Ref Property (ATest)

Returns or sets an integer used for comparison in the RefX/Ref2 Test.

Syntax

Object.Ref [ = lRef ]

The Ref property syntax has the following parts:

 

Name

Type

Description

Object

ATest

ATest object

lRef

Long

An integer used for comparison in the RefX/Ref2 Test type.

Comment

This Ref property value represents the expected result of the test and is compared against TestResult Variable value to determine if the test pass or failed. Use the  Mask property to ignore certain bits in Ref and not use them for comparison. The property is set by the ATEasy run-time from the test properties window at the start of the test. You can override that value by setting this value setting the property value at run-time.

Example

The following statement shows how to set the number used for comparison in the hexadecimal Ref Test:

Test.Ref = 0x3 ! all error bits in status register should be 0 except from bit 0 and 1

Applies to

ATest

See Also

Mask, Ref2, Type, TestRefResult Variable