| Package | mx.automation |
| Interface | public interface IAutomationManager extends IEventDispatcher |
| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
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| Property | Defined By | ||
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| automationEnvironment : Object
The automation environment for this automation manager. | IAutomationManager | ||
| recording : Boolean [read-only]
Indicates whether recording is taking place. | IAutomationManager | ||
| replaying : Boolean [read-only]
Indicates whether replay is taking place. | IAutomationManager | ||
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 | addEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false, priority:int = 0, useWeakReference:Boolean = false):void
Registers an event listener object with an EventDispatcher object so that the listener
receives notification of an event. | IEventDispatcher | |
Sets the automation manager to record mode. | IAutomationManager | ||
Returns an id for the given object that can be used
with the resolveID() method. | IAutomationManager | ||
Returns an id part for the given object that can be used in the resolveIDPart() method. | IAutomationManager | ||
Decrement the cache counter. | IAutomationManager | ||
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Dispatches an event into the event flow. | IEventDispatcher | |
Takes the automation manager out of record mode. | IAutomationManager | ||
Returns the text to display as the type of the object. | IAutomationManager | ||
Returns the text to display as the description for the object. | IAutomationManager | ||
Returns all children of this object that are visible within the testing
hierarchy. | IAutomationManager | ||
getChildrenFromIDPart(obj:IAutomationObject, part:AutomationIDPart = null, ignoreShowInHierarchy:Boolean = false):Array
Returns all children of this object that are visible within the testing
hierarchy and meet the criteria in the automation part. | IAutomationManager | ||
Returns the automation object under the given coordinate. | IAutomationManager | ||
getParent(obj:IAutomationObject, parentToStopAt:IAutomationObject = null, ignoreShowInHierarchy:Boolean = false):IAutomationObject
Returns the next parent that is visible within the automation hierarchy. | IAutomationManager | ||
getProperties(obj:IAutomationObject, names:Array = null, forVerification:Boolean = true, forDescription:Boolean = true):Array
Returns the values for a set of properties. | IAutomationManager | ||
The display rectangle enclosing the DisplayObject. | IAutomationManager | ||
Returns the object implementing the IAutomationTabularData interface through which
the tabular data can be obtained. | IAutomationManager | ||
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Checks whether the EventDispatcher object has any listeners registered for a specific type
of event. | IEventDispatcher | |
Increments the cache counter. | IAutomationManager | ||
Tests if the provided target needs to wait until a previous
operation completes. | IAutomationManager | ||
Returns true if an object and all of its parents are visible. | IAutomationManager | ||
Records the event. | IAutomationManager | ||
Records the custom event. | IAutomationManager | ||
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Removes a listener from the EventDispatcher object. | IEventDispatcher | |
Replays the specified event. | IAutomationManager | ||
Resolves an id to automation objects. | IAutomationManager | ||
Resolves an id part to an Array of automation objects. | IAutomationManager | ||
Resolves an id part to an automation object within the parent. | IAutomationManager | ||
Resolves an id to an automation object. | IAutomationManager | ||
Indicates whether an automation object should be visible within
the hierarchy. | IAutomationManager | ||
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Checks whether an event listener is registered with this EventDispatcher object or any of its ancestors for the specified event type. | IEventDispatcher | |
automationEnvironment | property |
automationEnvironment:Object| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
The automation environment for this automation manager. The automation environment provides information about the objects and properties of testable components needed for communicating with agent tools.
The value of this property must implement the IAutomationEnvironment interface.
Implementation
public function get automationEnvironment():Object public function set automationEnvironment(value:Object):voidRelated API Elements
recording | property |
replaying | property |
beginRecording | () | method |
public function beginRecording():void| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Sets the automation manager to record mode.
createID | () | method |
public function createID(obj:IAutomationObject, relativeToParent:IAutomationObject = null):AutomationID| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Returns an id for the given object that can be used
with the resolveID() method.
Parameters
obj:IAutomationObject — Automation object.
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relativeToParent:IAutomationObject (default = null) |
AutomationID — AutomationID object which represents the Automation object.
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createIDPart | () | method |
public function createIDPart(obj:IAutomationObject, parent:IAutomationObject = null):AutomationIDPart| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Returns an id part for the given object that can be used in the resolveIDPart() method.
