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lokithorshield
Contributor
10 years ago

Unable to identify an Element

Hi within some expanding panels I am trtying to verify if a panel is expanded. * I am unable to identify conclusively for both of them. * XPath is not working as before and after expanding xpath is...
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TanyaYatskovska
SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
10 years ago

Hi Loki,

To search through the HTML content, you can use the EvaluateXPath or FindChildByXPath method. Refer to the "Finding Web Objects Using XPath Expressions" ( http://smartbear.com/viewarticle/62117/ ) help topic for details. For example, here is the code to identify the expanded block:

   

'VBScript
arr = page.EvaluateXPath("//DIV[contains(@title, 'Click to Collapse')]")
' Check the result 
If Not IsNull(arr) Then 
  ' The block was expanded
  'Perform some clicks
Else 
  'The block wasn’t expanded
End If 

 

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    lokithorshield
    Contributor
    10 years ago

    Hi Tanya,  yes I am able to do that already - but here the oddity is that one of them should be found if click action is done. else other should be found. - Among [Click to collapse] and [Click to Expand].

     

    However - I am able to find both xpaths after page initial load. So My verification, if, Only one of the panel is available during initial default page load, actually fails. [Rather incorrectly passes]

     

    Thanks,

    Mahesh