Yikes!
I missed an ugly typo. Sorry about that - I should proof read better:
link_index = link_text.index('My link text').index
-should be-
link_index = link_text.index('My link text')
I'm not sure about the :beforeText problem - were you able to make my
www.Google.com example work?
-Tiffany
On Jan 13, 3:31 pm, xguarder <shams...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the tips.
>
> I tried the index method using the array as you suggested. When I ran
> it, I get an "undefined method 'index'".e
>
> Also, when using the :beforeText or :afterText for the link, I get
> "unable to locate element, using :beforeText..."
>
> Any suggestions on if I'm doing something wrong?
>
> Thanks,
> Ken
>
> On Jan 13, 5:12 pm, Tiffany Fodor <tcfo...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Sorry - I forgot to mention that the array will start at 0, but the
> > link index number in Watir will start at 1. You could create your
> > array with a placeholder for 0, or add one to the index number you get
> > from the array when you want to access the link in Watir.
>
> > -Tiffany
>
> > On Jan 13, 3:09 pm, Tiffany Fodor <tcfo...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > > Hi!
>
> > > You could build an array of all the links and then get the index:
>
> > > link_text = Array.new
>
> > > browser.links.each do |link|
> > > link_text.push(link.text)
> > > end
>
> > > link_index = link_text.index('My link text').index
>
> > > To click on a link that precedes some text, you can use :beforeText.
> > > On the current Google page, for example:
>
> > > browser.link(:beforeText, 'survivors of the Haiti
> > > earthquake.").click
>
> > > You can also use :afterText, if necessary.
>
> > > Hope this helps!
>
> > > -Tiffany
>
> > > On Jan 13, 2:20 pm, xguarder <shams...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > I was wondering if someone could inform me on how to do the following:
>
> > > > 1. Retrieve link index number of a link. For instance, I know I can
> > > > find the link using ie.link(:text, "LinkText"), and I can also find
> > > > out the index number via irb. However, I want to be able to assign the
> > > > index number of that particular link to a variable on the fly.
>
> > > > 2. Is it possible to click on a link that immediately precedes a
> > > > particular text?
>
> > > > Thanks!
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