Get Element Property
Limited availability
This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.
The Get Element Property command of the WebDriver API returns the property of the referenced web element. Given <input value=foo> where the user changes the value to bar, the returned property is bar rather than the initial value foo. This is equivalent to accessing the property on the element.
Syntax
| Method | URI template |
|---|---|
GET |
/session/{session id}/element/{element id}/property/{name} |
URL parameters
session id-
Identifier of the session.
element id-
Identifier of the web element to get the tag name of.
name-
Identifier of the property of web element to get.
Errors
- Session not created
-
Session does not exist.
- No such window
-
The
windowobject has been discarded, indicating that the tab or window has been closed. - Unexpected alert open
-
A user prompt, such as
window.alert, blocks execution of command until it is dealt with.
Examples
Python:
python
import urllib
from selenium import webdriver
def inline(doc):
return "data:text/html;charset=utf-8,{}".format(urllib.quote(doc))
session = webdriver.Firefox()
session.get(inline("<input value=foo>"))
textbox = driver.find_element_by_tag_name("input")
textbox.send_keys("bar")
print(text_box.get_attribute("value"))
print(text_box.get_property("value"))
Output:
foo bar
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| WebDriver # get-element-property |
Browser compatibility
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See also
- Get Element Attribute command
- What is the difference between properties and attributes? on Stack Overflow