Select Combobox Item

Selects an item by visible text in a combobox or list (Windows only). Expands the combobox if collapsed and uses the UIA SelectionItemPattern to commit the selection.

Category: Desktop Application Automation · Group: Desktop · Activity name: SelectComboboxItem

Example

SelectComboboxItem("<xPath>", "<comboboxItemText>", checkOrphanedElements=False)

Inputs

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
XPath	string	Yes		XPath expression that identifies the combobox / list element.
Item text	string	Yes		Visible text of the item to select.
Check orphaned elements	boolean		False	When the element is not found by its XPath, scan the parent window's area for elements detached from the UI Automation tree. Slower; enable only for windows known to orphan their elements.