Automate Browser Refresh Using Simulate User/Typing?

[Richard]

I'd like to insert a step into my tests to refresh the browser before navigating to the target web page.  I thought I could easily do this by using the Simulate User or Simulate Typing functions, but I'm having difficulty doing so.  Anyone have any direction for me?

[Anthony]

Hello Richard,

There are two ways to do a browser refresh and not rely on keystrokes:

1. During recording, if you click on the Refresh button, Test Studio will record a Browser Refresh test step. 

2. If you prefer to implement a coded step, this line will do the same thing:

ActiveBrowser.Refresh();

 
Greetings, Anthony
the Telerik team

[Richard]

Anthony, 

Thanks for the info.  I'm going to reward you with another question ;-)... how about refreshing the browser cache (where I would typically use Ctrl + F5)? 

[Anthony]

Hello Richard,

See below for the three cache types you can clear. You can also Clear Cookies in a non-coded step.

ActiveBrowser.ClearCache(ArtOfTest.WebAii.Core.BrowserCacheType.Cookies);
ActiveBrowser.ClearCache(ArtOfTest.WebAii.Core.BrowserCacheType.History);
ActiveBrowser.ClearCache(ArtOfTest.WebAii.Core.BrowserCacheType.TempFilesCache);

Greetings,
Anthony
the Telerik team

[Richard]

Thanks, Anthony!  The Browser Refresh and Clear Cache steps in code work great!