{"id":74,"date":"2020-05-28T07:39:21","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T07:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sitegrammar.com\/?p=74"},"modified":"2020-06-29T06:17:42","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T06:17:42","slug":"selenium-ide-arrays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sitegrammar.com\/selenium-ide-arrays\/","title":{"rendered":"Selenium IDE Arrays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Working with arrays in Selenium IDE can be a bit confusing at first but don&#8217;t worry. I&#8217;ll show you how to create an array, add elements to an array, and access elements within an array.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create an Array in Selenium IDE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To create an array, use this: <strong>Command<\/strong> = <code>execute script<\/code> | <strong>Target<\/strong> = <code>return[]<\/code> | <strong>Value<\/strong> = <code>myArray<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"537\" height=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/sitegrammar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/create-array-selenium-IDE-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sitegrammar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/create-array-selenium-IDE-1.png 537w, https:\/\/sitegrammar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/create-array-selenium-IDE-1-300x47.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><code>execute script<\/code> tells Selenium IDE that we want to run a JavaScript snippet. <\/li><li><code>return[]<\/code> is the JavaScript snippet that we want to run.<\/li><li><code>myArray<\/code> is the variable where our return value will be stored.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It works! But how <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">does<\/span> it work? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Selenium runs our JavaScript snippet that returns an empty array. <\/li><li>We then tell our variable <code>myArray<\/code> to reference (or point to) this empty array. <\/li><li>myArray is now an array!<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations, you now have to power to create arrays in Selenium IDE! Please use this power wisely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.selenium.dev\/selenium-ide\/docs\/en\/api\/commands#execute-script\">Learn more about the execute script command here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Add Elements to an Array in Selenium IDE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several ways to add elements to an array. I&#8217;ll show you how to add elements using <code>execute script<\/code>, <code>array.concat<\/code>, and the <code>store<\/code> command. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adding array elements using execute script<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To initialize an array and add elements to it using <code>execute script<\/code>, use this: <strong>Command<\/strong> = <code>execute script<\/code> | <strong>Target<\/strong> = <code>return [1,2,3]<\/code> <strong>OR<\/strong> <code>return [\"Element 1\", \"Element 2\", \"Element 3\"]<\/code> | <strong>Value<\/strong> = <code>myArray<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This method is perfect for creating arrays that do not change. In a single command, it creates an array and adds elements to it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adding array elements using array.concat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To add an element to an array using <code>array.concat<\/code>, use this: <strong>Command<\/strong> = <code>execute script<\/code> | <strong>Target<\/strong> = <code>return ${myArray}.concat(\"Value to store\")<\/code> | <strong>Value<\/strong> = <code>myArray<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each new element is inserted at the end of the array. If you are planning to add additional elements later in your program, this method is ideal.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adding array elements using the store command<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To add an element to an array using the <code>store<\/code> command, use this: <strong>Command<\/strong> = <code>store<\/code> | <strong>Target<\/strong> = <code>The element I want to add<\/code> | <strong>Value<\/strong> = <code>myArray[0]<\/code>. To add multiple elements to an array you can use a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.selenium.dev\/selenium-ide\/docs\/en\/introduction\/control-flow\">Control Flow command<\/a> to create a loop in order to increment the index value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I prefer not to use this method because at the time of writing it does not work with Selenium IDE&#8217;s forEach Control Flow command. You&#8217;ll need to create your own custom loop to iterate over the array.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read Elements in an Array in Selenium IDE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several ways to read the elements in an array. I&#8217;ll show you how to read elements using the for each command and using the element&#8217;s index.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reading elements in an array using the for each command <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To read elements using the <code>for each<\/code> command, use this: <strong>Command<\/strong> = <code>for each<\/code> | <strong>Target<\/strong> = <code>myArray<\/code> | <strong>Value<\/strong> = <code>iterator<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is an example of its use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"114\" src=\"https:\/\/sitegrammar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/access-elements-foreach-selenium-IDE.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sitegrammar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/access-elements-foreach-selenium-IDE.png 586w, https:\/\/sitegrammar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/access-elements-foreach-selenium-IDE-300x58.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this example, I am iterating through an array called arrEmployees and writing each element value to a Google form.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reading elements in an array using the element&#8217;s index<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To read elements using the element&#8217;s index in an array, simply include the index of the element when calling the array.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is an example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"508\" height=\"52\" src=\"https:\/\/sitegrammar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/access-array-element-using-index.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sitegrammar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/access-array-element-using-index.png 508w, https:\/\/sitegrammar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/access-array-element-using-index-300x31.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this example, I am echoing the value of the 2nd element in the array: &#8220;orange&#8221;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s all for now folks! You now possess invaluable knowledge that grants the power to create, edit, and read arrays and their elements. Thanks for reading!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Working with arrays in Selenium IDE can be a bit confusing at first but don&#8217;t worry. I&#8217;ll show you how to create an array, add elements to an array, and access elements within an array. 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