How to use findElementsByIosUIAutomation in java client 3.1.0?

Yosuva 2015-08-05 05:16:42 UTC #1

@jonahss I am trying to use findElementsByIosUIAutomation method but i am getting this error.

The method findElementsByIosUIAutomation(String) is undefined for the type AppiumDriver.

Please help me to solve this.

Alexis 2015-08-05 08:06:06 UTC #2

I think AppiumDriver has been depreciated and replaced with IOSDriver/AndroidDriver.

SergeyTichomirov 2015-08-05 10:20:38 UTC #3

@Yosuva

findElementsByIosUIAutomation has been moved to AndroidDriver since 2.0.0.
You can use

driver.findElements(MobileBy.ByIosUIAutomation(locator));

Yosuva 2015-08-05 11:12:01 UTC #4

Hi @SergeyTichomirov
How to covert below line to current format.

driver.findElementByIosUIAutomation(".textFields()[0]").sendKeys("test123");

SergeyTichomirov 2015-08-05 11:20:57 UTC #5

There is no way to covert the code automatically.

You can use

driver.findElements(MobileBy.ByIosUIAutomation(locator));

IOSDriver< MobileElement > driver = new IOSDriver<>(constrictor params)
//and then you are able to
driver.findElementByIosUIAutomation(".textFields()[0]").sendKeys("test123");

It seems you have used very old client (lower that 2.0.0)

Yosuva 2015-08-05 13:13:00 UTC #6

please give one simple example with click operation for the below line.

driver.findElements(MobileBy.ByIosUIAutomation(locator));

SergeyTichomirov 2015-08-05 13:16:30 UTC #7

Please look at this one: https://github.com/appium/java-client/blob/master/src/test/java/io/appium/java_client/ios/IosUIAutomationTest.java

Sheetal_Singh 2016-04-05 12:51:26 UTC #8

Hi,

Just checking what is iOS predicate is, I have a question how can we use this with Page Factory annotations?

github.com

appium/appium/blob/master/docs/en/writing-running-appium/ios_predicate.md

## iOS Predicate

It is worth looking at *'-ios uiautomation'* search strategy with **Predicates**.
[UIAutomation JavaScript API](https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/DeveloperTools/Reference/UIAutomationRef/) has following methods which can are very useful.

```center
(UIAElement) UIAElementArray.firstWithPredicate(PredicateString predicateString)
(UIAElementArray) UIAElementArray.withPredicate(PredicateString predicateString)
```

Native JS search strategy (powered by Apple) provides much more flexibility and is like Xpath.
**[Predicates](https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/Predicates/predicates.html)** can be used to restrict an elements set to select only those ones for which some condition is true.

For example:

```java
// java
appiumDriver.findElementsByIosUIAutomation("collectionViews()[0].cells().withPredicate(\"ANY staticTexts.isVisible == TRUE\")")
```

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Current Code

@AndroidFindBy(id = "Navigate up")
@iOSFindBy(xpath = "//UIAButton[@name='Back']")
private MobileElement backButton;

public void clickBackButton() {
clickElement(backButton);
}

So as per predicate my new locator will be
buttons().firstWithPredicate("name BEGINSWITH 'Back' ")

but how can i use this in page factory ?
something like this i am expecting:
@iOSFindBy(xpath = buttons().firstWithPredicate("name BEGINSWITH 'Back' ")

Priyank_Shah 2016-04-05 14:32:41 UTC #9

@iOSFindBy(uiautomation="buttons().firstWithPredicate("name BEGINSWITH 'Back' ")

Sheetal_Singh 2016-04-11 05:07:24 UTC #10

Hi Priyank,

Thanks for suggestion but i am getting compiler error with 'uiautomation' keyword used.

import io.appium.java_client.pagefactory.iOSFindBy;
@iOSFindBy(uiautomation=".buttons().firstWithPredicate(\"name BEGINSWITH 'Back' \") ")
private MobileElement backButton;

So I searched a bit and found following code which is not not giving compiler error but also not able to find element.
@iOSFindBy(uiAutomator=".buttons().firstWithPredicate(\"name BEGINSWITH 'Back' \") ")
private MobileElement backButton;

I am bit confused what to use uiautomation or uiAutomator in iOS and why compiler error coming with uiautomation.
Do i missing any import or any code error?

Thanks
Sheetal

Priyank_Shah 2016-04-11 05:39:50 UTC #11

Can u give sample of ur code snippet along with class names?

tran.minhnhut1986 2016-05-27 04:26:04 UTC #12

@Priyank_Shah: I can not use @iOSFindBy, i just see @AndroidFindBy and @SeledroidFindBy. What library i need import more ?

Priyank_Shah 2016-05-30 07:40:32 UTC #13

i think check with your java-client.