Yes, I saw this new change in your new article but I can't use WATIR 6.13 because as you know, its not waiting for select list.
On Thu 13 Sep, 2018, 9:00 PM Titus Fortner, <[email protected]> wrote: > As of 6.13 you can now that wait like this: > > b.label(id: 'something').wait_until(text: 'Expected Text') > > > On Thursday, September 13, 2018 at 4:40:53 AM UTC-7, rajagopalan madasami > wrote: >> >> Hi Navi, >> >> yes, you are right with your understanding. >> >> WATIR locates elements completely different from Selenium >> >> When you write, >> >> element=b.span(id: 'click') >> >> It doesn't locate the element, but when you write >> >> element.click >> >> it locates the element and continue to perform the click operation, this >> arrangement is useful to relocate the element when element goes to stale, >> waiting until element is visible and likewise this arrangement is useful >> for cases. Technically this should include even when I call text method as >> well. But I do in my project here is, >> >> I write code like >> >> b.wait_until(b.label(id: 'something').text?'Expected Text') >> >> This will reexecute the statement for 30 seconds, otherwise it would >> throw the error >> >> Or >> >> b.label(id: 'something').wait_until{|element| element.text.eql?'Expected >> Text'} >> >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 11:16 AM NaviHan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Titus >>> >>> Thats makes it very clear now :-) >>> >>> Just to confirm, action methods as in set, click, select >>> And the reading attribute values like id, text, or any other custom >>> attribute are not auto covered and we need to use wait_until(&:present?) >>> >>> Is that correct? >>> >>> Cheers >>> Navi >>> >>> On Tuesday, 11 September 2018 14:52:33 UTC+10, NaviHan wrote: >>>> >>>> This is something that keeps me a bit sceptic when I write and read the >>>> automation code in my project. >>>> This used PageObjects. >>>> >>>> I have seen extensive use of element referces, for example >>>> >>>> button(:add_to_bag, :css => '#add-to-cart') >>>> add_to_bag.element.when_present.click >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> instead of >>>> >>>> add_to_bag >>>> >>>> which directly clicks the element >>>> >>>> I have also seen extensive use of referencing elements using >>>> <element>.when_present, <element>.wait_until_present etc >>>> >>>> Im confused where we should draw the line when deciding to reference the >>>> element and actually using it(as in directly calling "add_o_bag" in the >>>> above example to click the element. >>>> >>>> Any thoughts? >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>> -- >>> Before posting, please read >>> https://github.com/watir/watir_meta/wiki/Guidelines-for-Posting-to-Watir-General-Google-Group. >>> >>> In short: search before you ask, be nice. >>> >>> [email protected] >>> http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general >>> [email protected] >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Watir General" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- > -- > Before posting, please read > https://github.com/watir/watir_meta/wiki/Guidelines-for-Posting-to-Watir-General-Google-Group. > > In short: search before you ask, be nice. > > [email protected] > http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general > [email protected] > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Watir General" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- Before posting, please read https://github.com/watir/watir_meta/wiki/Guidelines-for-Posting-to-Watir-General-Google-Group. In short: search before you ask, be nice. [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Watir General" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
