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Bret Pettichord commented on WTR-343:
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Like it or not, element_by_xpath has been part of the Watir API for a long time
and is well known and used by many people. So it should be documented as such.
I'm not opposed to eventually deprecating it some day in favor of a more
consistent API, but first we need to
1. Develop and release a more consistent API
2. Publicize and document the new API
3. Let people know the old API will be deprecated
4. Release a version that gives a warning when the old API is used.
Regardless, this should be tracked as a separate ticket. Please create one on
this topic if you would like to pursue this further.
> watirspec: element_by_xpath should return Watir::Element objects
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: WTR-343
> URL: http://jira.openqa.org/browse/WTR-343
> Project: Watir
> Issue Type: Sub-task
> Components: HTML Controls
> Affects Versions: 1.6.2
> Environment: Watir::IE on WinXP
> Reporter: Jari Bakken
> Priority: Major
> Fix For: Soon
>
>
> 5)
> WIN32OLERuntimeError in 'Browser#element_by_xpath finds submit buttons
> matching the given xpath'
> unknown property or method `exist?'
> HRESULT error code:0x80020006
> Unknown name.
> ./spec/watirspec/browser_spec.rb:201:
> 6)
> WIN32OLERuntimeError in 'Browser#element_by_xpath finds reset buttons
> matching the given xpath'
> unknown property or method `exist?'
> HRESULT error code:0x80020006
> Unknown name.
> ./spec/watirspec/browser_spec.rb:205:
> 7)
> WIN32OLERuntimeError in 'Browser#element_by_xpath finds image buttons
> matching the given xpath'
> unknown property or method `exist?'
> HRESULT error code:0x80020006
> Unknown name.
> ./spec/watirspec/browser_spec.rb:209:
> 8)
> WIN32OLERuntimeError in 'Browser#element_by_xpath finds the element matching
> the given xpath'
> unknown property or method `exist?'
> HRESULT error code:0x80020006
> Unknown name.
> ./spec/watirspec/browser_spec.rb:213:
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