UI Test Case XCUIElementTypeQueryProvider tableRows and tableColumns count is 0

Question

I am trying to test whether the UITableView has at least first cell available or not.

func testFirstCellIsAvailable() throws {
    let app = XCUIApplication()
    app.launch()
    let tablesQuery = app.tables
    XCTAssertNotNil(tablesQuery.cells.staticTexts["John"], "First Cell should be John")
            
}

This is one of the simplest way to find the TableView is loaded or not.

However , I see XCUIElementQuery has tableRows and tableColumns, when I check the value it's always zero. So the question is when do we use tableRows and tableColumns

For the above example value of app.tableRows.count and app.tableColumns.count is 0.

Answer 1

tableColumns and tableRows are usually seen in 2D tables, while "flat" UITableView consist of cells. For example, you can see such elements if you create a table in macOS Notes application and inspect XCUIApplication