How do I define the dom after an event

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How do I define the dom after an event

Post by aidan.mcdonnel » Wed Mar 28, 2018 12:21 pm

I'm testing a dynamic web application at the moment.
Some events change the DOM after the event is fired e.g button is clicked

These events can be AJAX or React

An example would be as follows

Pre event the dom is

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<div id="container ">
    <div> item 1 </div> 
</div>
Post event the dom is

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<div id="container ">
   <div> item 1 </div>
   <div> item 2 </div>
  <div> item 3 </div>
</div>
note the items 2 and 3 are not in the DOM until the event is finished

Do I have to redefine the DOM in some way ??

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Re: How do I define the dom after an event

Post by Support Team » Thu Mar 29, 2018 9:35 pm

Hello Aiden,

Ranorex will perform an action as soon as an element exist and doesn't necessarily care if the DOM has finished loading its dynamic content. The time it waits for an element is specified in the repository object's properties (search timeout).
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If you need it to wait for the page to fully load before performing an action on another object, add an Waitfor > Exist action targeting the last item you expect to load (such as "<div> item 3 </div>").
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I hope this answers your question and if not, please further elaborate on what you are trying to achieve and I will be happy to further assist you.

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