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getLocation

Determine an element’s location on the page. The point (0, 0) refers to the upper-left corner of the page.

Usage

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browser.getLocation(selector,property);

Parameters

Param Type Details
selector String element with requested position offset
property String can be “x” or “y” to get a result value directly for easier assertions

Example

getLocation.js
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it('should get the location of one or multiple elements', function () {
    browser.url('http://github.com');

    var location = browser.getLocation('.octicon-mark-github');
    console.log(location); // outputs: { x: 150, y: 20 }

    var xLocation = browser.getLocation('.octicon-mark-github', 'x')
    console.log(xLocation); // outputs: 150

    var yLocation = browser.getLocation('.octicon-mark-github', 'y')
    console.log(yLocation); // outputs: 20
});

Returns

  • <Object/Object[]>: The X and Y coordinates for the element on the page ({x:number, y:number})

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