Parameters
obj:IAutomationObject — The automation object.
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parent:IAutomationObject (default = null) |
AutomationIDPart — AutomationIDPart object which represents the Automation object.
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decrementCacheCounter | () | method |
public function decrementCacheCounter(clearNow:Boolean = false):int| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Decrement the cache counter. The cache is cleared when the count reaches zero.
Parameters
clearNow:Boolean (default = false)true, clear the cache regardless of the cache counter.
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int — Current cache counter.
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endRecording | () | method |
public function endRecording():void| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Takes the automation manager out of record mode.
getAutomationClassName | () | method |
public function getAutomationClassName(obj:IAutomationObject):String| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Returns the text to display as the type of the object.
Parameters
obj:IAutomationObject — Automation object.
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String — Type of the object.
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getAutomationName | () | method |
public function getAutomationName(obj:IAutomationObject):String| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Returns the text to display as the description for the object.
Parameters
obj:IAutomationObject — Automation object.
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String — Text description of the Automation object.
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getChildren | () | method |
public function getChildren(obj:IAutomationObject, ignoreShowInHierarchy:Boolean = false):Array| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Returns all children of this object that are visible within the testing hierarchy. If a child is not visible within the hierarchy, returns the children of the invisible child.
Parameters
obj:IAutomationObject — Object for which to get the children.
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ignoreShowInHierarchy:Boolean (default = false) |
Array — Array of children.
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getChildrenFromIDPart | () | method |
public function getChildrenFromIDPart(obj:IAutomationObject, part:AutomationIDPart = null, ignoreShowInHierarchy:Boolean = false):Array| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Returns all children of this object that are visible within the testing hierarchy and meet the criteria in the automation part. If a child is not visible within the hierarchy, this method returns the children of the invisible child.
Parameters
obj:IAutomationObject — Object for which to get the children.
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part:AutomationIDPart (default = null) | |
ignoreShowInHierarchy:Boolean (default = false)false.
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Array — Array of children matching the criteria.
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getElementFromPoint | () | method |
public function getElementFromPoint(x:int, y:int):IAutomationObject| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Returns the automation object under the given coordinate.
Parameters
x:int — The x coordinate.
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y:int — The y coordinate.
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IAutomationObject — Automation object at that point.
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getParent | () | method |
public function getParent(obj:IAutomationObject, parentToStopAt:IAutomationObject = null, ignoreShowInHierarchy:Boolean = false):IAutomationObject| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Returns the next parent that is visible within the automation hierarchy.
Parameters
obj:IAutomationObject — Automation object.
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parentToStopAt:IAutomationObject (default = null) | |
ignoreShowInHierarchy:Boolean (default = false)false.
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IAutomationObject — Nearest parent of the object visible within the automation
hierarchy.
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getProperties | () | method |
public function getProperties(obj:IAutomationObject, names:Array = null, forVerification:Boolean = true, forDescription:Boolean = true):Array| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Returns the values for a set of properties.
Parameters
obj:IAutomationObject — Object for which to get the properties.
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names:Array (default = null) | |
forVerification:Boolean (default = true)true, only include verification properties.
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forDescription:Boolean (default = true)true, only include description properties.
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Array — Array of objects that contain each property value and descriptor.
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getRectangle | () | method |
public function getRectangle(obj:DisplayObject):Array| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
The display rectangle enclosing the DisplayObject.
Parameters
obj:DisplayObject — DisplayObject whose rectangle is desired.
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Array — An array of four integers: top, left, width and height.
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getTabularData | () | method |
public function getTabularData(obj:IAutomationObject):mx.automation:IAutomationTabularData| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Returns the object implementing the IAutomationTabularData interface through which the tabular data can be obtained.
Parameters
obj:IAutomationObject — An IAutomationObject.
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mx.automation:IAutomationTabularData — An object implementing the IAutomationTabularData interface.
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incrementCacheCounter | () | method |
public function incrementCacheCounter():int| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Increments the cache counter. The automation mechanism
caches both an object's properties and its children. The cache
exists for both performance reasons, and so that an objects state
prior to a recording can be captured. Each call to the
incrementCacheCounter() method
increments a counter and each call to the
decrementCacheCounter() method
decrements the cache counter. When the counter reaches zero the
cache is cleared.
