Not recognizing a data grid

[Raji]

Hi ,

I tried to record a data grid in my application.But the tool is not recognizing the same.Instead it gets recognized as a table. Kindly suggest me how could I proceed with my testing for data grid.

Thanks,
Raji Vijay

[Raji]

It will be highly appreciated if some one take their time to help me in this.

Thanks in advance
Raji Vijay

[Stoich]

Hello Raji,
check out this article:
http://www.telerik.com/automated-testing-tools/support/documentation/user-guide/recording-tests/translators.aspx

The translators that this article talks about can cause Test Studio to recognize one control as a different control. That being said I'm going to need additional info in order to analyze the issue thoroughly. Please go ahead and send some additional data:
What kind of control is it exactly?
How does it look when you examine it in the DOM Explorer?

All the best,
Stoich
the Telerik team

[Raji]

Hi Stoich

Please find a sample solution attached since i couldn't share you the one which i tried out.The exact control is a data grid which is been taken as table in the DOM explorer.

Thanks,
Raji

[Stoich]

Hello Raji,
an ASP .Net grid really is an HTML table element when you look at the HTML code.

Let's take the grid in this demo page:
http://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-ajax/grid/examples/client/selecting/defaultcs.aspx

Let's say I would like to go through all the Cells contained within this grid and write their content into my test log. We have an article that describes how that can be done:
http://www.telerik.com/automated-testing-tools/support/documentation/user-guide/code-samples/html/dynamic-grid.aspx

Here's the C# code that can do that:

foreach (HtmlTableRow r in Pages.ASPNETGridDemo.RadGrid1Table.AllRows)
{
    foreach(HtmlTableCell c in r.Cells)
    {
        Log.WriteLine("Cell found. TextContent:"+c.TextContent);
    }
}

If you take a close look you'll notice that the grid is actually a HTML table element in the code. The Grid designation is an abstraction - the actual element is an HTML table and in code we use it as an HTML table.

Please explain your use case to me. What are you trying to do and how is it a problem for you that the Grid is treated as a Table?

Kind regards,
Stoich
the Telerik team