Selecting Part of Text
Simulating LongTouch Action
To select a word in an EditText control, use the LongTouch action of the Android EditText object that TestComplete associates with that control. This action performs a single long touch over the defined coordinates. The following code example selects the word who within the text of the control:
JavaScript, JScript
function Test()
{
var p, Edit;
// Select the Android device
Mobile.SetCurrent("MyDevice");
// Obtain the EditText object and fill it with text
p = Mobile.Device().Process("com.example.myapp");
Edit = p.RootLayout("").Layout("layoutTop").Layout("layout1").EditText("edit1");
Edit.SetText("But who is to give the prizes?");
// Long touch at the "who" word position
Edit.LongTouch(50, 15);
}
Python
def Test():
# Select the Android device
Mobile.SetCurrent("MyDevice")
# Obtain the EditText object and fill it with text
p = Mobile.Device().Process("com.example.myapp")
Edit = p.RootLayout("").Layout("layoutTop").Layout("layout1").EditText("edit1")
Edit.SetText("But who is to give the prizes?")
# Long touch at the "who" word position
Edit.LongTouch(50, 15)VBScript
Sub Test()
Dim p, Edit
' Select the Android device
Call Mobile.SetCurrent("MyDevice")
' Obtain the EditText object and fill it with text
Set p = Mobile.Device.Process("com.example.myapp")
Set Edit = p.RootLayout("").Layout("layoutTop").Layout("layout1").EditText("edit1")
Call Edit.SetText("But who is to give the prizes?")
' Long touch at the "who" word position
Call Edit.LongTouch(50, 15)
End Sub
DelphiScript
procedure Test();
var
p, Edit : OleVariant;
begin
// Select the Android device
Mobile.SetCurrent('MyDevice');
// Obtain the EditText object and fill it with text
p := Mobile.Device.Process('com.example.myapp');
Edit := p.RootLayout('').Layout('layoutTop').Layout('layout1').EditText('edit1');
Edit.SetText('But who is to give the prizes?');
// Long touch at the "who" word position
Edit.LongTouch(50, 15);
end;
C++Script, C#Script
function Test()
{
var p, Edit;
// Select the Android device
Mobile["SetCurrent"]("MyDevice");
// Obtain the EditText object and fill it with text
p = Mobile["Device"]["Process"]("com.example.myapp");
Edit = p["RootLayout"]("")["Layout"]("layoutTop")["Layout"]("layout1")["EditText"]("edit1");
Edit["SetText"]("But who is to give the prizes?");
// Long touch at the "who" word position
Edit["LongTouch"](50, 15);
}
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The required touch may differ depending on the device performing the test. |
Changing Selection Range
To change the selection range, use the Swipe action of the Device object. The Swipe starting coordinates should overlap with the position of one of the pointers. The pointers specify the beginning and the end of the selection range. You cannot place them after the end or before the beginning of the selection respectively. If you try to do this, one symbol will remain selected. The following example selects "who is" in the text.
JavaScript, JScript
function Test()
{
var p, Edit;
// Select the Android device
Mobile.SetCurrent("MyDevice");
// Obtain the EditText object and fill it with text
p = Mobile.Device().Process("com.example.myapp");
Edit = p.RootLayout("").Layout("layoutTop").Layout("layout1").EditText("edit1");
Edit.SetText("But who is to give the prizes?");
// Long touch at the "who" word position
Edit.LongTouch(50, 15);
// Swipe the device to change selection range
Mobile.Device().Swipe(165, 129, 180, 125, 10, 32);
}
Python
def Test():
# Select the Android device
Mobile.SetCurrent("MyDevice")
# Obtain the EditText object and fill it with text
p = Mobile.Device().Process("com.example.myapp")
Edit = p.RootLayout("").Layout("layoutTop").Layout("layout1").EditText("edit1")
Edit.SetText("But who is to give the prizes?")
