Get all values from a listbox using Coded UI Test and select it - vb.net

Question

I am using uimap in coded ui test to get information about controlers in an application, the value returned for a listbox is "client" - controlType, technologyname MSAA and Name = session.
My goal is to be able to get all values of a listbox and then select a value using the code.
Is there a way to do that ?
Many thanks.

Answer 1

Given the UITestControl object for the list box you should be able to get all list entries by using the GetChildren method. It returns a collection having all the child controls of the parent control. Depending on the exact structure of your list box and its contents, you may need to call the method repeatedly to get the grandchild or deeper controls.
See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.visualstudio.testtools.uitesting.uitestcontrol.getchildren.aspx
Update
In C# you might write code based on the following:
foreach (UITestControl child in parent.GetChildren()) {
if ( someTestOfTheControl(child) ) {
... process the child control here ...
}
}
Or possibly on
foreach (UITestControl child in parent.GetChildren()) {
foreach (UITestControl grandChild in child.GetChildren()) {
if ( someTestOfTheControl(grandChild) ) {
... process the grandChild control here ...
}
}
}
Where someTestOfTheControl() tests whether the control is the one you are interested in.

Answer 2

Using UIMap - Get the control of ListBox
ItemToSelect - Is the name of item in string
WinList ListControl = new WinList(Control);
string[] CompleteList = ListControl.GetContent();
CompleteList = CompleteList.Where(x => x != null).ToArray();
string Value = CompleteList.First(x => x.Contains(ItemToSelect));
Mouse.Click((WinListItem)ListControl.Items.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Name.Contains(Value)));