The Network Suite functionality is deprecated. We don’t recommend using it for distributed testing. Consider using a CI/CD system for managing distributed tests. See Migrating Distributed Tests to CI/CD Systems for details. In case you need to run web tests on multiple environments in parallel, you can also try using your project’s Execution Plan.

Description

The WaitForState method delays script execution until the task reaches the specified state, unless the specified time limit is reached first.

Declaration

TaskObj.WaitForState(State, WaitTime)

TaskObj	An expression, variable or parameter that specifies a reference to a Task object
State	[in]	Required	Integer
WaitTime	[in]	Optional	Integer	Default value: 0
Result	Boolean

Applies To

The method is applied to the following object:

Task

Parameters

The method has the following parameters:

State

Specifies the task’s state to be waited for. Read the Network Suite States topic to learn about available task states.

WaitTime

Sets the time limit in milliseconds. 0 means indefinite time limit.

Result Value

True if the expected state is reached, and False otherwise.

Remarks

Use the Task.State property to check the task’s state.

Example

The following script halts the task’s execution if it does not stop on its own for a specified period.

JavaScript, JScript

function Test()
{
  var Task = NetworkSuite.Jobs.ItemByName("Job1").Tasks.ItemByName("Task1");
  ...
  if (! Task.WaitForState(ns_Idle, 600000))
    Task.Stop();
}

Python

def Test():
  Task = NetworkSuite.Jobs.ItemByName["Job1"].Tasks.ItemByName["Task1"]
  # ...
  if not Task.WaitForState(ns_Idle, 600000):
    Task.Stop()

VBScript

Sub Test
  Set Task = NetworkSuite.Jobs.ItemByName("Job1").Tasks.ItemByName("Task1")
  ...
  If Not Task.WaitForState(ns_Idle, 600000) Then
    Task.Stop
  End If
End Sub

DelphiScript

procedure Test;
var Task;
begin
  Task := NetworkSuite.Jobs.ItemByName['Job1'].Tasks.ItemByName['Task1'];
  ...
  if not Task.WaitForState(ns_Idle, 600000) then
    Task.Stop;
end;