[wtr-general] Re: Access an object
I tried to use the function that you had put up at the link below: http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/ruby-talk/3690066 Made a few changes though: def element *args arg1, arg2 = args # this is needed so hashes would work as input elements = [ :table, :link, :cell, :image, :checkbox, :radio, :text_field, :select_list, :button] # Watir elements which elements.each do |el| # iterate over each element element = self.send(el, arg1, arg2) return element if element.exists? # return element if it exists end nil # return nil if element was not found end end Added a few elements more. Now the problem I am facing with this is that when I use it with a select-multiple list, I get an error c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ watir-1.6.2/lib/watir/input_elements.rb:525:in `method_missing': unknown property or method `checked' (WIN32OLERuntimeError), which means it is taking it as a checkbox. Now if I delete ':checkbox' from the elements array of the function, it takes up the next element instead of taking up ':select_list'. Does the job apparently if I put up ':select_list' before ':checkbox' in the array, still gives me an error c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ watir-1.6.2/lib/watir/input_elements.rb:68:in `select_item_in_select_list': undefined method `matches' for nil:NilClass (NoMethodError) Please do let me know a possible solution to this. Thanks and Regards, Betsy Joy. On Jan 19, 2:19 pm, Jarmo Pertman jarm...@gmail.com wrote: Hello. As I answered to your question in Ruby-Forum, I'm going to paste the answer here also. I used different approach than xpath, since I've discovered that XPath in Watir+IE is really-really slow. I haven't benchmarked my current solution, but last time I tried something like text_field(:name, /blah/) or text_field(:name, blah) or text_field (:xpath, blah) then with xpath it took about 100x+ more time than with other solutions. It has mentioned somewhere else before that Watir builds up DOM and then gets stuff from that with XPath or something. Maybe someone could say about that in little more detail. Anyway, there is my solution for that problem, give it a try and benchmark it against xpath solution if you'd like: Okay. I did something like this. Downside of this implementation is that it iterates through all elements before finding the correct one. So if you'd search for text_field, then first it would search for a button, then for a link and just after that text_field. You can of course change the sequence to be something else and to include some other elements. Also, please bear in mind, that firstelement, which exist with these attributes will be returned. I'd suggest to use b.text_field(:blah, blah) instead of .elementin the future anyway, but I'll provide here one working example: require 'watir' class Watir::IE # monkey-patch Watir's IE class defelement*args arg1, arg2 = args # this is needed so hashes would work as input paremeters as with regular Watir elements = [:button, :link, :text_field] # Watir elements which will be searched elements.each do |el| # iterate over eachelement element= self.send(el, arg1, arg2) returnelementifelement.exists? # returnelementif it exists on page end nil # return nil ifelementwas not found end end b = Watir::IE.new b.goto http://www.google.com; google_text_field = b.element(:name, q) #accesstext_field with two parameters google_button = b.element(:name, btnG) #accessit with two parameters p google_text_field.class # outputs Watir::TextField p google_button.class # outputs Watir::Button google_text_field.value = ruby # type ruby into search string text field google_button.click # and click search puts b.text.include?(Ruby Programming Language) # outputs true # this only works with Watir 1.6.x+ versions puts b.element(:text = Ruby Programming Language, :index = 1).href # multiple attributes, e.g. first link with specified text Best regards, Jarmo --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Access an object
Hello. As I answered to your question in Ruby-Forum, I'm going to paste the answer here also. I used different approach than xpath, since I've discovered that XPath in Watir+IE is really-really slow. I haven't benchmarked my current solution, but last time I tried something like text_field(:name, /blah/) or text_field(:name, blah) or text_field (:xpath, blah) then with xpath it took about 100x+ more time than with other solutions. It has mentioned somewhere else before that Watir builds up DOM and then gets stuff from that with XPath or something. Maybe someone could say about that in little more detail. Anyway, there is my solution for that problem, give it a try and benchmark it against xpath solution if you'd like: Okay. I did something like this. Downside of this implementation is that it iterates through all elements before finding the correct one. So if you'd search for text_field, then first it would search for a button, then for a link and just after that text_field. You can of course change the sequence to be something else and to include some other elements. Also, please bear in mind, that first element, which exist with these attributes will be returned. I'd suggest to use b.text_field(:blah, blah) instead of .element in the future anyway, but I'll provide here one working example: require 'watir' class Watir::IE # monkey-patch Watir's IE class def element *args arg1, arg2 = args # this is needed so hashes would work as input paremeters as with regular Watir elements = [:button, :link, :text_field] # Watir elements which will be searched elements.each do |el| # iterate over each element element = self.send(el, arg1, arg2) return element if element.exists? # return element if it exists on page end nil # return nil if element was not found end end b = Watir::IE.new b.goto http://www.google.com; google_text_field = b.element(:name, q) # access text_field with two parameters google_button = b.element(:name, btnG) # access it with two parameters p google_text_field.class # outputs Watir::TextField p google_button.class # outputs Watir::Button google_text_field.value = ruby # type ruby into search string text field google_button.click # and click search puts b.text.include?(Ruby Programming Language) # outputs true # this only works with Watir 1.6.x+ versions puts b.element(:text = Ruby Programming Language, :index = 1).href # multiple attributes, e.g. first link with specified text Best regards, Jarmo --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Access an object
