How do I identify a DataTip element on flex chart for automation?

Question

I'm working on automation of a flex application that uses charts. I need to identify the datatip element of a chart and read its data. So far, I'm having trouble identifying the element on its own. When I use flashfirebug and hover over the chart, the datatip is shown and it is displayed in the inspector, however I can't capture it. Same issue with the tool's spy (Ranorex)

any ideas?

Alex-Ikanow Alex-Ikanow · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-15T18:11:33

Not sure if this question is still current, or if my understanding of it is accurate; but since it came up during my fruitless google searches for what I was trying to do, I thought I'd post my solution!

Assuming that you are trying to get the DataTip object, you need to iterate through the "rawChildren" of this.systemManager.getTopLevelRoot(), eg:

var container:ISystemManager = this.systemManager.getTopLevelRoot() as ISystemManager;
for (var i:int = 0; i < container.rawChildren.numChildren; i++) {
    if (thisChild is DataTip) {
         //Done!
    }
}

(In my case I was trying to copy the contents of the datatip to the clipboard from the container of the chart)

How do I identify a DataTip element on flex chart for automation?

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