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Web Element Condition

Description

The Web Element Condition step checks specified condition of web page element and returns a Boolean value in Legacy Web GUI.

Configurations

Field NameDescription
Web Browser NameYou can select any one Web Browser Name from the given list. Basically, you must select the same Web Browser Name which was selected in Start Browser Step.
Condition*Condition to check on web page element.
Criteria*Locate element on web page.
Criteria ValueRelevant criteria value must be specified.
Output field nameName of the output field, which contains the evaluated Boolean value.
tip

Similarly, in Legacy Web Spy, the Output field name is available when you select Web Element Condition option in the Action field.

*Condition The following table contains the description of each condition.

No.Field NameDescription
1Is displayedCheck if web page element is displayed.
2Is enabled Checkif web page element is enabled.
3Is selectedCheck if web page element is selected.

*Criteria The table below contains the description of criteria.

No.Field NameDescription
1XpathXpath defines the hierarchy of the tags through which you can reach to a particular element. For example
/html/body/div[1]/div/div[3]/div[2]/div/div[2]/div/div/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/span/span
2IdId attribute of a web element can be best way to identify an element if it is present and is going to constant and unique. There are cases however when it is either absent or its value changes every time you access the application in the browser
3NameName is another attribute of a web element which can be used to identify an element.
4Link TextIf a HTML page contains a hyperlink element <a href=www.google.com>Search On Google</a>, you can identify this href element by providing complete text ‘Search On Google’ as the Link value.
5Partial Link textThis criterion is same as Link, just that, in this case, you can give partial string for finding a match
6Tag NameEvery HTML element has a tag associated with it. The element can be located using that tag name. For example, textbox has a tag <input>.
7Class NameClass name is the css class associated with an HTML element. If there is a div element <div class=’someclass’>MyDiv</div>, you can locate it by giving class name ‘someclass’.
8Css SelectorThis criterion is useful when an HTML element has multiple associated css classes. Consider an HTML element <div class="btn primary-btn submit"></div>. To identify this div element you can use Css selector as “.btn.primary-btn.submit”
No.Common Buttons
1HelpClick to see the Plugin description and configuration details.
2OKClick OK button to accept configurations.
3CancelClick CANCEL button to discard configurations.