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lokithorshield
Contributor
9 years ago

Namemapping using innerhtml

Hi There was a Testcomplete appointed trainer who came to our organization. There was some mention of HTML properties to be not used as reliable name mapping.   I am not sure what that was - if it ...
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Colin_McCrae
Community Hero
9 years ago

I've used them before.

 

Not for everything, just where it's been helpful. Never had any problem with either?

 

I have a feeling it may be something to do with cross-browser compatibility if they do prove unreliable. (I only really use IE & Chrome)

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    lokithorshield
    Contributor
    9 years ago

    Hi , Can someone help with this answer  .. Where exactly the reliability is?, Not a very urgent Q - but need to plan ahead of time.

     

    Mahesh

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      TanyaYatskovska
      SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
      9 years ago

      Hi,

      I don’t know what that person meant exactly. However, in my opinion, if HTML properties are unreliable, web developers created a web site in this way. Perhaps, the idea was that HTML elements contain dynamic IDs, etc. However, again, everything depends on your web site.