Method GetText
Retrieves visible text from objectUsage
Function GetText(
Boolean AlternativeMethod [Optional],
Boolean Report [Optional]
)
Parameters
AlternativeMethod (optional)
Type: Boolean
Default value: False
Uses an alternative method to get text from object. Set this parameter to true if normal method does not provide adequate results
Report (optional)
Type: Boolean
Default Value: False
Generate report for this step
Returns
Result text string or empty string if text was not found
Example
VBScript
objectText = Application("Demo").View("DemoView").Object("DemoTextObject")GetText()
If objectText = "" Then
'try to get text from object using alternative method
objectText = Application("Demo").View("DemoView").Object("DemoTextObject")GetText(true, true)
End If
JavaScript
var objectText = Application("Demo").View("DemoView").Object("DemoTextObject").GetText();
if (objectText == "") {
// try to get text from object using alternative method
objectText = Application("Demo").View("DemoView").Object("DemoTextObject").GetText(true, true);
}
Comment
Get text from object