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Binding a software item to a plain english control name

  • US 8,949,794 B2
  • Filed: 10/12/2012
  • Issued: 02/03/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions stored thereon which, when executed, cause a computing system to perform a method of binding a software item to a plain English name, said method comprising:

  • receiving a user input of a plain English control name into a test file, said plain English control name describing an appearance of a control;

    executing a test of said software item according to said test file in a testing environment;

    modifying said testing environment according to said test file;

    automatically searching a user interface tree of a user interface under said test for a control corresponding to said plain English control name, said user interface tree comprising a plurality of controls; and

    dynamically binding said control of said user interface tree in said software item under said test to said plain English control name during run time of said test.

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