[wtr-general] Re: element_by_xpath return value
AFAIK, we can do that in Watir as well. Angrez is the author of both Watir's xpath support as well as FireWatir, so that is probably why xpath works better with FireWatir than WatirIE. :), only difference in Firewatir Watir xpath support is that in Firewatir, firefox supports element recognition using XPath but in case of watir we need to first create XML and then use REXML to get the element. - Angrez --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Watir General group. To post to this group, send email to watir-general@googlegroups.com Before posting, please read the following guidelines: http://wiki.openqa.org/display/WTR/Support To unsubscribe from this group, send email to watir-general-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[wtr-general] Re: element_by_xpath return value
I am also curious about this. Thanks. On Jan 12, 8:42 pm, Bret Pettichord b...@pettichord.com wrote: I'm sure there's a way for Watir to do this just like FireWatir. It just hasn't been done yet, as far as i am aware. Angrez is the author of both Watir's xpath support as well as FireWatir, so that is probably why xpath works better with FireWatir than WatirIE. Angrez, do you have anything to add here? Bret Richard Lawrence wrote: But there's no way for Watir to infer the object type the way FireWatir does? Thanks, Richard On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 9:15 AM, Bret Pettichord b...@pettichord.com wrote: Richard Lawrence wrote: Using FireWatir'selement_by_xpathon my Mac, I get the expected type for the element. For example, on the Google home page: irb(main):008:0 b.element_by_xpath(//*...@name='btnG']).class submit = FireWatir::Button But with Watir (on Windows, of course), I always get an instance of WIN32OLE back. For the same example: irb(main):018:0 b.element_by_xpath(//*...@name='btnG']).class = WIN32OLE Is there a way I can get the Button object I expect from element_by_xpathwith Watir? b.button(:xpath, //*...@name='btnG']) This actually wraps the call toelement_by_xpath. Bret --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Watir General group. To post to this group, send email to watir-general@googlegroups.com Before posting, please read the following guidelines: http://wiki.openqa.org/display/WTR/Support To unsubscribe from this group, send email to watir-general-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[wtr-general] Re: element_by_xpath return value
Richard Lawrence wrote: Using FireWatir's element_by_xpath on my Mac, I get the expected type for the element. For example, on the Google home page: irb(main):008:0 b.element_by_xpath(//*...@name='btnG']).class submit = FireWatir::Button But with Watir (on Windows, of course), I always get an instance of WIN32OLE back. For the same example: irb(main):018:0 b.element_by_xpath(//*...@name='btnG']).class = WIN32OLE Is there a way I can get the Button object I expect from element_by_xpath with Watir? b.button(:xpath, //*...@name='btnG']) This actually wraps the call to element_by_xpath. Bret --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Watir General group. To post to this group, send email to watir-general@googlegroups.com Before posting, please read the following guidelines: http://wiki.openqa.org/display/WTR/Support To unsubscribe from this group, send email to watir-general-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[wtr-general] Re: element_by_xpath return value
I'm sure there's a way for Watir to do this just like FireWatir. It just hasn't been done yet, as far as i am aware. Angrez is the author of both Watir's xpath support as well as FireWatir, so that is probably why xpath works better with FireWatir than WatirIE. Angrez, do you have anything to add here? Bret Richard Lawrence wrote: But there's no way for Watir to infer the object type the way FireWatir does? Thanks, Richard On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 9:15 AM, Bret Pettichord b...@pettichord.com wrote: Richard Lawrence wrote: Using FireWatir's element_by_xpath on my Mac, I get the expected type for the element. For example, on the Google home page: irb(main):008:0 b.element_by_xpath(//*...@name='btnG']).class submit = FireWatir::Button But with Watir (on Windows, of course), I always get an instance of WIN32OLE back. For the same example: irb(main):018:0 b.element_by_xpath(//*...@name='btnG']).class = WIN32OLE Is there a way I can get the Button object I expect from element_by_xpath with Watir? b.button(:xpath, //*...@name='btnG']) This actually wraps the call to element_by_xpath. Bret --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Watir General group. To post to this group, send email to watir-general@googlegroups.com Before posting, please read the following guidelines: http://wiki.openqa.org/display/WTR/Support To unsubscribe from this group, send email to watir-general-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
