Awesome, thanks!
I don't really need to do this right now, but this got me wondering.
Say you have two links that are exactly the same on the page (perhaps
on the header and the other in the footer). How can the use of the
array be tweaked so it can return the index number for the nth
instance of the same link?
On Jan 13, 5:42 pm, Tiffany Fodor <tcfo...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Yikes!
>
> I missed an ugly typo. Sorry about that - I should proof read better:
>
> link_index = link_text.index('My link text').index
>
> -should be-
>
> link_index = link_text.index('My link text')
>
> I'm not sure about the :beforeText problem - were you able to make
> mywww.Google.comexample work?
>
> -Tiffany
>
> On Jan 13, 3:31 pm, xguarder <shams...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the tips.
>
> > I tried the index method using the array as you suggested. When I ran
> > it, I get an "undefined method 'index'".e
>
> > Also, when using the :beforeText or :afterText for the link, I get
> > "unable to locate element, using :beforeText..."
>
> > Any suggestions on if I'm doing something wrong?
>
> > Thanks,
> > Ken
>
> > On Jan 13, 5:12 pm, Tiffany Fodor <tcfo...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > > Sorry - I forgot to mention that the array will start at 0, but the
> > > link index number in Watir will start at 1. You could create your
> > > array with a placeholder for 0, or add one to the index number you get
> > > from the array when you want to access the link in Watir.
>
> > > -Tiffany
>
> > > On Jan 13, 3:09 pm, Tiffany Fodor <tcfo...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > > > Hi!
>
> > > > You could build an array of all the links and then get the index:
>
> > > > link_text = Array.new
>
> > > > browser.links.each do |link|
> > > > link_text.push(link.text)
> > > > end
>
> > > > link_index = link_text.index('My link text').index
>
> > > > To click on a link that precedes some text, you can use :beforeText.
> > > > On the current Google page, for example:
>
> > > > browser.link(:beforeText, 'survivors of the Haiti
> > > > earthquake.").click
>
> > > > You can also use :afterText, if necessary.
>
> > > > Hope this helps!
>
> > > > -Tiffany
>
> > > > On Jan 13, 2:20 pm, xguarder <shams...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > I was wondering if someone could inform me on how to do the following:
>
> > > > > 1. Retrieve link index number of a link. For instance, I know I can
> > > > > find the link using ie.link(:text, "LinkText"), and I can also find
> > > > > out the index number via irb. However, I want to be able to assign the
> > > > > index number of that particular link to a variable on the fly.
>
> > > > > 2. Is it possible to click on a link that immediately precedes a
> > > > > particular text?
>
> > > > > Thanks!
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