How can we handle truncated label or text - selenium-webdriver

In order to test few features of the application I need to validate long alphanumeric string. And this string/label/text (whatever you can call here) supposed to truncate once given by user.
I googled and tried to find - 'how to validate truncated string ' and did not find useful info so thought question should be here.
Challenge - I can write up a xpath for long string to validate the tag/label/text/string itself but complex part is string shows few dotes (ex thisIsLongStrin.....) at the end when got truncated.
I would like to make sure that these 'dotes' are displaying when long string is given by user.
Remember I can not see these 'dotes' in page source.
any thoughts or suggestions on this ?
Thanks guys in Advance.........!!!!!
suppose string is : "thisIsLongString"
on page it shows after truncating : "thisIsLongStri..."
this is what working:
//*[#class='abc']//*[contains(text(),'thisIsLongString')]
this is what working:
//*[#class='abc']//*[contains(text(),'thisIsLongStri')]
this is Not working :
//*[#class='abc']//*[contains(text(),'thisIsLongStrin...')]
(since dotes are not part of page)
I am not sure what should be the approach to make sure that these dotes are there.

Truncated text is the result of applying CSS property text-overflow: ellipsis. To check whether text truncated or not, you can use Selenium built-in method:
Python example
element = driver.find_element_by_xpath("//*[#class='abc']//[text()='thisIsLongString']")
assert element.value_of_css_property("text-overflow") == "ellipsis"
P.S. Of course you should also check (if you don't know for sure) whether string is long enough to be truncated as even if text-overflow: ellipsis property is applied, short string will NOT be truncated, so it might looks like
assert element.value_of_css_property("text-overflow") == "ellipsis" and len(element.text) > 20
This should check whether property applied and length of string is greater than 20 characters...

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DataReader: pass a parameter as a String with case change does not give results

I've a DataReader which its Command involves a LIKE clause. For it to be executed, a String is passed as a paremeter from a TextBox at the UI. All data in the DB is stored as UpperCase strings. The scenario I face is as follows:
If the user inputs an Uppercase String at the UI, the DataReader gives results without problem
I've tried to give a sort of "protecction" to the input, so if the user inputs TitleCase or LowerCase, then the query still works as intended. Yet, when I use CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.TextInfo.ToUpper(myTextBox.Text) or
myTextBox.Text.ToUpper() , if I check the debugger, it even shows that the parameter is changed to UpperCase, yet, the dbConn.dbCommand.ExecuteReader() sends no results.
Could anyone give any hint or explanation of why this is not working? (and suggest a solution).
Thaks a lot in advanced for any help.

How to convert XML array text items into numbers in ColdFusion?

I am having problems converting XML data into the appropriate data types using a function.
I have read in an XML file using XmlParse().
Within that there is an array which I loop around. <Cfloop array=#i.Task# index="t">
My understanding is that the items in this array are XML text. I can display all the items with CFoutput no problem. One item in the array (BaseLineColor) is a colour. #t.BaseLineColor# However this colour value is a single decimal integer number of varying length. I have worked out the maths to convert this decimal number into R,G,B decimal values. All good so far.
The problem is that if I try mathematical functions on BaseLineColor, then I get:
The value ?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"? BaseLineColor 255 /BaseLineColor cannot be converted to a number.
So OK I have tried a few methods to try and convert BaseLineColor to an integer but nothing works. Val() doesn't work. In fact I can't seem to convert it into any datatype.
For example, here is me trying to make it a string - same error:
<cfscript>
Strbaselinecolor=toString(t.BaseLineColor);
rdec=floor(Strbaselinecolor / 65536);
gdec=floor((Srtbaselinecolor - rdec * 65536)/256);
bdec=floor(Strbaselinecolor - rdec * 65536 - gdec * 256);
writeOutput("#t.baselinecolor#: #Strbaselinecolor# red #rdec#, green #gdec#, blue #bdec#")
</cfscript>
What function should I be using? Am I supposed to be pre-processing the XML in some way before I can refer to some of these values as integers?
There are a lot of values in the XML data which are numbers (some integers and some floating point numbers) and so it is not just about these items that are colours but a more general problem with using any XML data that is not text. I have tried to find some reference material on this but have not found anything relevant so far. Yet I'm guessing this is a common issue when reading in XML files.
Thanks in advance for any help.
The error message is correct. The code is trying perform mathematical operations on something that is not a number, despite the fact that it may appear to be one in a browser... You're probably getting tripped up by how browsers handle tag based code like xml.
This code (incorrectly) shows the value of t.BaseLineColor as a simple number 255
<cfscript>
t = xmlParse('<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><BaseLineColor>255</BaseLineColor>');
writeOutput(t.BaseLineColor);
</cfscript>
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However, using a browser's "Inspect Element" tool, reveals the value is actually an xml string. Since browsers treat anything enclosed in < and > as html tags, which aren't rendered, only the number 255 is visible on screen.
writeDump() is more helpful here. It shows t.BaseLineColor as an xml node, and it's value is accessible through the xmlText attribute.
That simple value can be used in mathematical operations.
<cfscript>
t = xmlParse('<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><BaseLineColor>255</BaseLineColor>');
result = t.BaseLineColor.xmlText / 65536 ;
writeOutput( result );
</cfscript>
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Validation rules in access

