UITestAction Class

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04/26/2013

Provides a base class for test actions that are used with user interface (UI) tests.

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Object
Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Common.UITestAction
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Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Common
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Common (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Common.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<SerializableAttribute> _
Public MustInherit Class UITestAction _
    Implements INotifyPropertyChanged

[SerializableAttribute]
public abstract class UITestAction : INotifyPropertyChanged

[SerializableAttribute]
public ref class UITestAction abstract : INotifyPropertyChanged

[<AbstractClass>]
[<SerializableAttribute>]
type UITestAction =  
    class 
        interface INotifyPropertyChanged 
    end

public abstract class UITestAction implements INotifyPropertyChanged

The UITestAction type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	UITestAction()	Initializes a new instance of the UITestAction class.
	UITestAction(UITechnologyElement)	Initializes a new instance of the UITestAction class by using the provided UI element.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	ActionLogEntry	Gets or sets the action log entry for the action.
	ActionName	Gets the name of the action. The set procedure is not supported in this base class.
	ActualThinkTime	Gets or sets the think time after it processes other playback parameters that are provided by the UIActionInterpreter, such as the ThinkTimeMultiplier.
	AdditionalInfo	When implemented in a derived class, gets a string that contains custom information.
	Comment	Gets or sets a comment for this action.
	ContinueOnError	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether to continue even if this action fails.
	ContinueOnErrorWrapper	Gets or sets the value of the ContinueOnError property as a string for serialization.
	ElapsedTime	Gets or sets the time span of the action.
	EndTimestamp	The timestamp for the end of the action.
	Id	Gets or sets a unique numeric identifier for this action.
	IsParameterBound	If this action can be parameterized, gets or sets a value that indicates whether the action is bound to a test parameter.
	IsParameterizable	Gets a value that indicates whether this action can be parameterized.
	NeedFiltering	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether this action can be processed by a UITestActionFilter.
	ParameterName	Gets or sets the name of the corresponding parameter for the action value.
	StartTimestamp	Gets or sets the starting time stamp when executing this action.
	Tags	Gets a dictionary of additional information about this action that is needed during recording, aggregation, or post-processing. The set procedure is private.
	ThinkTime	Gets or sets the number of seconds that are required to execute this action.
	ThinkTimeString	Gets or sets the think time for this action by using a string value.
	Timestamp	Gets or sets the time stamp for this action.
	UIElement	Gets or sets the UI element on which this action operates.
	UIObjectName	Gets or sets the name of the UI element on which this action operates.
	UITestActionExtension	Sets or gets the an instance of UITestActionExtension which contains properties related to actions.
	ValueAsString	Gets or sets the value of this action as a string. The set procedure is not supported in this base class.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	Returns a value that indicates whether the given object is equal to this UI test action. (Overrides Object.Equals(Object).)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Overrides object.GetHashCode (Overrides Object.GetHashCode.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	Invoke	Invokes this action.
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	NotifyPropertyChanged	Raises the PropertyChanged event.
	ToString	Returns the description of this action. (Overrides Object.ToString.)

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Events

	Name	Description
	PropertyChanged	Occurs when a property value changes.

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Operators

	Name	Description
	Equality	Overrides the "==" operator for comparing two UI test action objects.
	Inequality	Overrides the "!=" operator for comparing two UI test action objects.

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Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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UITestAction Class

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