Access Screenshots of UI Elements

Code modules allow you to access screenshots of UI elements. This functionality supports image-based automation, where Ranorex Studio identifies items by comparing images.

Note: You can create screenshots manually or with Ranorex Studio’s image-based automation capabilities.

Address a screenshot in code

To retrieve a screenshot of a repository item, use the following code structure:

Bitmap theScreenshot = myRepo.DemoApplication.TheCatInfo.GetmyScreenshot();

1. Calls the repository according to the repository’s hierarchy, beginning with DemoApplication in this case.
2. Calls the Info object of the repository item (this is necessary because only this class works with the following method).
3. Calls the Get method to retrieve the screenshot.

Edit screenshots in code

You can also manipulate screenshots directly within your code. Ranorex Studio provides several classes for this purpose:

• Imaging
• Imaging.FindOptions
• Imaging.Match
• Imaging.Processing

For a complete list of capabilities, refer to the Ranorex Namespace section in the API documentation.