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<p>Used to enumerate a container's user interface (UI) elements for the purpose of counting,
 or targeting a sub elements by a child's text or description.
</p>


<h2>Summary</h2>























<!-- ======== CONSTRUCTOR SUMMARY ======== -->
<table id="pubctors" class="jd-sumtable"><tr><th colspan="12">Public Constructors</th></tr>



	 
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="#UiCollection(com.android.uiautomator.core.UiSelector)">UiCollection</a></span>(<a href="UiSelector.html">UiSelector</a> selector)
        
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</table>






<!-- ========== METHOD SUMMARY =========== -->
<table id="pubmethods" class="jd-sumtable"><tr><th colspan="12">Public Methods</th></tr>



	 
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            <a href="UiObject.html">UiObject</a>
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="#getChildByDescription(com.android.uiautomator.core.UiSelector, java.lang.String)">getChildByDescription</a></span>(<a href="UiSelector.html">UiSelector</a> childPattern, String text)
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Searches for child UI element within the constraints of this  <code><a href="UiSelector.html">UiSelector</a></code>
 selector.</div>
  
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            <a href="UiObject.html">UiObject</a>
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="#getChildByInstance(com.android.uiautomator.core.UiSelector, int)">getChildByInstance</a></span>(<a href="UiSelector.html">UiSelector</a> childPattern, int instance)
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Searches for child UI element within the constraints of this  <code><a href="UiSelector.html">UiSelector</a></code>.</div>
  
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    <tr class="api" >
        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            <a href="UiObject.html">UiObject</a>
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="#getChildByText(com.android.uiautomator.core.UiSelector, java.lang.String)">getChildByText</a></span>(<a href="UiSelector.html">UiSelector</a> childPattern, String text)
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Searches for child UI element within the constraints of this  <code><a href="UiSelector.html">UiSelector</a></code>.</div>
  
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            int
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="#getChildCount(com.android.uiautomator.core.UiSelector)">getChildCount</a></span>(<a href="UiSelector.html">UiSelector</a> childPattern)
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Counts child UI element instances matching the <code>childPattern</code>
 argument.</div>
  
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<!-- ========== METHOD SUMMARY =========== -->
<table id="inhmethods" class="jd-sumtable"><tr><th>
  <a href="#" class="toggle-all" onclick="return toggleAllInherited(this, null)">[Expand]</a>
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  <a href="#" onclick="return toggleInherited(this, null)" id="inherited-methods-com.android.uiautomator.core.UiObject" class="jd-expando-trigger closed"
          ><img id="inherited-methods-com.android.uiautomator.core.UiObject-trigger"
          src="../../../../../assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
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From class

  <a href="UiObject.html">com.android.uiautomator.core.UiObject</a>

<div id="inherited-methods-com.android.uiautomator.core.UiObject">
  <div id="inherited-methods-com.android.uiautomator.core.UiObject-list"
        class="jd-inheritedlinks">
  </div>
  <div id="inherited-methods-com.android.uiautomator.core.UiObject-summary" style="display: none;">
    <table class="jd-sumtable-expando">
    


	 
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            void
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#clearTextField()">clearTextField</a></span>()
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Clears the existing text contents in an editable field.</div>
  
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            boolean
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#click()">click</a></span>()
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Performs a click at the center of the visible bounds of the UI element represented
 by this UiObject.</div>
  
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            boolean
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#clickAndWaitForNewWindow(long)">clickAndWaitForNewWindow</a></span>(long timeout)
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Performs a click at the center of the visible bounds of the UI element represented
 by this UiObject and waits for window transitions.</div>
  
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            boolean
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#clickAndWaitForNewWindow()">clickAndWaitForNewWindow</a></span>()
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">See <code><a href="UiObject.html#clickAndWaitForNewWindow(long)">clickAndWaitForNewWindow(long)</a></code>
 This method is intended to reliably wait for window transitions that would typically take
 longer than the usual default timeouts.</div>
  
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            boolean
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#clickBottomRight()">clickBottomRight</a></span>()
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Clicks the bottom and right corner of the UI element</div>
  
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            boolean
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#clickTopLeft()">clickTopLeft</a></span>()
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Clicks the top and left corner of the UI element</div>
  
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            boolean
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#exists()">exists</a></span>()
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Check if UI element exists.</div>
  
  </td></tr>


	 
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            Rect
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#getBounds()">getBounds</a></span>()
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Returns the UI element's <code>bounds</code> property.</div>
  
