Use powershell web gui automation to get TD table element

Question

I am creating automatic testing using Windows Powershell to test a web gui. I need to get the value out of this:

<td> 
    Name:
</td>
<td id = "Name">
    Clark Kent
</td>

I was thinking I could access it the same as any other HTML element by using getElementByID("Name") but when I run this:

$doc = $ie.document
$name = $doc.getElementByID("Name")
write-host $name.value

The output is just a blank string; and this:

write-host "The field is $name.value"

Outputs: "The field is mshtml.HTMLTableCellClass.Value"

Any idea how I would access this value?

Why don't you use something more highlevel like Watin?

stej
– stej

2011-03-30 05:16:18 +00:00
Commented Mar 30, 2011 at 5:16 — stej
– stej, Commented Mar 30, 2011 at 5:16

Loogawa · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-29 18:48:07Z

1

Oops figured out the answer to my own question.

$name.IHTMLElement_innerText.Trim()

outputs Clark Kent. I needed to trim because otherwise there was a space at the end. I don't know if this was just for my case or for everyone so I included it.

answered Mar 29, 2011 at 18:48

Loogawa

3896 silver badges27 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

Use powershell web gui automation to get TD table element

1 Answer 1

Comments

Your Answer

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

1 Answer 1

Comments

Your Answer

Sign up or log in

Post as a guest

Related