next »

[Donna Scharkss]

Was wondering if someone has figured this out already.

In our automation tests, I'm trying to grab certain properties from the AUT to determine if they developed it according to our specs.  I've been reading the Java Docs to see if there's a method I can use to tell me if the jtable columns can be sorted and if so, is the sort ascending/descending.  Maybe it can only be both, not one or the other, not sure, but would like to grab that info.

Unfortunately, I can't seem to find a way to do that.

Would appreciate any thoughts you'd have on this.
Thank you in advance.

[Meir Bar-Tal]

Hi Donna,

First, it is a common practice to have the sorting be implemented by clicking on the column header(e.g., using the SelectColumnHeader method).
Second, the best way to do it is, in my view, to independently validate the sorting order based on the specs. This means, to get the data from the table and check whether it is sorted or not by comparing the actual column data with the expected data. An easy way to accomplish this is by using the .Net ArrayList object (CreateObject("System.Collections.ArrayList")) which offers built-in Sort and Reverse methods with which you can produce the expected result based on the gathered data during RT.

I hope this is useful.

Cheers
Meir

[Donna Scharkss]

Meir, thanks so much.  I'll look that up and try it out.  You're the best.