02-HtmlElements.md

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QATools\QATools\HtmlElements

Depends on \QATools\QATools\PageObject.

Solution of the major problem with PageObject implementation (that original library had) - each element had all methods and even ones, that have no effect on element itself. For example a setValue method existed for a H1 tag.

Class Overview

Elements (namespace: \QATools\QATools\HtmlElements\Element)

Name	Description
AbstractTypifiedElement	Base class for all other elements in this library, that wraps around WebElement and only exposes methods, that are common for all elements.
AbstractTypifiedElementCollection	Base class for all other elements in this library, that operate on a group of typified elements.
AbstractElementContainer	Base class for creating dedicated classes, that will encapsulate associated elements on a page (typified version of \QATools\QATools\PageObject\AbstractElementContainer class).
LabeledElement	Element, that has associated LABEL element on a page (e.g. radio button or a checkbox).
Form	Form.
Checkbox	Checkbox.
Link	Link.
RadioGroup	Group of radio buttons (extends AbstractTypifiedElementCollection).
RadioButton	Single radio button.
Select	Dropdown.
TextBlock	Div or span.
TextInput	Text box or text area.
FileInput	Single file upload.
Button	Button.

Other

Name	Description
\QATools\QATools\HtmlElements\TypifiedPage	Base class for creating dedicated classes for each of website pages, that needs to be tested.

Annotation Overview

Name	Description
@name	Sets optional element name to be used instead of ClassName in error messages (e.g. when element was not found on a page).

Usage

1. create subclass from \QATools\QATools\HtmlElements\TypifiedPage class
2. add class properties, that have any element class from described above in their @var annotation
3. create public method, that would use properties defined before

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