JavaFX TextArea, JavaFX TextField, MFC Edit Browse, Oracle Forms Text Field, Qt LineEdit, Qt Text Edit, Silverlight AutoCompleteBox, Silverlight PasswordBox, Silverlight TextBox, Telerik RadMaskedEditBox for WinForms, Telerik RadMaskedXXXInput for Silverlight, Telerik RadTextBox for WinForms, Win32 Edit, WPF PasswordBox, WPF TextBox, YUI 2 Rich Text Editor « Collapse the list
View Mode
This property is available in the Object Browser panel and in other panels and dialogs in both Basic and Advanced view modes.
Property Value
A string holding the text displayed by the control.
Remarks
If an edit control works in password mode, that is, it masks its actual text with a pre-defined character, the wText property contains the actual text rather than the masked text displayed to the user.
After assigning a new value to the wText property, the insertion point is moved to the beginning of the text.
Note that to change text in an edit control, you can also use the SetText action. Unlike the wText property, SetText adds an entry to the test log about the performed operation.
If your tested application uses event handlers to detect and handle text changes or keyboard input in edit controls, keep in mind that the wText property raises only text change events and does not raise keypress events. If the expected events do not occur when you use the wText property to change a control’s text, use the Keys action instead.
Example
To view an example that demonstrates how to use the wText property, see Getting an Edit Control's Text.
See Also
SetText Action (Edit and Combo Box Controls)
Keys Action
wSelection Property (Edit Controls)
wSelectionStart Property (Edit Controls)
wSelectionStart Property (Specific to DevExpressMemoEdit, DevExpressTextEdit, JFXSwingTextField and SilverlightTextBox Controls)
wSelectionEnd Property (Edit Controls)
wSelectionEnd Property (Specific to DevExpressMemoEdit, DevExpressTextEditand SilverlightTextBox Controls)