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            <a href="UiObject.html">UiObject</a>
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#getChild(com.android.uiautomator.core.UiSelector)">getChild</a></span>(<a href="UiSelector.html">UiSelector</a> selector)
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Creates a new UiObject representing a child UI element of the element currently represented
 by this UiObject.</div>
  
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            int
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#getChildCount()">getChildCount</a></span>()
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Counts the child UI elements immediately under the UI element currently represented by
 this UiObject.</div>
  
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    <tr class="api" >
        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            String
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#getContentDescription()">getContentDescription</a></span>()
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Reads the <code>content_desc</code> property of the UI element</div>
  
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            <a href="UiObject.html">UiObject</a>
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#getFromParent(com.android.uiautomator.core.UiSelector)">getFromParent</a></span>(<a href="UiSelector.html">UiSelector</a> selector)
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Creates a new UiObject representing a child UI element from the parent element currently
 represented by this object.</div>
  
  </td></tr>


	 
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            String
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#getPackageName()">getPackageName</a></span>()
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Reads the UI element's <code>package</code> property</div>
  
  </td></tr>


	 
    <tr class="api" >
        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            final
            
            
            <a href="UiSelector.html">UiSelector</a>
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#getSelector()">getSelector</a></span>()
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Debugging helper.</div>
  
  </td></tr>


	 
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            String
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#getText()">getText</a></span>()
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Reads the <code>text</code> property of the UI element</div>
  
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            Rect
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#getVisibleBounds()">getVisibleBounds</a></span>()
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Returns the visible bounds of the UI element.</div>
  
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            boolean
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#isCheckable()">isCheckable</a></span>()
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Check if the UI element's <code>checkable</code> property is currently true</div>
  
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            boolean
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#isChecked()">isChecked</a></span>()
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Check if the UI element's <code>checked</code> property is currently true</div>
  
  </td></tr>


	 
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            boolean
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#isClickable()">isClickable</a></span>()
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Check if the UI element's <code>clickable</code> property is currently true</div>
  
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            boolean
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#isEnabled()">isEnabled</a></span>()
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Check if the UI element's <code>enabled</code> property is currently true</div>
  
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            boolean
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#isFocusable()">isFocusable</a></span>()
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Check if the UI element's <code>focusable</code> property is currently true</div>
  
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            boolean
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#isFocused()">isFocused</a></span>()
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Check if the UI element's <code>focused</code> property is currently true</div>
  
  </td></tr>


	 
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            boolean
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#isLongClickable()">isLongClickable</a></span>()
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Check if the UI element's <code>long-clickable</code> property is currently true</div>
  
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            boolean
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#isScrollable()">isScrollable</a></span>()
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Check if the UI element's <code>scrollable</code> property is currently true</div>
  
  </td></tr>


	 
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            boolean
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#isSelected()">isSelected</a></span>()
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Check if the UI element's <code>selected</code> property is currently true</div>
  
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            boolean
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#longClick()">longClick</a></span>()
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Long clicks the center of the visible bounds of the UI element</div>
  
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            boolean
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#longClickBottomRight()">longClickBottomRight</a></span>()
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Long clicks bottom and right corner of the UI element</div>
  
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            boolean
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#longClickTopLeft()">longClickTopLeft</a></span>()
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Long clicks on the top and left corner of the UI element</div>
  
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            boolean
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#setText(java.lang.String)">setText</a></span>(String text)
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Sets the text in an editable field, after clearing the field's content.</div>
  
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            boolean
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#swipeDown(int)">swipeDown</a></span>(int steps)
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Perform the action on the UI element that is represented by this object, Also see
 #scrollToBeginning(int), #scrollToEnd(int), #scrollBackward(),
 #scrollForward().</div>
  
  </td></tr>


	 
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            boolean
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#swipeLeft(int)">swipeLeft</a></span>(int steps)
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Perform the action on the UI element that is represented by this object.</div>
  
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            boolean
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#swipeRight(int)">swipeRight</a></span>(int steps)
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Perform the action on the UI element that is represented by this object.</div>
  
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            boolean
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#swipeUp(int)">swipeUp</a></span>(int steps)
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Perform the action on the UI element that is represented by this UiObject.</div>
  
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            boolean
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#waitForExists(long)">waitForExists</a></span>(long timeout)
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Waits a specified length of time for a UI element to become visible.</div>
  
