[Webtest] A problem with <clickbutton...> used with image buttons

[Carsten Seibert]

Hi Stephen

Well, currently is the image button feature still kind of "experimental".
That's why there no documentation yet. But there is a functional test in
selfTestImpl.html (testClickButton) which seems to run fine.

In order to help us reproducing the problem could you please provide a
minimal WebTest script and the corresponding HTML page used by the test?

Thanks,
Carsten

Carsten Seibert
seiberTEC GmbH Switzerland
mailto:seibert@seibertec.ch  / phone: +41 79 636 4317


> -----Original Message-----
> From: stephen_peterson@agilent.com
> [mailto:stephen_peterson@agilent.com]
> Sent: Donnerstag, 25. April 2002 22:57
> To: webtest@gate.canoo.com
> Subject: [Webtest] A problem with <clickbutton...> used with image
> buttons
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I am using WebTest to check HTML that uses
>
>     <form method="POST" action=...>
>         ....
>         <input type="image" name="myButton" src=...>
>     </form>
>
> And a WebTest step
>
>     <clickbutton stepid="click image button" name="myButton"
> x="0" y="0"/>
>
> NOTE: the x and y attributes are not specified in syntax.html, but are
> supported by ClickButton.
>
> The form is submitted with all the appropriate parameters
> *except* the X and
> Y values (for
> the HTML snippet above there should be two additional parameters:
> myButton.x and
> myButton.y).
>
> What seems to be happening is:
>
> If HttpUnitOptions.getParameterValuesValidated() is true
> (which seems to be
> the default),
> then the WebRequest constructed by
> ButtonByXxx.locateRequest() uses WebForm
> as
> the ParameterHolder.  The problem:
> WebForm.selectImageButtonPosition() only
> sets the
> button location with SubmitButton.setLocation() and does not
> generate the
> ".x" and ".y"
> parameters. The result is these parameters are missing from the POST
>
> However, if HttpUnitOptions.getParameterValuesValidated() is
> false, then the
> WebRequest is
> constructed using new UncheckedParameterHolder( WebForm) as the
> ParameterHolder (see
> WebRequest.newParameterHolder() ).
> UncheckedParameterHolder.selectImageButtonPosition()
> adds the ".x" and ".y" parameters to the request.
>
> I have verified that my tests work as expected (e.g. include
> the ".x" and
> ".y" parameters
> are included) by modifying ClickButton.doExecute() to
>
>     protected void doExecute(TestContext context) throws Exception {
>         boolean oldValue =
> HttpUnitOptions.getParameterValuesValidated();
>                 HttpUnitOptions.getParameterValuesValidated( false );
>
>                 /* the original contents of doExecute() go here */
>
>                 HttpUnitOptions.getParameterValuesValidated(
> oldValue );
>     }
>
> HttpUnitOptions.getParameterValuesValidated() enables /
> disables an error
> check for
> parameter values that cannot be set via the browser -- hence
> turning this
> off is not a great
> solution.
>
> Does anyone have another way to solve this problem?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Stephen
>
>
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