coded ui tests - Searching controls dynamically by adding search properties in code -

i trying identify controls @ runtime adding search properties in code , when required. using coded ui in visual studio 2012.

please refer screenshot below. test scenario is:

1) click on particular tab (the 2^nd tab selected in screenshot)

the tab list fixed can create 1 control in uimap each tab.

2) inside every tab, there tabular structure data. table headings fixed number of rows , data inside rows dynamic.

3) check checkbox required tag

4) select type required tag

i have created uimap as:

added following code:

uiequipmenttagtext.searchproperties.add(new propertyexpression(wpftext.propertynames.name, "1302"));// want second row fetch respective checkbox control, using: uitestcontrol uiequipmenttagcell = uiequipmenttagtext.getparent();//get cell of tag name uitestcontrol uiequipmenttagrow = uiequipmenttagcell.getparent();//get row uitestcontrol uiequipmentcheckboxcell = uiequipmenttagrow.getchildren()[0];//get first cell i.e checkbox cell uitestcontrol uiequipmentcheckbox = uiequipmentcheckboxcell.getchildren()[0]; // checkbox control 

but not working me. guess uirow control referring first row (though haven’t specified 1^st row)

i not want include row number in search criteria row.

is there workaround controls want based on tag text only?

figured out solution finally..get rows , iterate find matching row

uitestcontrolcollection allrows = row.findmatchingcontrols();                foreach (uitestcontrol x in allrows)             {                 uitestcontrol tag = x.getchildren()[1].getchildren()[0];//row->tag cell->tag text                  if (tag.getproperty("name").equals("1302"))//say want select row having 1302 tag                  {                     uitestcontrol checkbox = tag.getparent().getparent().getchildren()[0].getchildren()[0];//tagtext->tagcell->row->checkboxcell->checkbox                      mouse.click(checkbox);                 }              }