c# - Coded UI confused when selecting from list with identical items -

in 1 of application's windows have list box displaying 2 records:

john smith

john smith

these 2 different records. when click hand on first john smith record, i'm supposed see phone number (555-555-5555), , do. when click on second john smith record, i'm supposed see different phone number (777-777-7777), , well.

however, when record clicking on first item in list, same code when clicking on second item in list (codedui looking "john smith" item in list display text , selecting it, instead of selecting item @ whatever list index had clicked). assertions fail when want verify second john smith's phone number (777-777-7777) because codedui selects first record , gets first john smith's number (555-555-5555) instead.

how work around it? need support users have identical names. no, not want add information first "john smith" make display differently second "john smith".

    /// <summary>     /// inownersrecordswindowselectfirstitem - use 'inownersrecordswindowselectfirstitemparams' pass parameters method.     /// </summary>     public void inownersrecordswindowselectfirstitem()     {         #region variable declarations         winlist uilistboxownersrecordslist = this.uiownersrecordswindow.uilistboxownersrecordswindow.uilistboxownersrecordslist;         #endregion          // select 'john smith' in 'listboxownersrecords' list box         uilistboxownersrecordslist.selecteditemsasstring = this.inownersrecordswindowselectfirstitemparams.uilistboxownersrecordslistselecteditemsasstring;     }      /// <summary>     /// inownersrecordswindowselectseconditem - use 'inownersrecordswindowselectseconditemparams' pass parameters method.     /// </summary>     public void inownersrecordswindowselectseconditem()     {         #region variable declarations         winlist uilistboxownersrecordslist = this.uiownersrecordswindow.uilistboxownersrecordswindow.uilistboxownersrecordslist;         #endregion          // select 'john smith' in 'listboxownersrecords' list box         uilistboxownersrecordslist.selecteditemsasstring = this.inownersrecordswindowselectseconditemparams.uilistboxownersrecordslistselecteditemsasstring;     }  /// <summary> /// parameters passed 'inownersrecordswindowselectfirstitem' /// </summary> [generatedcode("coded uitest builder", "14.0.23107.0")] public class inownersrecordswindowselectfirstitemparams {      #region fields     /// <summary>     /// select 'john smith' in 'listboxownersrecords' list box     /// </summary>     public string uilistboxownersrecordslistselecteditemsasstring = "john smith";     #endregion }  /// <summary> /// parameters passed 'inownersrecordswindowselectseconditem' /// </summary> [generatedcode("coded uitest builder", "14.0.23107.0")] public class inownersrecordswindowselectseconditemparams {      #region fields     /// <summary>     /// select 'john smith' in 'listboxownersrecords' list box     /// </summary>     public string uilistboxownersrecordslistselecteditemsasstring = "john smith";     #endregion } 

there workaround this, need hand-coded. also, if can share code of page list located, easier me help. asking because can use parent-child relations. let’s presume standard html list id.

<ul id=”list”> <li>john smith</li> <li>john smith</li> </ul> 

you find john smith want parent-child relation.

var parent = findlistbyid(browser, "list"); var child1 = parent.getchildren()[0]; // 1st child of ul id=list, in case first john smith var child2 = parent.getchildren()[1]; // 2nd child of ul id=list, in case second john smith mouse.click(child2);  public htmllist findlistbyid(uitestcontrol parent, string id) {     var parentlist= new htmllist(parent);     parentlist.searchproperties.add(htmllist.propertynames.id, id);     return parentlist; } 

if list spans inside of div or that, logic same. first find parent of controls (id or friendly name best), search children  can done on multiple levels.