type

Class: matlab.uitest.TestCase
Namespace: matlab.uitest

Type in UI component

Syntax

type(testCase,comp,value)

type(testCase,uit,indices,value)

Description

type(testCase,comp,value) types value in the UI component comp.

type(testCase,uit,indices,value) types value in the cell specified by indices within the table UI component uit.

Input Arguments

testCase — Test case

matlab.uitest.TestCase object

Test case, specified as a matlab.uitest.TestCase object.

comp — Component to type in

UI component object

Component to type in during test, specified as a UI component object that supports a type gesture. Components that support type gestures include edit fields and text areas.

Supported Component	Typical Creation Function
Date Picker	uidatepicker
Drop Down	uidropdown
Edit Field (Numeric, Text)	uieditfield
Spinner	uispinner
Text Area	uitextarea

value — Value to type

depends on component

Value to type into the component. The data type of value depends on the type of component under test. For example, if the component is a spinner, specify value as numeric. If the component is a text area or table, specify value as a character vector or string.

uit — Target table UI component

matlab.ui.control.Table object

Target table UI component, specified as a matlab.ui.control.Table object. Table UI components are created with the uitable function.

indices — Indices of table cell

1-by-2 vector

Indices of the table cell to type in, specified as a 1-by-2 vector with the row index appearing before the column index.

Example: [2 3]

Attributes

Sealed

true

To learn about attributes of methods, see Method Attributes.

Examples

Type in Edit Field and Verify Change

Create a text edit field.

ed = uieditfield('Value','Hello')

Create an interactive test case and verify the initial value.

tc = matlab.uitest.TestCase.forInteractiveUse;
tc.verifyEqual(ed.Value,'Hello')

Verification passed.

Type the word "Goodbye" in the edit field and verify the new value.

value = 'Goodbye';
tc.type(ed,value)
tc.verifyEqual(ed.Value,value)

Verification passed.

Add Item to Drop-down List and Verify Change

Create an editable drop-down list.

dropdown = uidropdown('Editable','on');

Create an interactive test case and add a custom item to the drop-down list.

tc = matlab.uitest.TestCase.forInteractiveUse;
tc.type(dropdown,'Custom Item')

Verify the new value.

tc.verifyEqual(dropdown.Value,'Custom Item')

Verification passed.

Type in Table Cell and Verify Change

Create a table UI component that contains a mixture of different data types. Set the ColumnEditable property to true so that users can edit the data in the table.

fig = uifigure;
uit = uitable(fig);
d = {'Male',52,true;'Male',40,true;'Female',25,false};
uit.Data = d;
uit.ColumnName = {'Gender','Age','Authorized'};
uit.ColumnEditable = true;

Create an interactive test case and verify the initial value of the table cell with indices (1,2).

tc = matlab.uitest.TestCase.forInteractiveUse;
tc.verifyEqual(uit.Data(1,2),{[52]})

Verification passed.

Change the value of the cell to 50 and verify the new value.

tc.type(uit,[1 2],'50')

tc.verifyEqual(uit.Data(1,2),{[50]})

Verification passed.

Version History

Introduced in R2018a

R2021a: Perform gestures on table UI components

You can perform type gestures in tests on table UI components. The type method has a new syntax that lets you type in table cells.

R2019a: Perform gestures on date pickers

You can perform type gestures in tests on date pickers.