# Long touch at the "who" word position
Edit.LongTouch(50, 15)
# Swipe the device to change selection range
Mobile.Device().Swipe(165, 129, 180, 125, 10, 32)VBScript
Sub Test()
Dim p, Edit
' Select the Android device
Call Mobile.SetCurrent("MyDevice")
' Obtain the EditText object and fill it with text
Set p = Mobile.Device.Process("com.example.myapp")
Set Edit = p.RootLayout("").Layout("layoutTop").Layout("layout1").EditText("edit1")
Call Edit.SetText("But who is to give the prizes?")
' Long touch at "who" word position
Call Edit.LongTouch(50, 15)
' Swipe the device to change selection range
Call Mobile.Device.Swipe(165, 129, 180, 125, 10, 32)
End Sub
DelphiScript
procedure Test();
var
p, Edit : OleVariant;
begin
// Select the Android device
Mobile.SetCurrent('MyDevice');
// Obtain the EditText object and fill it with text
p := Mobile.Device.Process('com.example.myapp');
Edit := p.RootLayout('').Layout('layoutTop').Layout('layout1').EditText('edit1');
Edit.SetText('But who is to give the prizes?');
// Long touch at "who" word position
Edit.LongTouch(50, 15);
// Swipe the device to change selection range
Mobile.Device.Swipe(165, 129, 180, 125, 10, 32);
end;
C++Script, C#Script
function Test()
{
var p, Edit;
// Select the Android device
Mobile["SetCurrent"]("MyDevice");
// Obtain the EditText object and fill it with text
p = Mobile["Device"]["Process"]("com.example.myapp");
Edit = p["RootLayout"]("")["Layout"]("layoutTop")["Layout"]("layout1")["EditText"]("edit1");
Edit["SetText"]("But who is to give the prizes?");
// Long touch at "who" word position
Edit["LongTouch"](50, 15);
// Swipe the device to change selection range
Mobile["Device"]["Swipe"](165, 129, 180, 125, 10, 32);
}
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The screen coordinates will differ depending on the device the test is performed on. |
Selecting All Text
Simulating SelectAll Action
To select all text in an edit text control, use the SelectAll action. The following example demonstrates how to select all of the text contained in the EditText control using this action:
JavaScript, JScript
function Test()
{
var p, Edit;
// Select the Android device
Mobile.SetCurrent("MyDevice");
// Obtain the EditText object and fill it with text
p = Mobile.Device().Process("com.example.myapp");
Edit = p.RootLayout("").Layout("layoutTop").Layout("layout1").EditText("edit1");
Edit.SetText("But who is to give the prizes?");
// Select all text
Edit.SelectAll();
}
Python
def Test():
# Select the Android device
Mobile.SetCurrent("MyDevice")
# Obtain the EditText object and fill it with text
p = Mobile.Device().Process("com.example.myapp")
Edit = p.RootLayout("").Layout("layoutTop").Layout("layout1").EditText("edit1")
Edit.SetText("But who is to give the prizes?")
# Select all text
Edit.SelectAll()VBScript
Sub Test()
Dim p, Edit
' Select the Android device
Call Mobile.SetCurrent("MyDevice")
' Obtain the EditText object and fill it with text
Set p = Mobile.Device.Process("com.example.myapp")
Set Edit = p.RootLayout("").Layout("layoutTop").Layout("layout1").EditText("edit1")
Call Edit.SetText("But who is to give the prizes?")
