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Returns visible text for element
Example Usage
MobileElement element = (MobileElement) driver.findElementByClassName("SomeClassName");
String elText = element.getText();
el = self.driver.find_element_by_accessibility_id('SomeAccessibilityID')
text = el.text
// webdriver.io example
$("~SomeAccessibilityId").getText();
// wd example
let element = await driver.elementByAccessibilityId("SomeAccessibilityID");
await element.text();
# ruby_lib example
element = find_element :accessibility_id, "SomeAccessibilityID"
element.text
# ruby_lib_core example
element = @driver.find_element :accessibility_id, "SomeAccessibilityID"
element.text
var element = driver.FindElementByClassName("SomeClassName");
string elText = element.Text;
Description
Returns the visible text for the element.
Support
Appium Server
Platform | Driver | Platform Versions | Appium Version | Driver Version |
---|---|---|---|---|
iOS | XCUITest | 9.3+ | 1.6.0+ | All |
UIAutomation | 8.0 to 9.3 | All | All | |
Android | Espresso | ?+ | 1.9.0+ | All |
UiAutomator2 | ?+ | 1.6.0+ | All | |
UiAutomator | 4.3+ | All | All | |
Mac | Mac | ?+ | 1.6.4+ | All |
Windows | Windows | 10+ | 1.6.0+ | All |
Appium Clients
Language | Support | Documentation |
---|---|---|
Java | All | seleniumhq.github.io |
Python | All | selenium-python.readthedocs.io |
Javascript (WebdriverIO) | All | |
Javascript (WD) | All | github.com |
Ruby | All | www.rubydoc.info |
C# | All | github.com |
HTTP API Specifications
Endpoint
GET /session/:session_id/element/:element_id/text
URL Parameters
name | description |
---|---|
session_id | ID of the session to route the command to |
element_id | ID of the element to get the text from |
JSON Parameters
None
Response
null