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Edit this Doc Get Tag Name
Get an element's tag name
Example Usage
MobileElement element = (MobileElement) driver.findElementByAccessibilityId("SomeAccessibilityID");
String tagName = element.getTagName();
tagName = self.driver.find_element_by_accessibility_id('SomeAccessibilityID').tag_name
// webdriver.io example
let tagName = $("~SomeAccessibilityId").getTagName();
// wd example
let element = await driver.elementByAccessibilityId("SomeAccessibilityID");
let tagName = await element.getTagName();
# ruby_lib example
find_element(:accessibility_id, 'SomeAccessibilityID').tag_name
# ruby_lib_core example
@driver.find_element(:accessibility_id, 'SomeAccessibilityID').tag_name
var element = driver.FindElementByAccessibilityId("SomeAccessibilityID");
string tagName = element.TagName;
Support
Appium Server
Platform | Driver | Platform Versions | Appium Version | Driver Version |
---|---|---|---|---|
iOS | XCUITest | 9.3+ | 1.6.0+ | All |
UIAutomation | 8.0 to 9.3 | All | All | |
Android | Espresso | ?+ | 1.9.0+ | All |
UiAutomator2 | ?+ | 1.6.0+ | All | |
UiAutomator | 4.3+ | All | All | |
Mac | Mac | ?+ | 1.6.4+ | All |
Windows | Windows | 10+ | 1.6.0+ | All |
Appium Clients
Language | Support | Documentation |
---|---|---|
Java | All | seleniumhq.github.io |
Python | All | selenium-python.readthedocs.io |
Javascript (WebdriverIO) | All | |
Javascript (WD) | All | github.com |
Ruby | All | www.rubydoc.info |
C# | All | github.com |
HTTP API Specifications
Endpoint
GET /session/:session_id/elements/:element_id/name
URL Parameters
name | description |
---|---|
session_id | ID of the session to route the command to |
element_id | ID of the element to get the name from |
JSON Parameters
None
Response
The tag name of the element (string
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