Module: PageObject::Platforms::WatirWebDriver::Element

Defined in:
lib/page-object/platforms/watir_webdriver/element.rb

Instance Method Summary (collapse)

Instance Method Details

- (Object) ==(other)

compare this element to another to determine if they are equal



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# File 'lib/page-object/platforms/watir_webdriver/element.rb', line 44

def ==(other)
  element == other.element
end

- (String?) attribute(attribute_name)

Get the value of a the given attribute of the element. Will return the current value, even if this has been modified after the page has been loaded. More exactly, this method will return the value of the given attribute, unless that attribute is not present, in which case the value of the property with the same name is returned. If neither value is set, nil is returned. The "style" attribute is converted as best can be to a text representation with a trailing semi-colon. The following are deemed to be "boolean" attributes, and will return either "true" or "false":

async, autofocus, autoplay, checked, compact, complete, controls, declare, defaultchecked, defaultselected, defer, disabled, draggable, ended, formnovalidate, hidden, indeterminate, iscontenteditable, ismap, itemscope, loop, multiple, muted, nohref, noresize, noshade, novalidate, nowrap, open, paused, pubdate, readonly, required, reversed, scoped, seamless, seeking, selected, spellcheck, truespeed, willvalidate

Finally, the following commonly mis-capitalized attribute/property names are evaluated as expected:

class, readonly

Parameters:

Returns:

  • (String, nil) —

    attribute value



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# File 'lib/page-object/platforms/watir_webdriver/element.rb', line 87

def attribute(attribute_name)
  element.attribute_value attribute_name
end

- (Object) clear

clear the contents of the element



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# File 'lib/page-object/platforms/watir_webdriver/element.rb', line 180

def clear
  element.clear
end

- (Boolean) exists?

return true if an element exists

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/page-object/platforms/watir_webdriver/element.rb', line 19

def exists?
  element.exists?
end

- (Object) fire_event(event_name)

Fire the provided event on the current element



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# File 'lib/page-object/platforms/watir_webdriver/element.rb', line 94

def fire_event(event_name)
  element.fire_event(event_name)
end

- (Object) focus

Set the focus to the current element



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# File 'lib/page-object/platforms/watir_webdriver/element.rb', line 111

def focus
  element.focus
end

- (Object) parent

find the parent element



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# File 'lib/page-object/platforms/watir_webdriver/element.rb', line 101

def parent
  parent = element.parent
  type = element.type if parent.tag_name.to_sym == :input
  cls = ::PageObject::Elements.element_class_for(parent.tag_name, type)
  cls.new(parent, :platform => :watir_webdriver)
end

- (Object) send_keys(*args)

Send keystrokes to this element

Examples:

element.send_keys "foo"                     #=> value: 'foo'
element.send_keys "tet", :arrow_left, "s"   #=> value: 'test'
element.send_keys [:control, 'a'], :space   #=> value: ' '

Parameters:

See Also:

  • Selenium::WebDriver::Keys::KEYS


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# File 'lib/page-object/platforms/watir_webdriver/element.rb', line 173

def send_keys(*args)
  element.send_keys(*args)
end

- (String) tag_name

Get the tag name of this element

Returns:



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# File 'lib/page-object/platforms/watir_webdriver/element.rb', line 53

def tag_name
  element.tag_name
end

- (String) text

Get the text for the element

Returns:



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# File 'lib/page-object/platforms/watir_webdriver/element.rb', line 28

def text
  element.text
end

- (String) value

Get the value of this element

Returns:



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# File 'lib/page-object/platforms/watir_webdriver/element.rb', line 37

def value
  element.value
end

- (Boolean) visible?

return true if an element is visible

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/page-object/platforms/watir_webdriver/element.rb', line 12

def visible?
  element.present?
end

- (Object) wait_until(timeout = 5, message = nil, &block)

Waits until the block returns true

Parameters:

  • (defaults (Integer) —

    to: 5) seconds to wait before timing out

  • the (String) —

    message to display if the event timeouts

  • the —

    block to execute when the event occurrs



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# File 'lib/page-object/platforms/watir_webdriver/element.rb', line 156

def wait_until(timeout=5, message=nil, &block)
  Object::Watir::Wait.until(timeout, message, &block)
end

- (Object) when_not_visible(timeout = 5)

Waits until the element is not visible

Parameters:

  • (defaults (Integer) —

    to: 5) seconds to wait before timing out



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# File 'lib/page-object/platforms/watir_webdriver/element.rb', line 142

def when_not_visible(timeout=5)
  Object::Watir::Wait.while(timeout, "Element still visible after #{timeout} seconds") do
    visible?
  end
  self
end

- (Object) when_present(timeout = 5)

Waits until the element is present

Parameters:

  • (defaults (Integer) —

    to: 5) seconds to wait before timing out



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# File 'lib/page-object/platforms/watir_webdriver/element.rb', line 120

def when_present(timeout=5)
  element.wait_until_present(timeout)
  self
end

- (Object) when_visible(timeout = 5)

Waits until the element is visible

Parameters:

  • (defaults (Integer) —

    to: 5) seconds to wait before timing out



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# File 'lib/page-object/platforms/watir_webdriver/element.rb', line 130

def when_visible(timeout=5)
  Object::Watir::Wait.until(timeout, "Element was not visible in #{timeout} seconds") do
    visible?
  end
  self
end