It's important that testing tools only use the
cache when they are certain that the state of the Flex application
is frozen and the user cannot interact with it. For example,
when an automation event is recorded, a testing tool might need to make
several calls to the getChildren() method or the
getProperties() method to create a testing
script line. To do this, it would wrap all the calls up in
start/stop cache calls.
Internally, the AutomationManager forcibly clears the cache
before an end-user interaction that might trigger an automation
event. It then increments the cache counter and decrements the
counter after the automation event is dispatched. Testing tools can
prevent the count from reaching zero by calling the incrementCacheCounter()
method in their record handler.
int — the current cache counter.
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isSynchronized | () | method |
public function isSynchronized(target:IAutomationObject):Boolean| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Tests if the provided target needs to wait until a previous operation completes.
Parameters
target:IAutomationObject — Target to check for synchronization or
null to synchronize on any running operations.
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Boolean — true if synchronization is complete, false otherwise.
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isVisible | () | method |
public function isVisible(obj:DisplayObject):Boolean| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Returns true if an object and all of its parents are visible.
Parameters
obj:DisplayObject — DisplayObject.
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Boolean — true if an object and all of its parents are visible.
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recordAutomatableEvent | () | method |
public function recordAutomatableEvent(recorder:IAutomationObject, event:Event, cacheable:Boolean = false):void| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Records the event.
Parameters
recorder:IAutomationObject — The automation object on which the event is to be recorded.
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event:Event — The actual event which needs to be recorded.
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cacheable:Boolean (default = false)click event for the button, but ignores the select event
generated from the List control.
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recordCustomAutomationEvent | () | method |
public function recordCustomAutomationEvent(customEvent:AutomationRecordEvent):Boolean| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Records the custom event.
Parameters
customEvent:AutomationRecordEvent — - The AutomationRecordEvent that specifies that it is a custom evnet; the type is customRecord.
For example, if you want to record a custom event without writing a delegate and providing the details
in an environment file, you can use this interface to record the custom event. You should listen to
the AutomationPlaybackEvent, handle the replay, and prevent the default on the AutomationPlaybackEvent.
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Boolean |
replayAutomatableEvent | () | method |
public function replayAutomatableEvent(event:AutomationReplayEvent):Boolean| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Replays the specified event. A component author should call
the super.replayAutomatableEvent() method
in case default replay behavior has been defined in a superclass.
Parameters
event:AutomationReplayEvent — Event to replay.
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Boolean — true if the replay was successful.
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resolveID | () | method |
public function resolveID(rid:AutomationID, currentParent:IAutomationObject = null):Array| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Resolves an id to automation objects.
Parameters
rid:AutomationID — Automation id of the automation object.
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currentParent:IAutomationObject (default = null) |
Array — An Array containing all the objects matching the rid.
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resolveIDPart | () | method |
public function resolveIDPart(parent:IAutomationObject, part:AutomationIDPart):Array| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Resolves an id part to an Array of automation objects.
Parameters
parent:IAutomationObject — Parent of the automation object.
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part:AutomationIDPart — id part of the automation object.
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Array — Array of automation objects which match part.
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resolveIDPartToSingleObject | () | method |
public function resolveIDPartToSingleObject(parent:IAutomationObject, part:AutomationIDPart):IAutomationObject| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Resolves an id part to an automation object within the parent.
Parameters
parent:IAutomationObject — Parent of the automation object.
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part:AutomationIDPart — id part of the automation object.
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IAutomationObject — IAutomationObject which matches with the part.
If no object
is found or multiple objects are found, throw an exception.
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resolveIDToSingleObject | () | method |
public function resolveIDToSingleObject(rid:AutomationID, currentParent:IAutomationObject = null):IAutomationObject| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Resolves an id to an automation object.
Parameters
rid:AutomationID — Automation id of the automation object.
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currentParent:IAutomationObject (default = null) |
IAutomationObject — IAutomationObject which matches with the rid.
If no object
is found or multiple objects are found, this method throws an exception.
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showInHierarchy | () | method |
public function showInHierarchy(obj:IAutomationObject):Boolean| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Indicates whether an automation object should be visible within the hierarchy.
Parameters
obj:IAutomationObject — The automation object.
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Boolean — true if the object should be shown within the
automation hierarchy.
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