System.Threading and Object.refresh()

[Patrick]

Hello All having issues with the HTMLControl.Refresh()

In the below code, I am creating a new thread to monitor a specific Object for changes.  The code "freezes" at the HTMLControl.Refresh() part.  No error are generated, it just get stuck and cant get pass that call.  Any ideas?

//Service that actively monitors a spesific HTML DOM Object for changes
//IF the HTMLControl is found the object monitored, a true is set
namespace Newton2_Automation.SharedFunctionLib
{
    public class MonitorHtmlObject
    {

        public MonitorHtmlObject(HtmlControl monitorControl, string htmlId = null, string htmlClass = null)
        {
            _monitorControl = monitorControl;
            _htmlId = htmlId;
            _htmlClass = htmlClass;
        }

        public void Start()
        {
            oThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(HTMLRunner));
            oThread.Start();
            while (!oThread.IsAlive) ;
        }

        public bool Output;

        public void Stop()
        {
            oThread.Abort();
        }
        private void HTMLRunner()
        {
            Output = false;
            while (true)
            {
                try
                {
                    if ((monitorControl.Find.ByAttributes(_htmlId)) != null)
                    {
                        Output = true;
                    }
                }
                catch
                {
                    continue;
                }
                _monitorControl.Refresh();
            }

        }
        private Thread oThread;

        private HtmlControl _monitorControl;
        private HtmlControl monitorControl
        {
            get
            {
                while (_monitorControl.IsRefresh == true)
                {
                    Thread.Sleep(100);

                }
                return _monitorControl;
            }

        }

        private string _htmlId;

        private string _htmlClass;

    }
}

This how its being called:

foreach (HtmlDiv col in getPlaceHolders)
            {
                int ColCounbt = new int();
                try
                {
                    ColCounbt = col.Find.ByTagIndex("ul", 0).ChildNodes.Count;
                }
                catch
                {
                    ColCounbt = 0;
                    continue;
                }
                if (ColCounbt > 0)
                {
                    HtmlListItem[] GagetColection = new HtmlListItem[col.Find.ByTagIndex("ul", 0).ChildNodes.Count];
                    for (int i = 0; i < GagetColection.Count(); i++)
                    {
                        GagetColection[i] = ((HtmlUnorderedList)(col.Find.ByTagIndex<HtmlUnorderedList>("ul", 0))).ChildNodes[i].As<HtmlListItem>();
                    }

                    foreach (HtmlListItem item in GagetColection)
                    {
                        HtmlUnorderedList toCol = getPlaceHolders[sf.GenRandomNum(0, getPlaceHolders.Count())].Find.ById<HtmlUnorderedList>("undefinedGadgetHolder");
                        item.Refresh();
                        HtmlDiv GadgetHeader = item.Find.ByAttributes<HtmlDiv>("class=~gadget-head");
                        MonitorHtmlObject monitor = new MonitorHtmlObject(toCol, "class=gadget-placeholder");
                        monitor.Start();
                        GadgetHeader.DragTo(toCol, OffsetReference.AbsoluteCenter, Point.Empty);
                            Log.WriteLine(monitor.Output.ToString());
                        monitor.Stop();
                        ActiveBrowser.WaitForAjax(10000);
                        System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(5000);
                    }

                }
            }

[Cody]

Hi,

I would eliminate the threading and split up the mouse drag into separate steps so I can do my verification in the middle of it like this:

//GadgetHeader.DragTo(toCol, OffsetReference.AbsoluteCenter, Point.Empty);
GadgetHeader.MouseClick(ArtOfTest.WebAii.Core.MouseClickType.LeftClick);
Manager.Desktop.Mouse.Move(GadgetHeader.GetRectangle(), toCol.GetRectangle());

// We are in the middle of the drag.
// Perform DOM verifications here

Manager.Desktop.Mouse.Click(ArtOfTest.WebAii.Core.MouseClickType.LeftUp, toCol.GetRectangle());

Regards,
Cody
the Telerik team