' Select all text
Call Edit.SelectAll
End Sub
DelphiScript
procedure Test();
var
p, Edit : OleVariant;
begin
// Select the Android device
Mobile.SetCurrent('MyDevice');
// Obtain the EditText object and fill it with text
p := Mobile.Device.Process('com.example.myapp');
Edit := p.RootLayout('').Layout('layoutTop').Layout('layout1').EditText('edit1');
Edit.SetText('But who is to give the prizes?');
// Select all text
Edit.SelectAll();
end;
C++Script, C#Script
function Test()
{
var p, Edit;
// Select the Android device
Mobile["SetCurrent"]("MyDevice");
// Obtain the EditText object and fill it with text
p = Mobile["Device"]["Process"]("com.example.myapp");
Edit = p["RootLayout"]("")["Layout"]("layoutTop")["Layout"]("layout1")["EditText"]("edit1");
Edit["SetText"]("'But who is to give the prizes?");
// Select all text
Edit["SelectAll"]();
}
| Note: | This action only selects text, it does not bring up the TextSelection menu or selection pointers. |
Touching Android Buttons
You can use the buttons from the Text selection context menu. This menu can be called by selecting the text using LongTouch or the action, appropriate for your device. Due to technical implementation, TestComplete cannot access these controls directly, so to simulate the touch use the images from the Image Repository. The example below demonstrates how to select all text using the context menu.
JavaScript, JScript
function Test()
{
var p, Edit;
// Select the Android device
Mobile.SetCurrent("MyDevice");
// Obtain the EditText object and fill it with text
p = Mobile.Device().Process("com.example.myapp");
Edit = p.RootLayout("").Layout("layoutTop").Layout("layout1").EditText("edit1");
Edit.SetText("But who is to give the prizes?");
// Long touch at a word position
Edit.LongTouch(50, 15);
// Touch the SelectAll button by image
ImageRepository.myandroidapp2.Button_SelectAll.Touch();
}
Python
def Test():
# Select the Android device
Mobile.SetCurrent("MyDevice")
# Obtain the EditText object and fill it with text
p = Mobile.Device().Process("com.example.myapp")
Edit = p.RootLayout("").Layout("layoutTop").Layout("layout1").EditText("edit1")
Edit.SetText("But who is to give the prizes?")
# Long touch at a word position
Edit.LongTouch(50, 15)
# Touch the SelectAll button by image
ImageRepository.myandroidapp2.Button_SelectAll.Touch()VBScript
Sub Test()
Dim p, Edit
' Select the Android device
Call Mobile.SetCurrent("MyDevice")
' Obtain the EditText object and fill it with text
Set p = Mobile.Device.Process("com.example.myapp")
Set Edit = p.RootLayout("").Layout("layoutTop").Layout("layout1").EditText("edit1")
Call Edit.SetText("But who is to give the prizes?")
' Long touch at a word position
Call Edit.LongTouch(50, 15)
' Touch the SelectAll button by image
ImageRepository.myandroidapp2.TextView_SelectAll.Touch()
End Sub
DelphiScript
procedure Test();
var
p, Edit : OleVariant;
begin
// Select the Android device
Mobile.SetCurrent('MyDevice');
// Obtain the EditText object and fill it with text
p := Mobile.Device.Process('com.example.myapp');
Edit := p.RootLayout('').Layout('layoutTop').Layout('layout1').EditText('edit1');
Edit.SetText('But who is to give the prizes?');
// Long touch at a word position
Edit.LongTouch(50, 15);
// Touch the SelectAll button by image
ImageRepository.myandroidapp2.Button_SelectAll.Touch();
end;
C++Script, C#Script
function Test()
{
var p, Edit;
// Select the Android device
Mobile["SetCurrent"]("MyDevice");
// Obtain the EditText object and fill it with text
p = Mobile["Device"]["Process"]("com.example.myapp");
Edit = p["RootLayout"]("")["Layout"]("layoutTop")["Layout"]("layout1")["EditText"]("edit1");
Edit["SetText"]("'But who is to give the prizes?");
// Long touch at a word position
Edit["LongTouch"](50, 15);
// Touch the SelectAll button by image
ImageRepository["myandroidapp"]["Button_SelectAll"]["Touch"]();
}
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The required touch may differ depending on the device performing test. |
Simulating Actions From Keyword Tests
This topic explains how to select the text of the edit text control in scripts. You can use the described methods in keyword tests too. To do this, use the On-Screen Action or the Call Object Method operations.
See Also
Working With Android Edit Text Controls
Simulating Text Input on Android Devices (Legacy)
Copying and Pasting Text in an Edit Text Control