Thanks a lot. On 14 ene, 03:59, Richard Lawrence rslawre...@gmail.com wrote: You don't get back the specific object type from element_by_xpath, so some methods don't work. But this works: b = Watir::IE.new b.goto 'http://www.google.com/' txt = b.element_by_xpath(//*...@name='q']) txt.value = 'Richard Lawrence' btn = b.element_by_xpath(//*...@name='btnG']) btn.click So you might try the value property instead of the set method. Richard On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 9:46 AM, TCBlues tcbl...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for your answer. In the case the object is a textField or a listField I'm trying to set the control with: ie.element_by_xpath(//*...@name=imp1]).set(testing) but an error comes up: 13:in `method_missing': unknown property or method `set' (WIN32OLERuntimeError) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Access an object
Thanks very much. I study from you again, :) Thanks. Wesley Chen. On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Richard Lawrence rslawre...@gmail.comwrote: You don't get back the specific object type from element_by_xpath, so some methods don't work. But this works: b = Watir::IE.new b.goto 'http://www.google.com/' txt = b.element_by_xpath(//*...@name='q']) txt.value = 'Richard Lawrence' btn = b.element_by_xpath(//*...@name='btnG']) btn.click So you might try the value property instead of the set method. Richard On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 9:46 AM, TCBlues tcbl...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for your answer. In the case the object is a textField or a listField I'm trying to set the control with: ie.element_by_xpath(//*...@name=imp1]).set(testing) but an error comes up: 13:in `method_missing': unknown property or method `set' (WIN32OLERuntimeError) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Access an object
This ought to do it: require 'watir' include Watir ie=IE.new ie.goto(file://c:/temp2.htm) ie.element_by_xpath(//*...@name='imp1']).click() Richard -- Richard Lawrence Certified Scrum Coach Founder and Principal Consultant, Humanizing Work, LLC 303-895-7688 rich...@humanizingwork.com www.humanizingwork.com www.richardlawrence.info On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 3:30 AM, TCBlues tcbl...@gmail.com wrote: I need to access an object through the name without knowing wich kind of object is. For example the control could be a button or a link and I would like to do something like: require 'watir' include Watir ie=IE.new ie.goto(file://c:/temp2.htm) ie.object(:name,imp1).click() Is there any way Thank you in advance. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Access an object
Hi! The only way I know to do this would be to perform an exists? check on the various objects that this could be and click it if it exists. if ie.button(:name, 'imp1').exists? ie.button(:name, 'imp1').click elsif ie.link(:name, 'imp1').exists? ie.link(:name, 'imp1').click end Hope this helps! -Tiffany On Jan 13, 3:30 am, TCBlues tcbl...@gmail.com wrote: I need to access an object through the name without knowing wich kind of object is. For example the control could be a button or a link and I would like to do something like: require 'watir' include Watir ie=IE.new ie.goto(file://c:/temp2.htm) ie.object(:name,imp1).click() Is there any way Thank you in advance. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Access an object
Thanks for your answer. In the case the object is a textField or a listField I'm trying to set the control with: ie.element_by_xpath(//*...@name=imp1]).set(testing) but an error comes up: 13:in `method_missing': unknown property or method `set' (WIN32OLERuntimeError) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Access an object
We can't use set, exists? and many other methods after comment :element_by_xpath Thanks. Wesley Chen. On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 12:46 AM, TCBlues tcbl...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for your answer. In the case the object is a textField or a listField I'm trying to set the control with: ie.element_by_xpath(//*...@name=imp1]).set(testing) but an error comes up: 13:in `method_missing': unknown property or method `set' (WIN32OLERuntimeError) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Access an object
You don't get back the specific object type from element_by_xpath, so some methods don't work. But this works: b = Watir::IE.new b.goto 'http://www.google.com/' txt = b.element_by_xpath(//*...@name='q']) txt.value = 'Richard Lawrence' btn = b.element_by_xpath(//*...@name='btnG']) btn.click So you might try the value property instead of the set method. Richard On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 9:46 AM, TCBlues tcbl...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for your answer. In the case the object is a textField or a listField I'm trying to set the control with: ie.element_by_xpath(//*...@name=imp1]).set(testing) but an error comes up: 13:in `method_missing': unknown property or method `set' (WIN32OLERuntimeError) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
