Hi,I want to Xpath expressions on difficult-to-find objects, in my Keword tests.Problem is, I do not know how to incorporate Xpath expressions in Keyword tests.For example, I want to click on an image on the page, and this image is called "zoom_gif".In my framework, I use Keyword tests (running Code Snippets whenever is needed).How can I incorporate the FindChildbyXPath and/or EvaluatebyXpath expressions in my keyword tests, to click on the above mentioned button (image), and try to use as little coding as possible?Thanks

Hi Mathijs, You can try getting the Last Operation Result value after calling the Run Code Snippet operation with the *XPath methods. Refer to the "Checking Operation Result" article for details.

Hi Mathijs, When adding the Code Snippet operation, you need to specify the call of the FindChildbyXPath method (or another one), like this: BTW, let's keep the convesation here. I removed your posts with this question in different threads.

Hi Mathijs, In the Run Code Snippet operation, you need to use the syntax of the language set in this project. What script language are you using? If it's JScript, your XPath should look like this: obj.FindChildByXPath("//*[@id='ic_maintab']/div[2]/div/div/div/div[2]/div/div/div[1]/div/div/table/tbody/tr/td/div/div[14]/div/table/tbody/tr/td[2]/a/img");

Hi Tanya,sorry, I do not understand exactly what you mean.Using the steps described here , I am able to get the Xpath linkit is://*[@id="ic_maintab"]/div[2]/div/div/div/div[2]/div/div/div[1]/div/div/table/tbody/tr/td/div/div[14]/div/table/tbody/tr/td[2]/a/imgNow, I want to invoke the Click method on this.How to do this in Keyword testing (using Code snippet is OK with me), but I do know the code

Hi Tanya,Thank you for your reply, but I still do not understand how to "knot" the click method to the xpath of the object.In other words: what would the couldline be for invoking the click method on the xpath with xpath id://*[@id="ic_maintab"]/div[2]/div/div/div/div[2]/div/div/div[1]/div/div/table/tbody/tr/td/div/div[14]/div/table/tbody/tr/td[2]/a/img

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TanyaYatskovska
Alumni
11 years ago
Hi Mathijs,

You can try getting the Last Operation Result value after calling the Run Code Snippet operation with the *XPath methods. Refer to the "Checking Operation Result" article for details.
TanyaYatskovska
Alumni
11 years ago
Hi Mathijs,

When adding the Code Snippet operation, you need to specify the call of the FindChildbyXPath method (or another one), like this:

BTW, let's keep the convesation here. I removed your posts with this question in different threads.
TanyaYatskovska
Alumni
11 years ago
Hi Mathijs,

In the Run Code Snippet operation, you need to use the syntax of the language set in this project. What script language are you using?

If it's JScript, your XPath should look like this:

obj.FindChildByXPath("//*[@id='ic_maintab']/div[2]/div/div/div/div[2]/div/div/div[1]/div/div/table/tbody/tr/td/div/div[14]/div/table/tbody/tr/td[2]/a/img");
mgroen
Frequent Contributor
11 years ago
Hi Tanya,

sorry, I do not understand exactly what you mean.

Using the steps described here , I am able to get the Xpath link

it is:

//*[@id="ic_maintab"]/div[2]/div/div/div/div[2]/div/div/div[1]/div/div/table/tbody/tr/td/div/div[14]/div/table/tbody/tr/td[2]/a/img

Now, I want to invoke the Click method on this.

How to do this in Keyword testing (using Code snippet is OK with me), but I do know the code
mgroen
Frequent Contributor
11 years ago
Hi Tanya,

Thank you for your reply, but I still do not understand how to "knot" the click method to the xpath of the object.

In other words: what would the couldline be for invoking the click method on the xpath with xpath id:

//*[@id="ic_maintab"]/div[2]/div/div/div/div[2]/div/div/div[1]/div/div/table/tbody/tr/td/div/div[14]/div/table/tbody/tr/td[2]/a/img
AlexKaras
Champion Level 3
11 years ago
Hi Mathijs,

Have you tried this in the Code Expression operation:

<object>.FindChildByXPath("<your XPath>").Click() ?
mgroen
Frequent Contributor
11 years ago
Alex,

I have tried your suggestion, but unfortunately it's not accepted (see attached screenshot).

Any other idea?
AlexKaras
Champion Level 3
11 years ago
Hi Mathijs,

I think that you must duplicate quotes within XPath to get a correct string. I.e. something like this:

<object>.FindChildByXPath("//*[@id=""ic_maintab""]/div...").Click() (note doubled quotes around ic_maintab)
mgroen
Frequent Contributor
11 years ago
Hi Alexei,

your tip solved the issue (got no error message displayed as before), however the Click itself is not executed (actually "nothing" has been executed : also the log is empty)?

Is this solvable in any other way?
AlexKaras
Champion Level 3
11 years ago
Hi Mathijs,

Most probably, the object was not found and thus .Click was not executed.

Are you sure that page markup remains the same? (Especially those div[2], div[14], td[2] elements?)