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[WebUI] Find Web Element

Description​

Find web element by test object.

Keyword name: findWebElement

Note:
  • If you want to click using the click() keyword, you need to manually switch to iframe with the [WebUI] Switch to Frame keyword.

Parameters​

ParameterParameter TypeRequiredDescription
toTestObjectYesRepresent a web element.
timeoutintOptionalMaximum period of time (in seconds) that system will wait to return a result. If not specified, Studio will use the default timeout value in Project Settings.

Returns​

The found Selenium web element or null if cannot find any.

Example​

You want to find the Facebook icon on the https://katalon-demo-cura.herokuapp.com/ demo website using a test object:

import com.kms.katalon.core.testobject.ConditionType as ConditionType
import com.kms.katalon.core.util.KeywordUtil
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement
import com.kms.katalon.core.webui.keyword.WebUiBuiltInKeywords as WebUI
import com.kms.katalon.core.testobject.TestObject as TestObject
​
WebUI.openBrowser('https://katalon-demo-cura.herokuapp.com/'){"\n"}// Wait until the brower's stable
WebUI.delay(3)
​
// Create a test object. This is the Facebook icon on the demo website
TestObject testObj = findTestObject('icon_Facebook')
WebElement anElement = WebUI.findWebElement(testObj, 5)
KeywordUtil.logInfo(anElement.toString())
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