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 window object 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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Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
GetElementProperty

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