Get Element Property

The Get Element Property command of the WebDriver API returns the property of the referenced web element. Given <input value=foo> where the user changes the value to bar, the returned property is bar rather than the initial value foo. This is equivalent to accessing the property on the element.

Syntax

Method	URI template
GET	/session/{session id}/element/{element id}/property/{name}

URL parameters

• session id
  • : Identifier of the session.
• element id
  • : Identifier of the web element to get the tag name of.
• name
  • : Identifier of the property of web element to get.

Errors

• session not created
  • : Session does not exist.
• no such window
  • : The window object has been discarded, indicating that the tab or window has been closed.
• unexpected alert open
  • : A user prompt, such as window.alert, blocks execution of command until it is dealt with.

Examples

Python:

import urllib

from selenium import webdriver

def inline(doc):
    return "data:text/html;charset=utf-8,{}".format(urllib.quote(doc))

session = webdriver.Firefox()
session.get(inline("<input value=foo>"))
textbox = driver.find_element_by_tag_name("input")
textbox.send_keys("bar")

print(text_box.get_attribute("value"))
print(text_box.get_property("value"))

Output:

foo
bar

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Get Element Attribute command
• What is the difference between properties and attributes? on Stack Overflow