Fix child_by_text/child_by_description with allow_scroll_search to return False on .exists instead of raising exception - #1161
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…o return False for .exists when not found Co-authored-by: codeskyblue <3281689+codeskyblue@users.noreply.github.com>
… initialization Co-authored-by: codeskyblue <3281689+codeskyblue@users.noreply.github.com>
…reduce test duplication Co-authored-by: codeskyblue <3281689+codeskyblue@users.noreply.github.com>
…ext, remove unused import Co-authored-by: codeskyblue <3281689+codeskyblue@users.noreply.github.com>
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[WIP] Fix UiObjectNotFoundError in child_by_text method
Fix child_by_text/child_by_description with allow_scroll_search to return False on .exists instead of raising exception
Jan 22, 2026
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child_by_text(allow_scroll_search=True).existsraisesUiObjectNotFoundErrorwhen element not found, inconsistent with standard selector behavior where.existsreturns boolean.Changes
child_by_text()/child_by_description(): CatchUiObjectNotFoundErrorwhenallow_scroll_search=True, return UiObject with sentinel selector (text/description="__ui_object_not_found__", instance=sys.maxsize) that evaluates.existstoFalseallow_scroll_search=False(default)allow_scroll_search, element found/not found casesImplementation Notes
sys.maxsizeas sentinel instance to avoid collision with legitimate indices.existsaccessedOriginal prompt
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