Fletch wrote:
> I have been looking for a solution to this problem, and was wondering if
> anyone could give me some advice.
> I noticed yesterday that WATIR did not pay any attention to the maxLength of
> the text_field.
>
> I have tried using name.set("abc") and name.value = "abc" but both are still
> going over the allowed limit.
>
> The solution that I have come up with (and it is not a good solution) is to
> truncate the name.
>
> nameSize = name.size
> maxSize = frame.text_field(:name, 'Name').maxLength
> if (vinSize > maxSize)
> puts("Bigger than maxLength - #{vinSize} -- #{maxSize}")
> name = name[0, maxSize]
> end
>
> This does the job in so far as the maxLength limits are observed, but is
> there a better solution to the problem?
>
>
This has been a frequently mentioned problem. I think we should consider
it a defect in Watir. Please go ahead and open a Jira ticket on it, and
we can go ahead and fix it.
The TextField#set method should limit to max length automatically.
Bret
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