HP QTP Utility Statements : ExitComponentIteration Statement

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ExitComponentIteration Statement

Abstract

The ExitComponentIteration statement is used to get the current component iteration exited and return to the parent calling action. This statement is called as a priority step or statement whenever defined. The statement in itself falls under the category of utility statements and not utility objects.

Remember there is a difference between utility statements and utility objects.

Before we dig down deep into the usage let’s quickly visit some general questions.

In the interview usually, you might be questioned in different ways like:

1. How to get current iteration of the component stopped?
2. Can you use the ExitComponentIteration and exitTest one after the other?
3. What are the objects and parameters of ExitComponentIteration statement?
4. is ExitComponentIteration is an object or statement?
5. What happens to next component in order of execution when prior one is exited?
6. Can you use the return value of the exit component into another business process test component?

Discussion

Suppose you have created the test with several components. Each component of the Business Process test needs to be executed in order of execution and each of the component loops through as per data sheet i.e. in iterations of rows and columns. And in case of some unexpected errors, business cases you might want to exit the current component. Now, exiting the component and returning a status of the current component can be done via this ExitComponentIteration Statement.

Hence, officially the main purpose of the ExitComponentIteration statement is to exit the current component iteration. The pass or fail status of the component remains as it was in the step prior to the ExitComponentIteration statement.

Points to note here:

1. The ExitComponentIteration statement and its return value are displayed in the Run Results.
2. If the component is not part of a component group, then the remaining steps in the component are skipped and the run proceeds to the next component iteration.
3. If the component is part of a component group, then the remaining steps of the current component and any remaining components in the component group are skipped, and the run proceeds to the next group iteration.
4. The return value can be stored in output parameter to be used in other Business Process Components or Tests as an input parameter.

Syntax

ExitComponentIteration [(RetVal)]

Let’s see the parameters and their usage description for this statement:

Example

The following example uses the ExitComponentIteration statement to end the current component iteration if a checkpoint on the userPassword edit box fails.

'ExitComponentIteration example

res = Browser("Home").Page("Login Page").WebEdit("userPassword").Check ( CheckPoint("userPassword") )

If res = False Then

    ExitComponentIteration

End If

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