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scot1967
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6 years ago
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Using the BuiltIn.CreateVariantArray Method?

I am trying tom build a variant array in Javascript using TestComplete to build an array of menu objects.  This should do the trick... https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/reference/progra...
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BenoitB
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6 years ago

Just to know, why you want build a variant array and not just using array of object ?

Could you be more precise on target use ?

Because variant usage is slow.

 

var myMenu = [];
var myItem = {};
myItem.path = "menuitem1";
myItem.picture = screenMenu[1].Picture();
myitem.obj = whatever object you want;
myMenu.push(myItem);
myItem.path = "menuitem2";
myItem.picture = screenMenu[2].Picture();
myitem.obj = whatever other object you want;
myMenu.push(myItem);

 

And you can then access it easily like myItem[0].path  -> give you "menuitem1", etc..

 

P.S. : There are other kind of notation.

 

 

 

 

 

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scot1967
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6 years ago

This is a 'Value Key Pair' approach, correct?  I have tried this but I get an error trying to run it. "TypeError: Cannot read property 'Name' of undefined" while trying to access 'myItem',  log.Message(myItem[0].Name, "");

 

I am testing with cell XY values so I mocked it out this way. I have an Excel sheet that defines which users should see which menu items so I am trying to put arrays together with the menu paths from the spread sheet and feed them into the application.

 

function Get_Menu_Cell_Test()
{
var myArray = [];
var myItem = {};

myItem.Name = "Name 1";
myItem.X = "0";
myItem.Y = "1";
myArray.push(myItem);

myItem.Name = "Name 2";
myItem.X = "1";
myItem.Y = "1";
myArray.push(myItem);

myItem.Name = "Name 3";
myItem.X = "2";
myItem.Y = "1";
myArray.push(myItem);

log.Message(myItem[0].Name, "");
log.Message(myItem[0].X, "");
log.Message(myItem[0].Y, "");

}