select

Select an item in a combo box control or one or more items of a list box control.
NameDescriptionTypeModifier
window

TA name of the window.

Interface EntityNone
control

TA name of the list box or the combo box control.

Interface ElementNone
value

Identifying text of the item(s) to be selected, or item’s index value(s).

StringNone
None
This action may be used within the following project items: test modules and user-defined actions.
This action is applicable to the following controls: combo box, list box.
Example - Case 1: Using a text value to select an item

Action lines
        
interface
use interfaceCar Rental
 
windowcontrolitem1
check selected itemsdate and locationpickup stateAlabama
 
windowcontrolvalue
selectdate and locationpickup stateCalifornia
 
windowcontrolitem1
check selected itemsdate and locationpickup stateCalifornia
Result
Example - Case 2: Using numerical index to select an item

Action lines
        
windowcontrolitem1
check selected itemsdate and locationpickup state1
 
windowcontrolvalue
selectdate and locationpickup state8
 
windowcontrolitem1
check selected itemsdate and locationpickup state8
Result
Example - Case 3: Using text values to select multiple items in a list box control

Action lines
        
windowcontrolitem1
check selected itemssampleitem listone
 
windowcontrolvaluevalue1value2
selectsampleitem listfivesixseven
 
windowcontrolitem1item2itemn
check selected itemssampleitem listfivesixseven
Result
Example - Case 4: Using numerical index values to select multiple items in a list box control

Action lines
        
windowcontrolitem1
check selected itemssampleitem list1
 
windowcontrolvaluevalue1value2
selectsampleitem list345
 
windowcontrolitem1item2itemn
check selected itemssampleitem list345
Result
  • value argument:
    • The value argument may be specified by either of two means: the displayed text of the item, or its numerical index. (Indexes are one-based. That is numbering begins at 1)
    • In the case of a list box control, more than one item may be selected. Do this by providing additional value arguments in the cells to the right of the first value argument, along with arbitrary argument header names of your own choosing. (See example above). Note: However, that it is not possible to mix data types (index and text) of multiple value arguments in a single action line.
    • Enclose a numerical text string in quotation marks to differentiate it from a numerical index value. For example, if a text value of an item in a control has a value of 12, you should reference that item by passing 12 surrounded by quotation marks (that is, “12”) instead of the numerical 12. Passing the numerical 12 is treated as a reference to an item with an index of 12, rather than an item holding a text string value of 12.
  • This action supports the <ignore> modifier. If the string <ignore> is present as the value of any of the arguments, or any argument contains an expression that evaluates to <ignore>, the action is skipped during execution.

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