Thanks for the clarification Jarmo and Dan!
--Enrique Matta On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 11:36 AM, Dan <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for clearing that up Jarmo! > > > On Friday, January 25, 2013 11:28:31 AM UTC-5, Jarmo Pertman wrote: >> >> On Thursday, January 24, 2013 6:20:38 PM UTC+2, Dan wrote: >> >>> Actually the statement below about identifiers/locators isn't correct. >>> This is a ruby syntax thing and not a watir one. >> >> >> Actually this statement isn't correct either. >> >> b.text_field(:name => "q").exists? >> >> is actually same as: >> b.text_field({:name => "q"}).exists? >> >> In other words - it is a method invocation with one argument (a Hash). >> >> On the other hand, this syntax: >> b.text_field(:name,"q").**exists? >> >> Is a method call with two separate arguments (a Symbol and a String). >> >> Watir supports both syntaxes and converts into Hash one internally for >> backward compatibility. This is done in watir-classic in format_specifiers >> method at https://github.com/watir/**watir-classic/blob/master/lib/** >> watir-classic/supported_**elements.rb#L184-L191<https://github.com/watir/watir-classic/blob/master/lib/watir-classic/supported_elements.rb#L184-L191>. >> There is some similar solution in watir-webdriver too. >> >> Using always a Hash syntax is a recommended way. >> >> >> Answering the original question, watir is a meta-gem, which will install >> and load the gem which works on your platform (watir-classic on Windows and >> watir-webdriver on unix systems by default). >> >> So, install Watir and then start using watir-webdriver or watir-classic >> depending of your OS and needs. >> >> Jarmo Pertman >> ----- >> IT does really matter - http://itreallymatters.net >> > -- > -- > Before posting, please read http://watir.com/support. In short: search > before you ask, be nice. > > [email protected] > http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general > [email protected] > > > > -- -- Before posting, please read http://watir.com/support. In short: search before you ask, be nice. [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general [email protected]
