Find notepad's multiline text box using White UI automation framework

Hi,

I'm learning the White UI automation framework. Windows 7 32-bit SP1, White v 0.2.1. The victim is well known notepad.exe..
The scenario is very simple:
1. find notepad's main window
2. find a multi-line edit box
===>
I cannot perform this action using White automation framework for some reasons..

Please look at the code snipped below..

string exeName = "notepad";
Process[] processes = Process.GetProcessesByName(exeName);
Application app = processes.Length == 0 ? Application.Launch(exeName) : Application.Attach(exeName);
Window window = app.GetWindow(SearchCriteria.ByNativeProperty(AutomationElement.ClassNameProperty, "Notepad"), InitializeOption.NoCache);
window.Focus();
Thread.Sleep(1000); // just in case..
// Exception below is thrown!
var edit = window.Get<MultilineTextBox>(SearchCriteria.ByAutomationId("15"));
/*
A QueryInterface call was made requesting the class interface of COM visible managed class 'MS.Internal.AutomationProxies.WindowsEditBox'. However since this class derives from non COM visible class 'MS.Internal.AutomationProxies.ProxyHwnd', the QueryInterface call will fail. This is done to prevent the non COM visible base class from being constrained by the COM versioning rules.
*/

// No exception, but edit is NULL!
var edit = window.Get<TextBox>(SearchCriteria.ByAutomationId("15"));
// Exception below is thrown!
AutomationElement edit = window.GetElement(SearchCriteria.ByAutomationId("15"));
/* A QueryInterface call was made requesting the class interface of COM visible managed class 'MS.Internal.AutomationProxies.WindowsEditBox'. However since this class derives from non COM visible class 'MS.Internal.AutomationProxies.ProxyHwnd', the QueryInterface call will fail. This is done to prevent the non COM visible base class from being constrained by the COM versioning rules.
*/

// OK.....
AutomationElement aeEdit= window.AutomationElement.FindFirst(TreeScope.Descendants, new PropertyCondition(AutomationElement.AutomationIdProperty, "15"));

Any ideas? I would like to use White, I have even implemented rather difficult scenario on MFC application, and almost decided to use White, but after that.. get stuck on NOTEPAD.EXE..



Thanks,
Aleksey

Tags: UI, Automation