Invoke Action actually fires the event specified by the default handler on the object in question. It is very handy/powerful, but also has some hidden problems in that if your developers didn't code the events just right they won't fire correctly when you use the Invoke Action on the item.
The problem you are having is that Chrome/Firefox/IE all handle dropdown lists differently and Chrome and Firefox do not report the location of the dropdown list (among other things) to the UI, so Ranorex cannot find it (this is a simplistic explanation, there is more to it in reality...).
I would suggest that you look at using keyboard actions on the list of elements instead of mouse clicks.
If your list always starts with the first ten elements visible (for example), then just use a keyboard {Down} key action until you find the element you are looking for and then do a keyboard {Enter} action.
I use the following class. Note that I have it set to ALWAYS use the keyboard (Chrome) version, since I have found it to be the only reliable method...
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public static class Select
{
public static WebDocument GetRootDOM(Element thisElement) {
if (thisElement.PreferredCapability.DisplayName.ToLower().Equals("webdocument")) {
return thisElement;
}
return GetRootDOM(thisElement.Parent);
}
public static void SelectOption(SelectTag selectTag, int desiredIndex, Duration dur) {
SelectOption_CHROME(selectTag, desiredIndex, dur);
}
public static void SelectOption(SelectTag selectTag, OptionTag optionTag, Duration dur) {
SelectOption_CHROME(selectTag, optionTag, dur);
// string browser = GetRootDOM(selectTag).BrowserName;
// string browserVer = GetRootDOM(selectTag).BrowserVersion;
//
// switch (browser) {
// case "Chrome":
// SelectOption_CHROME(selectTag, optionTag, dur);
// break;
// case "IE":
// if (browserVer.Contains("8.0.")) {
// SelectOption_CHROME(selectTag, optionTag, dur);
// } else {
// SelectOption_Normal(optionTag);
// }
// break;
// default:
// SelectOption_Normal(optionTag);
// break;
// }
}
private static void SelectOption_Normal(OptionTag optionTag) {
Report.Log(ReportLevel.Info, "Mouse", "Mouse Left Click item '" + optionTag.GetPath().ToResolvedString() + "' at Center.");
optionTag.Click();
}
private static void SelectOption_CHROME(SelectTag selectTag, OptionTag optionTag, Duration dur) {
List<string> options = GetOptionsText(selectTag);
int desiredIndex = options.IndexOf(optionTag.TagValue);
DoSelectAction(selectTag, desiredIndex, options, dur);
}
private static void SelectOption_CHROME(SelectTag selectTag, int desiredIndex, Duration dur) {
List<string> options = GetOptionsText(selectTag);
DoSelectAction(selectTag, desiredIndex, options, dur);
}
private static List<string> GetOptionsText(SelectTag selectTag) {
List<string> options = new List<string>();
foreach (OptionTag ot in selectTag.Find<OptionTag>(".//option")) {
options.Add(ot.TagValue);
}
return options;
}
private static void DoSelectAction(SelectTag selectTag, int desiredIndex, List<string> options, Duration dur) {
int selectedIndex = 0;
string selectedTagValue = "";
if (selectTag.TagValue != null) {
selectedTagValue = selectTag.TagValue;
OptionTag selectedOptionTag = selectTag.Find<OptionTag>(".//option[@TagValue='" + selectedTagValue + "']")[0];
selectedIndex = options.IndexOf(selectedOptionTag.TagValue);
}
Keyboard.PrepareFocus(selectTag);
Duration oldKeyPressTime = Keyboard.DefaultKeyPressTime;
Keyboard.DefaultKeyPressTime = 15;
Duration keyPressDuration = dur;
if (desiredIndex < selectedIndex) {
for (int i = desiredIndex; i < selectedIndex; i++) {
//up
Report.Log(ReportLevel.Info, "Keyboard", "Key 'Up' Press with focus on '" + selectTag.GetPath() + "'.");
Keyboard.Press(System.Windows.Forms.Keys.Up, Keyboard.DefaultScanCode, keyPressDuration, 1, true);//Keyboard.DefaultKeyPressTime, 1, true);
}
} else if (selectedIndex < desiredIndex) {
for (int i = selectedIndex; i < desiredIndex; i++) {
//down
Report.Log(ReportLevel.Info, "Keyboard", "Key 'Down' Press with focus on '" + selectTag.GetPath() + "'.");
Keyboard.Press(System.Windows.Forms.Keys.Down, Keyboard.DefaultScanCode, keyPressDuration, 1, true);//Keyboard.DefaultKeyPressTime, 1, true);
}
}
Report.Log(ReportLevel.Info, "Keyboard", "Key 'Enter' Press with focus on '" + selectTag.GetPath() + "'.");
Keyboard.Press(System.Windows.Forms.Keys.Enter, Keyboard.DefaultScanCode, keyPressDuration, 1, true);//Keyboard.DefaultKeyPressTime, 1, true);
Keyboard.DefaultKeyPressTime = oldKeyPressTime;
}
}
In your UserCode, just pass in the SelectTag element (element not repo object) and the OptionTag element and a duration (this sets a new duration for the keyboard press time, so you can speed it up or slow it down depending on your needs).
Note that you might need to change the types to match what you are using in your system (LiTag, ATag, etc.).
The call looks like this:
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<Containing Library>.Select.SelectOption(repo.MyDomObject.Body.MySelectTag.Self, repo.MyDomObject.Body.MySelectTag.MyDesiredOptionTag, Program.ShortDuration);