I recently started learning and using microsoft access. However, I am afraid that there is something really bothering me. It's connected with the validation rules. So here is my problem:
I had to validate a field so that only letters could be written. Of course I googled it and found the proper syntax. (Is Null or Not Like "*[!a-z]*")
At first I tried with (Is Null or Like "*[a-z]*"), which I think should be the same as the above one. It's checking every symbol from the string whether it is between 'a'and 'z' and that is why it is used with the obelisk * symbols from the both sides. Am I right?
My question is: Why is the second one not working, although it is a double negative equivalent to the first one. Will be happy for any explanation. Thanks in advance!
P.S Sorry if the question seems useless for you but I really do want to figure out where I am mistaking.
Consider the string 'a1b'.
Like "*[!a-z]*" will search the string for any character that is not in the range 'a'..'z'. It finds the '1' in the second position and returns True. Therefore, Not Like "*[!a-z]*" returns False.
On the other hand, Like "*[a-z]*" searches the string for any character that is in the range 'a'..'z'. It finds the 'a' in the first position and returns True.

FindResource() doesn't find my resource

I have some code template that i compiled, i would like to understand one part of the code that i am can't figure out what it does although i have spent a whole day tried to.
the code in question is as follows:
#define IDR_STUB 1
hRsrc = FindResource(NULL, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDR_STUB), "STUB");
I have another two files in the same directory as the main file, the first one is called `something.rc' and is content is:
#define IDR_STUB 1
IDR_STUB STUB DISCARDABLE "stub.exe"
The other file as you can guess is stub.exe.
My question is what is wrong with the FindResource call above that it can't find whatever is trying to find, I have hard time to understand how that function is suppose to work.
So if you can give me some help i would be glad :)
THX.
Had the same problem. I solved it by using string resource id as described in MSDN:
If the first character of the string is a pound sign (#), the remaining characters represent a decimal number that specifies the integer identifier of the resource's name or type. For example, the string "#258" represents the integer identifier 258.
So try the following code:
hRsrc = FindResource(NULL, "#1", "STUB");
I've stuck in the same issue, when tried to use predefined resource type RC_DATA.
FindResource(hInst, MAKEINTRESOURCE(name), RT_RCDATA);
This code was returning NULL whatever I did.
So when you edit your .rc file you should use constant RCDATA, but when you call FindResource() you should use constant RT_RCDATA. Be careful. Hope I've helped someone.

