I would like to say , this is such a perfect clarity! Yes this is the way wait has to work.
On Thursday, September 13, 2018 at 8:57:57 PM UTC+5:30, Titus Fortner wrote: > > Ok, yes. This is a slight simplification, but think of Watir waiting for > what makes the most sense for the provided method. > > 1. Status Queries --> No automatic waits; immediate response or exception > #exists? / #visible? / #present? / #enabled? > > 2. Information Queries --> Automatically waits until exists in DOM > #text / #value / #tag_name / #style / #attribute_value etc > > 3. Actions --> Automatically waits until displayed to user > #click / #submit / #set / #clear / #select > > > > On Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at 10:46:27 PM UTC-7, NaviHan 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.
