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DSmachineWorld
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27 days ago
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Way to map dynamic button (Web)

I have a button which is identified in the web application by taking the first letter of the first name and the first letter of the second name.

I don't think xPath will work to try and do a regex. Can I script a test in Python?

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  • scot1967's avatar
    scot1967
    27 days ago

    Python and regex should work as well.  It will likely require a

    buttons = page.FindAllChildren("ObjectType", "Button", 10)

    and then a loop through the found buttons against a regex pattern to retrieve the target button. 

    P.S.  (This could be slow and brittle depending on search depth and page structure / naming)

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    scot1967
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    27 days ago

    Python and regex should work as well.  It will likely require a

    buttons = page.FindAllChildren("ObjectType", "Button", 10)

    and then a loop through the found buttons against a regex pattern to retrieve the target button. 

    P.S.  (This could be slow and brittle depending on search depth and page structure / naming)

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    Hassan_Ballan
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    27 days ago

    Perhaps you can provide a detailed example including identified XPath to consider, but I am sure you can do it using XPath. 

    Using Python you can do a lot, and again details of what you are trying to accomplish and how to do it.

  • DSmachineWorld's avatar
    DSmachineWorld
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    27 days ago

    The Name Mapping has the Name mapped to:

    FindElement("//button[contains(., 'AA')]")

    where the test client has a first name beginning with "A" and last name beginning with "A". So the dynamic part is here.