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            
            
            
            boolean
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad"><a href="UiObject.html#waitUntilGone(long)">waitUntilGone</a></span>(long timeout)
        
        <div class="jd-descrdiv">Waits a specified length of time for a UI element to become undetectable.</div>
  
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<td colspan="12">
  <a href="#" onclick="return toggleInherited(this, null)" id="inherited-methods-java.lang.Object" class="jd-expando-trigger closed"
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          src="../../../../../assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
          class="jd-expando-trigger-img" /></a>
From class

  java.lang.Object

<div id="inherited-methods-java.lang.Object">
  <div id="inherited-methods-java.lang.Object-list"
        class="jd-inheritedlinks">
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            boolean
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad">equals</span>(Object arg0)
        
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        <td class="jd-typecol">
            
            
            final
            
            
            Class&lt;?&gt;
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad">getClass</span>()
        
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            int
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad">hashCode</span>()
        
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            final
            
            
            void
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad">notify</span>()
        
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            final
            
            
            void
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad">notifyAll</span>()
        
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            String
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad">toString</span>()
        
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            final
            
            
            void
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad">wait</span>()
        
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            void
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad">wait</span>(long arg0, int arg1)
        
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            void
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
        <span class="sympad">wait</span>(long arg0)
        
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<!-- ========= CONSTRUCTOR DETAIL ======== -->
<h2>Public Constructors</h2>


<a id="UiCollection(com.android.uiautomator.core.UiSelector)"></a>

<div class="jd-details api "> 
    <h4 class="jd-details-title">
      <span class="normal">
        public 
         
         
         
         
        
      </span>
      <span class="sympad">UiCollection</span>
      <span class="normal">(<a href="UiSelector.html">UiSelector</a> selector)</span>
    </h4>
      <div class="api-level">
        <div>

</div>
        
  

      </div>
    <div class="jd-details-descr">
      
  <div class="jd-tagdata jd-tagdescr"><p></p></div>

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<!-- ========= METHOD DETAIL ======== -->
<!-- Public methdos -->

<h2>Public Methods</h2>


<a id="getChildByDescription(com.android.uiautomator.core.UiSelector, java.lang.String)"></a>

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    <h4 class="jd-details-title">
      <span class="normal">
        public 
         
         
         
         
        <a href="UiObject.html">UiObject</a>
      </span>
      <span class="sympad">getChildByDescription</span>
      <span class="normal">(<a href="UiSelector.html">UiSelector</a> childPattern, String text)</span>
    </h4>
      <div class="api-level">
        <div>

</div>
        
  

      </div>
    <div class="jd-details-descr">
      
  <div class="jd-tagdata jd-tagdescr"><p>Searches for child UI element within the constraints of this <code><a href="UiSelector.html">UiSelector</a></code>
 selector.

 It looks for any child matching the <code>childPattern</code> argument that has
 a child UI element anywhere within its sub hierarchy that has content-description text.
 The returned UiObject will point at the <code>childPattern</code> instance that matched the
 search and not at the identifying child element that matched the content description.</p></p></div>
  <div class="jd-tagdata">
      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Parameters</h5>
      <table class="jd-tagtable">
        <tr>
          <th>childPattern</th>
          <td><code><a href="UiSelector.html">UiSelector</a></code> selector of the child pattern to match and return</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <th>text</th>
          <td>String of the identifying child contents of of the <code>childPattern</code></td>
        </tr>
      </table>
  </div>
  <div class="jd-tagdata">
      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Returns</h5>
      <ul class="nolist"><li><code><a href="UiObject.html">UiObject</a></code> pointing at and instance of <code>childPattern</code></li></ul>
  </div>
  <div class="jd-tagdata">
      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Throws</h5>
      <table class="jd-tagtable">  
        <tr>
            <th><a href="UiObjectNotFoundException.html">UiObjectNotFoundException</a></td>
            <td></td>
        </tr>
      </table>
  </div>

    </div>
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<a id="getChildByInstance(com.android.uiautomator.core.UiSelector, int)"></a>

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    <h4 class="jd-details-title">
      <span class="normal">
        public 
         
         
         
         
        <a href="UiObject.html">UiObject</a>
      </span>
      <span class="sympad">getChildByInstance</span>
      <span class="normal">(<a href="UiSelector.html">UiSelector</a> childPattern, int instance)</span>
    </h4>
      <div class="api-level">
        <div>

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      </div>
    <div class="jd-details-descr">
      
  <div class="jd-tagdata jd-tagdescr"><p>Searches for child UI element within the constraints of this <code><a href="UiSelector.html">UiSelector</a></code>.

