How to get object reference in testcomplete + js?

Question

I have ODT.Class Actions with code

function SetValue(text){
HowToGetObject? .Keys(text + "[Enter]")
}

And ODT.Data.CustomerName element it has type of Actions class, so I can use SetValue method Also it has method GetObject, that allow me to get object:

function GetObject(){
return NameMapping.Sys.Orders.OrderForm.Group.Customer
}

The bellow code works with system SetText() method

ODT.Data.CustomerNameTextField.GetObject().SetText("Text")

I need somehow get object reference in my SetValue(text) method in order to do bellow

ODT.Data.CustomerNameTextField.GetObject().SetValue("Text")

I'm interested in system SetText(string) method? How does it work?

Will be glad to have any help. Thanks in advance, Denis

Answer 1

The easiest way is to get the object right within the SetValue method:

function SetValue(text){
  This.GetObject().Keys(text + "[Enter]")
}

The standard SetText method can be applied to editors that can have a textual value and just puts the text to these editor programmatically.

BTW, as far as I know, the ODT functionality is going to be completely removed from TestComplete soon. See Object-Driven Testing for details. Here is a sample demonstrating how to use the OOP approach without the ODT feature:

function customClass(newObjName)
{
  this.objName = newObjName; 
}

customClass.prototype.getObject = function()
{
  return eval(this.objName);
}

customClass.prototype.setValue = function(text)
{
  this.getObject().Keys(text + "[Enter]");
}

function Test()
{
  var obj = new customClass('Sys.Process("notepad").Window("Notepad").Window("Edit")');
  obj.setValue("Test");
}