Re: Inconsistency in APIs to use mnu object name

Hello all,

I've always found the way LDTP deals with menus a bit weird.

I think it is much better if all the functions dealing with menus would use some kind of hierarchy. Or better, if it could be set in the parameters:

ldtp.doesmenuitemexist(windows_name, "mnuFile;mnuCloseAll", hierarchy=true)

ldtp.doesmenuitemexist(windows_name, "mnuCloseAll", hierarchy=false)

One question for LDTPv2, would this inconsistencies be solved? Would be ooldtp be better in LDTPv2?

Thanks,
Ara.

On 14/10/09 17:00, Nagappan Alagappan wrote:

Hi Scott,

On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 4:02 AM, Wang Qi, Scott <wangqi.s@...

<mailto:wangqi.s@...>> wrote:

   Hi Nagappan,

   I saw some inconsistency in the parameter when calling these two
   functions : hasstate () and doesmenuitemexist().

   1) ldtp.doesmenuitemexist(windows_name, 'mnuFile;mnuCloseAll')

   doesmenuitemexist () requires the full path which is the
   'mnuFile;mnuCloseAll' menu.

   2) ldtp.hasstate(windows_name, 'mnuCloseAll', ldtp.state.SENSITIVE)

   hasstate () only requires the last node which is 'mnuCloseAll'.

   Is this design deliberately as this?


hasstate is a general function, which works for all object type. To work
with menu, we have to follow the hierarchy. If its a requirement we can
implement it on LDTPv2.



   The second question is that if 2 root menus has a  submenu with the
   same name for example, 'mnuFile;mnuCloseAll' and
   'mnuProject;mnuCloseAll'. How ldtp.hasstate() will return the status
   with input of 'mnuCloseAll'? Will it only return the first found mnu
   named "mnuCloseAll"?  I did a simple experiment. It seems it indeed
   returns the attribute for the first mnu. So how to get the attribute
   for the 2nd sub menu item.


'mnuCloseAll1' should return the state of it :)

Thanks
Nagappan


   Thanks
   Scott




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