Documentation > HtmlElements

QATools\QATools\HtmlElements

Depends on \QATools\QATools\PageObject.

Solution of the major problem with PageObject implementation (that original library had) - each element had all methods and even ones, that have no effect on element itself. For example a setValue method existed for a H1 tag.

Class Overview

Elements (namespace: `\QATools\QATools\HtmlElements\Element`)

Name	Description
`AbstractTypifiedElement`	Base class for all other elements in this library, that wraps around WebElement and only exposes methods, that are common for all elements.
`AbstractTypifiedElementCollection`	Base class for all other elements in this library, that operate on a group of typified elements.
`AbstractElementContainer`	Base class for creating dedicated classes, that will encapsulate associated elements on a page (typified version of `\QATools\QATools\PageObject\AbstractElementContainer` class).
`LabeledElement`	Element, that has associated LABEL element on a page (e.g. radio button or a checkbox).
`Form`	Form.
`Checkbox`	Checkbox.
`Link`	Link.
`RadioGroup`	Group of radio buttons (extends `AbstractTypifiedElementCollection`).
`RadioButton`	Single radio button.
`Select`	Dropdown.
`TextBlock`	Div or span.
`TextInput`	Text box or text area.
`FileInput`	Single file upload.
`Button`	Button.

Other

Name	Description
`\QATools\QATools\HtmlElements\TypifiedPage`	Base class for creating dedicated classes for each of website pages, that needs to be tested.

Annotation Overview

Name	Description
`@name`	Sets optional element name to be used instead of ClassName in error messages (e.g. when element was not found on a page).

Usage

create subclass from \QATools\QATools\HtmlElements\TypifiedPage class
add class properties, that have any element class from described above in their @var annotation
create public method, that would use properties defined before

Continue to Examples

Found a typo ? Something is wrong in this documentation ? Just fork and edit it !

QA-Tools