Programmatically determining max fit in textbox (WP7)

I'm currently writing an eBook reader for Windows Phone Seven, and I'm trying to style it like the Kindle reader. In order to do so, I need to split my books up into pages, and this is going to get a lot more complex when variable font sizes are added.
To do this at the moment, I just add a word at a time into the textblock until it becomes higher than its container. As you can imagine though, with a document of over 120,000 words, this takes an unacceptable period of time.
Is there a way I can find out when the text would exceed the bounds (logically dividing it into pages), without having to actually render it? That way I'd be able to run it in a background thread so the user can keep reading in the meantime.
So far, the only idea that has occurred to me is to find out how the textblock decides its bounds (in the measure call?), but I have no idea how to find that code, because reflector didn't show anything.
Thanks in advance!
From what I can see the Kindle app appears to use a similar algorithm to the one you suggest. Note that:
it generally shows the % position through the book - it doesn't show total number of pages.
if you change the font size, then the first word on the page remains the same (so that's where the % comes from) - so the Kindle app just does one page worth of repagination assuming the first word of the page stays the same.
if you change the font size and then scroll back to the first page, then actually there is a discontinuity - they pull content forwards again in order to fill the first page.
Based on this, I would suggest you do not index the whole book. Instead just concentrate on the current page based on a "position" of some kind (e.g. character count - displayed as a percentage). If you have to do something on a background thread, then just look at the next page (and maybe the prev page) in order that scrolling can be more responsive.
Further to optimise your experience, there are a couple of changes you could make to your current algorithm that you could try:
try a different starting point and search increment for your algorithm - no need to start at one word and to then only add one word at a time.
assuming most of your books are ASCII, try caching the width of the common characters, and then work out the width of textblocks yourself.
Beyond that, I'd also quite like to try using <Run> blocks within your TextBlock - it may be possible to get the relative position of each Run within the TextBlock - although I've not managed to do this yet.
I do something similar to adjust font size for individual textboxes (to ensure they all fit). Basically, I create a TextBlock in code, set all my properties and check the ActualWidth and ActualHeight properties. Here is some pseudo code to help with your problem:
public static String PageText(TextBlock txtPage, String BookText)
{
TextBlock t = new TextBlock();
t.FontFamily = txtPage.FontFamily;
t.FontStyle = txtPage.FontStyle;
t.FontWeight = txtPage.FontWeight;
t.FontSize = txtPage.FontSize;
t.Text = BookText;
Size Actual = new Size();
Actual.Width = t.ActualWidth;
Actual.Height = t.ActualHeight;
if(Actual.Height <= txtPage.ActualHeight)
return BookText;
Double hRatio = txtPage.ActualHeight / Actual.Height;
return s.Substring((int)((s.Length - 1) * hRatio));
}
The above is untested code, but hopefully can get you started. Basically it sees if the text can fit in the box, if so you're good to go. If not, it finds out what percentage of the text can fit and returns it. This does not take word breaks into account, and may not be a perfect match, but should get you close.
You could alter this code to return the length rather than the actual substring and use that as your page size. Creating the textblock in code (with no display) actually performs pretty well (I do it in some table views with no noticeable lag). I wouldn't send all 120,000 words to this function, but a reasonable subset of some sort.
Once you have the ideal length you can use a RegEx to split the book into pages. There are examples on this site of RegEx that break on word boundaries after a specific length.
Another option, is to calculate page size ahead of time for each potential fontsize (and hardcode it with a switch statement). This could easily get crazy if you are allowing any font and any size combinations, and would be awful if you allowed mixed fonts/sizes, but would perform very well. Most likely you have a particular range of readable sizes, and just a few fonts. Creating a test app to calculate the text length of a page for each of these combinations wouldn't be that hard and would probably make your life easier - even if it doesn't "feel" right as a programmer :)
I didn't find any reference to this example from Microsoft called: "Principles of Pagination".
It has some interesting sample code running in Windows Phone.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/hh205757.aspx
You can also look this article about Page Transitions in Windows Phone and this other about the final touches in the E-Book project.
The code is downloadable: http://archive.msdn.microsoft.com/mag201111UIFrontiers/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=5776
You can query the FormattedText class that is used AFAIK inside textBlock. since this is the class being used to format text in preparation for Rendering, this is the most lower-level class available, and should be fast.

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