Accessing RadComboBox with Watin

[Craig Wallace]

Hi,

I am attempting to build UI tests of aspx pages which use Telerik RadControls for ASP.NET Ajax.  I found a great example of how to interact with the RadComboBox at http://haditeo.wordpress.com/category/watin/, but that deals with the Telerik controls from 2009 and doesn't seem to apply to newer versions as there is no _Dropdown 

I am currently using version 2012.1.215.40 of Telerik RadControls for ASP.NET Ajax.  How can I select a RadComboBox item with that version?

Thanks.

[Aneliya Petkova]

Hello Craig,

The easiest way to test Telerik RadControls is with Telerik Test Studio (a standalone app and a Visual Studio plugin) or with our Telerik Testing Framework (absolutely free framework for software testing with native support for Telerik UI controls for AJAX, Silverlight and WPF as well as Kendo UI web widgets). They both also work great for any other controls. You’ll get some great additional functionality around being able to dive deeper in to verifications and actions around controls.

Please check the links below for more information:

http://www.telerik.com/automated-testing-tools/ - Telerik Test Studio
http://www.telerik.com/products/free-testing-framework/overview.aspx - the Free Telerik Testing Framework
http://www.telerik.com/automated-testing-tools/support/documentation/user-guide/getting-started/using-telerik-testing-framework.aspx - Telerik Test Studio and Telerik Testing Framework Documentation

I hope this would be helpful.
If you need additional assistance don’t hesitate to contact us again.

Regards,
Aneliya Petkova
Telerik

[Craig Wallace]

Hi Aneliya,

Do your tools work with msbuild?  Any test tools I would use must be compatible with msbuild and be able to be run automatically be Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010 on our build server.

Thanks.

[Aneliya Petkova]

Hi Craig,

Yes, you can use MSbuild on TFS Build Server to integrate your tests(made with Telerik Test Studio(Visual Studio plugin) or Telerik Testing Framework) in a build process.
See the following article:
http://www.telerik.com/automated-testing-tools/support/documentation/user-guide/knowledge-base/silverlight/automate-silverlight-tests-in-tfs-builds.aspx

Regarding Telerik Test Studio(a standalone app(QA Version)) see this forum discussion: http://www.telerik.com/automated-testing-tools/community/forums/test-studio/general-discussions/ms-build-support.aspx

Regards,
Aneliya Petkova
Telerik