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blatec
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8 years ago
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How can i find the Alias-Path to a Webelement

Hi

 

I want to search for a web element by his id or name and return the Alias - Path.

Can i realize this with a script?

 

something like:

 

 var xxx = Aliases.frameMainwindow.Find("NativeWebObject.id", "*Gender", 500);

 and get the Alias Path of xxx 

 

 

 

regards

 

Horst

 

 

 

  • HKosova's avatar
    HKosova
    8 years ago

    In the general case, you can have object names like Aliases.browser.page.Panel(0).Link("myLink"), where only a few parent objects have aliases. So the idea is to go up the chain of parent objects until you find the one with a non-empty MappedName, then combine it with the Name's of other objects. Something like this:

     

     

    function Test()
{
  Log.Message(GetAlias(Sys));
  Log.Message(GetAlias(Sys.Process("explorer")));
  Log.Message(GetAlias(Aliases.notepad.Window("#32770", "Font").Window("Button", "OK")));
}

function GetAlias(obj)
{
  if (obj.MappedName != "") return obj.MappedName;  // object has its own alias
  if (obj.Parent == null)   return obj.Name; // Sys and Mobile

  // Append the object name to the parent object's alias
  var alias = GetAlias(obj.Parent) + "." + obj.Name;
  return alias;
}

     

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  • HKosova's avatar
    HKosova
    SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
    8 years ago

    In the general case, you can have object names like Aliases.browser.page.Panel(0).Link("myLink"), where only a few parent objects have aliases. So the idea is to go up the chain of parent objects until you find the one with a non-empty MappedName, then combine it with the Name's of other objects. Something like this:

     

     

    function Test()
{
  Log.Message(GetAlias(Sys));
  Log.Message(GetAlias(Sys.Process("explorer")));
  Log.Message(GetAlias(Aliases.notepad.Window("#32770", "Font").Window("Button", "OK")));
}

function GetAlias(obj)
{
  if (obj.MappedName != "") return obj.MappedName;  // object has its own alias
  if (obj.Parent == null)   return obj.Name; // Sys and Mobile

  // Append the object name to the parent object's alias
  var alias = GetAlias(obj.Parent) + "." + obj.Name;
  return alias;
}

     

  • baxatob's avatar
    baxatob
    Community Hero
    8 years ago

    Hi

     

    You can't get the Alias of the element before you have mapped it.

    However you can obtain a FullName property, which in fact is a full path of your element.

     

    xxx.FullName