[FLEX-30476] Exception when trying to select an non existent item in DropDownList during QTP replay

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK Previous
• Component/s: Spark Components
• Environment: Affected OS(s): Windows; Affected OS(s): Windows; Language Found: English
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Adobe JIRA
• Created: 03/Nov/11 06:44
• Updated: 03/Nov/11 06:51

Description

Steps to reproduce:
1. Try to automate the testing of a Spark DropDownList containing some elements

2. Write/Record a script in QTP that opens the dropdown and selects an item that does not exist (if recorded change the slect parameter to something nonexistent like 'XXXX').
The QTP script looks like this:
Browser("Name").SparkApplication("SampleApp").SparkTitleWindow("Test").SparkDropDownList("ddl::test").Open
Browser("Name").SparkApplication("SampleApp").SparkTitleWindow("Test").SparkDropDownList("ddl::test").Select "XXXX"

3. Replay the script.

Actual Results:
The following exception occured:
Message: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
Stacktrace: TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at mx.automation::AutomationManager/replayMouseEventInternal()[C:\work\flex\dmv_automation\projects\automation_agent\src\mx\automation\AutomationManager.as:2600]
at Function/<anonymous>()[C:\work\flex\dmv_automation\projects\automation_agent\src\mx\automation\AutomationManager.as:2751]
at mx.automation::AutomationManager$/map()[C:\work\flex\dmv_automation\projects\automation_agent\src\mx\automation\AutomationManager.as:315]
at mx.automation::AutomationManager/replayClick()[C:\work\flex\dmv_automation\projects\automation_agent\src\mx\automation\AutomationManager.as:2753]
at spark.automation.delegates.components.supportClasses::SparkListBaseAutomationImpl/replayMouseClickOnItem()[E:\dev\4.5.1\frameworks\projects\automation_spark\src\spark\automation\delegates\components\supportClasses\SparkListBaseAutomationImpl.as:597]
at spark.automation.delegates.components.supportClasses::SparkListBaseAutomationImpl/replayAutomatableEvent()[E:\dev\4.5.1\frameworks\projects\automation_spark\src\spark\automation\delegates\components\supportClasses\SparkListBaseAutomationImpl.as:552]
at spark.automation.delegates.components.supportClasses::SparkDropDownListBaseAutomationImpl/replayAutomatableEvent()[E:\dev\4.5.1\frameworks\projects\automation_spark\src\spark\automation\delegates\components\supportClasses\SparkDropDownListBaseAutomationImpl.as:312]
at mx.core::UIComponent/replayAutomatableEvent()[E:\dev\4.5.1\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\core\UIComponent.as:13032]
at mx.automation::AutomationManager/replayAutomatableEvent()[C:\work\flex\dmv_automation\projects\automation_agent\src\mx\automation\AutomationManager.as:1448]
at mx.automation.qtp::QTPEventDescriptor/replay()[C:\work\flex\dmv_automation\projects\qtp\src\mx\automation\qtp\QTPEventDescriptor.as:111]
at mx.automation.qtp::QTPAdapter/replayEvent()[C:\work\flex\dmv_automation\projects\qtp\src\mx\automation\qtp\QTPAdapter.as:1080]
at mx.automation.qtp::QTPAdapter/replayDefaultHandler()[C:\work\flex\dmv_automation\projects\qtp\src\mx\automation\qtp\QTPAdapter.as:1146]
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
at mx.automation.qtp::QTPAdapter/replay()[C:\work\flex\dmv_automation\projects\qtp\src\mx\automation\qtp\QTPAdapter.as:1178]
at Function/<anonymous>()[C:\work\flex\dmv_automation\projects\qtp\src\mx\automation\qtp\QTPAdapter.as:1237]
at mx.automation.qtp::QTPAdapter/useErrorHandler()[C:\work\flex\dmv_automation\projects\qtp\src\mx\automation\qtp\QTPAdapter.as:2463]
at mx.automation.qtp::QTPAdapter/run()[C:\work\flex\dmv_automation\projects\qtp\src\mx\automation\qtp\QTPAdapter.as:1190]
at Function/http://adobe.com/AS3/2006/builtin::apply()
at flash.external::ExternalInterface$/_callIn()
at Function/<anonymous>()

Expected Results:
An Error is reported indicating that the selection could not be executed. NO EXCEPTION should occur because this prevents further testing.

Workaround (if any):