 It looks for any child matching the <code>childPattern</code> argument that has
 a child UI element anywhere within its sub hierarchy that is at the <code>instance</code>
 specified. The operation is performed only on the visible items and no scrolling is performed
 in this case.</p></div>
  <div class="jd-tagdata">
      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Parameters</h5>
      <table class="jd-tagtable">
        <tr>
          <th>childPattern</th>
          <td><code><a href="UiSelector.html">UiSelector</a></code> selector of the child pattern to match and return</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <th>instance</th>
          <td>int the desired matched instance of this <code>childPattern</code></td>
        </tr>
      </table>
  </div>
  <div class="jd-tagdata">
      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Returns</h5>
      <ul class="nolist"><li><code><a href="UiObject.html">UiObject</a></code> pointing at and instance of <code>childPattern</code>
</li></ul>
  </div>
  <div class="jd-tagdata">
      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Throws</h5>
      <table class="jd-tagtable">  
        <tr>
            <th><a href="UiObjectNotFoundException.html">UiObjectNotFoundException</a></td>
            <td></td>
        </tr>
      </table>
  </div>

    </div>
</div>


<a id="getChildByText(com.android.uiautomator.core.UiSelector, java.lang.String)"></a>

<div class="jd-details api "> 
    <h4 class="jd-details-title">
      <span class="normal">
        public 
         
         
         
         
        <a href="UiObject.html">UiObject</a>
      </span>
      <span class="sympad">getChildByText</span>
      <span class="normal">(<a href="UiSelector.html">UiSelector</a> childPattern, String text)</span>
    </h4>
      <div class="api-level">
        <div>

</div>
        
  

      </div>
    <div class="jd-details-descr">
      
  <div class="jd-tagdata jd-tagdescr"><p>Searches for child UI element within the constraints of this <code><a href="UiSelector.html">UiSelector</a></code>
 selector.

 It looks for any child matching the <code>childPattern</code> argument that has
 a child UI element anywhere within its sub hierarchy that has a text attribute equal to 
 <code>text</code>. The returned UiObject will point at the <code>childPattern</code>
 instance that matched the search and not at the identifying child element that matched the
 text attribute.</p></p></div>
  <div class="jd-tagdata">
      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Parameters</h5>
      <table class="jd-tagtable">
        <tr>
          <th>childPattern</th>
          <td><code><a href="UiSelector.html">UiSelector</a></code> selector of the child pattern to match and return</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <th>text</th>
          <td>String of the identifying child contents of of the <code>childPattern</code></td>
        </tr>
      </table>
  </div>
  <div class="jd-tagdata">
      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Returns</h5>
      <ul class="nolist"><li><code><a href="UiObject.html">UiObject</a></code> pointing at and instance of <code>childPattern</code></li></ul>
  </div>
  <div class="jd-tagdata">
      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Throws</h5>
      <table class="jd-tagtable">  
        <tr>
            <th><a href="UiObjectNotFoundException.html">UiObjectNotFoundException</a></td>
            <td></td>
        </tr>
      </table>
  </div>

    </div>
</div>


<a id="getChildCount(com.android.uiautomator.core.UiSelector)"></a>

<div class="jd-details api "> 
    <h4 class="jd-details-title">
      <span class="normal">
        public 
        int
      </span>
      <span class="sympad">getChildCount</span>
      <span class="normal">(<a href="UiSelector.html">UiSelector</a> childPattern)</span>
    </h4>
      <div class="api-level">
      </div>
    <div class="jd-details-descr">
      
  <div class="jd-tagdata jd-tagdescr"><p>Counts child UI element instances matching the <code>childPattern</code>
 argument. The method returns the number of matching UI elements that are
 currently visible.  The count does not include items of a scrollable list
 that are off-screen.</p></div>
  <div class="jd-tagdata">
      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Parameters</h5>
      <table class="jd-tagtable">
        <tr>
          <th>childPattern</th>
          <td>a <code><a href="UiSelector.html">UiSelector</a></code> that represents the matching child UI
 elements to count</td>
        </tr>
      </table>
  </div>
  <div class="jd-tagdata">
      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Returns</h5>
      <ul class="nolist"><li>the number of matched childPattern under the current <code><a href="UiCollection.html">UiCollection</a></code>
</li></ul>
  </div>

    </div>