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Returns the visible text for the element.
getText() will automatically wait for the element to be present (until the specified timeout). If the element is not found, an error is thrown which will cause the test to fail. Starting with v1.2 you can suppress element not found errors by specifying the suppressNotFoundErrors option.
Syntax
.getText(selector, callback)
.getText(using, selector, callback)Parameters
| Name | Type | description |
|---|---|---|
usingOptional |
string | The locator strategy to use. See W3C Webdriver - locator strategies |
selector |
string | The CSS/Xpath selector used to locate the element. |
callback |
function | Callback function which is called with the result value. |
Returns
| Type | description |
|---|---|
| string | The element's visible text. |
Usage
module.exports = {
demoTest(browser) {
browser.getText('#main ul li a.first', function(result) {
this.assert.equal(typeof result, 'object);
this.assert.strictEqual(result.status, 0); // only when using Selenium / JSONWire
this.assert.equal(result.value, 'nightwatchjs.org');
});
// with explicit locate strategy
browser.getText('css selector', '#main ul li a.first', function(result) {
console.log('getText result', result.value);
});
// with selector object - see https://nightwatchjs.org/guide#element-properties
browser.getText({
selector: '#main ul li a',
index: 1
}, function(result) {
console.log('getText result', result.value);
});
browser.getText({
selector: '#main ul li a.first',
timeout: 2000 // overwrite the default timeout (in ms) to check if the element is present
}, function(result) {
console.log('getText result', result.value);
});
},
demoTestAsync: async function(browser) {
const result = await browser.getText('#main ul li a.first');
console.log('getText result', result);
}
}