No Keyword existing for executing JavaScript and getting text of element in appium library about robotframework-appiumlibrary

[jollychang]

you can use Swipe

[Sumeet90]

But how to get text of an element ???

[jollychang]

try this?

[Sumeet90]

Thank you so much for replying ...

I am using same library but there is no keyword for fetch text value like 'Get Text'.

[pandabat]

Indeed there isn't.

I tried the suggested keyword and no joy. Basically, if we have something like this in an Android app:

17:54

Tuesday 1 March 2016

I want to be able to get the text "Tuesday 1 March 2016" (or whatever value it has at the time).

Using "Element Name Should Be" and "Element Value Should Be", I get fail result "Element 'css=#home-time' name should be 'Tuesday 1 March 2016' but it is 'None'."

Using " Element Attribute Should Match, css=#home-time, text, Tues* ", I get TypeError: expected string or buffer.

Can't seem to get actual text values like with the Get Text keyword in, say, Selenium2Library

[pandabat]

Raising again in Getting Elements Text Attribute #98

[pandabat]

You can edit your _elements.py and add something like:

def get_element_text(self, locator):
element = self._element_find(locator, True, True)
element_text = element.text
self._info("Element '%s' text: %s " % (locator, element_text))
return element_text

Should work until they add something official

[nam-edi]

how does one go because the changes I make are not reflected in robot-framework

I added the keyword in _elements.py but robot framework does not recognize