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Select Radio Button

Description​

Selects or clears the specified radio button.

note

This activity might require an active display and an unlocked user session to successfully simulate interactions with UI components. For more detailed information, please refer to the relevant section in the Desktop Automation Notes.

Properties​

Input​

  • Automation Mode – Defines the method used to automate UI elements through hardware drivers or the Send Windows Messages API. The default option is Drivers.

    ModeDescription
    DriversLeverages hardware drivers to simulate interactions directly with UI components. Requires an active display and unlocked user session.
    Window MessagesUtilizes the Send Windows Messages API for automation, eliminating the need for an active display or unlocked session.
    Note: This mode is compatible only with certain types of applications that support window message-based automation and may not work with others, such as WPF applications.

  • Is Checked – The state to be set on the specified radio button. If True, selects the radio button. If False, clears the radio button selection.

  • Delay After – Delay time, in milliseconds, after executing the activity. By default, it is set to 300 milliseconds.

  • Delay Before – Delay time, in milliseconds, before the activity begins execution. By default, it is set to 200 milliseconds.

  • Window Title – Holds the title of the window identified through Window Selector. You can also type in the title to identify the window for automation.

  • Window Instance - Holds the window instance identified through Window Selector. You can also type in the window instance for automation.

  • Search Parameters – Holds the information of the UI element identified through Element Selector.

Misc​

  • DisplayName – The display name of the activity.

  • Private – If selected, the variables and argument values will no longer be logged at the Verbose level.

Optional​

  • Timeout – Specifies the maximum duration the activity will wait for a response to perform the requested operation. A timeout error occurs if no response is received within the specified time. The default timeout is 30 seconds.
  • Continue On Error – It Specifies whether the automation should continue even when the activity throws an error. If True, the activity continues without throwing any exceptions. If False, the activity throws an exception. The default value is False.
note

If this activity is inside the Try-Catch block, and the value of this property is True, no error would be caught.

Example​

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