Description
Gets the attribute of a selected element on the screen.
Attributes
Output
Result - The value of the retrieved attribute.
Input
Attribute - The name of the attribute to be retrieved.
Common
ContinueOnError - The Boolean value to specify whether to continue executing the next activities even if there is an error thrown on this activity.
DelayAfterMS - Executes the corresponding activity then waits for the specified amount of time (milliseconds) before it moves to the next activity.
DelayBeforeMS - Waits for the specified amount of time (milliseconds) before executing the corresponding activity.
Misc
DisplayName - Renames the activity.
Target.Element - The UiElement variable. Cannot be used together with Selector.
Target.Selector - Property used to find a specific UI Element when the activity is executed.
Target.TimeoutMS - Duration in milliseconds to send an error if the selected element is not located.
Target.WaitElement - Waits for an Element to be ready before the activity runs if COMPLETED is chosen. Does not wait for an Element if it is set as NONE.
Example
- Create a String variable called attribute.
- Add a Get Attribute activity, and in the Result field under Properties, write attribute.
- Click Select Element On Screen and select a hyperlink from your browser.
- In the Attribute field, write "href". This means it would get the href attribute from the selected element.
- Add a Write Line activity, and in the Text field, write attribute.
The use case should look as the following screenshot:
The result should be the link of the selected element: