Playwright >> Getting and setting (text, html, input value, attribute, href, localstorage, cookie, user agent, viewport/resolution/window size, and headers)
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This tutorial will explain how to get text, html, input value, attribute, href of element, and how to get the localstorage, cookie.
And explain how to set localstorage, cookie, input value of textbox, user agent, viewport/resolution/window size, and custom headers of the browser.
Playwright get Text of element
# Get Text of element
element = page.locator('a:has-text("playwright")').first
print(element.inner_text())
Playwright get the inner HTML of element
element = page.locator('a:has-text("playwright")').first
print(element.inner_html())
Playwright get the input value of textbox
element = page.locator('input[name="q"]')
print(element.input_value())
Playwright get attribute value of element
element = page.locator('input[name="myButton"]')
print(element.get_attribute("value"))
Playwright get the href of hyperlink
We can use the get_attribute method to get the href attribute of an element.
element = page.locator("a:has(h3)").nth(1)
print(element.get_attribute("href"))
Playwright get localstorage item
We can use the evaluate method of page to call the api to get the item stored in the localstorage.
page.evaluate("window.localStorage.getItem('myCat', 'Tom');")
Playwright get cookie
We can use the cookies() method of browserContext object to set the cookie.
browser_context = browser.new_context()
cookie = context.cookies("https://www.google.com/") # specify URL
print(cookie)
Playwright set localstorage item
We can use the evaluate method of page object to call the api to set the item stored in the localstorage.
# Set localstorage
page.evaluate("window.localStorage.setItem('myCat', 'Tom');")
Playwright set cookie
We can use the add_cookies() method of browserContext object to set the cookie.
browser_context = browser.new_context()
browser_context.add_cookies([{"name": "myCookie", "value": "cookieValue", "url": "https://www.google.com/"}])
Playwright set input value of textbox
page.type('input[name="q"]', "my content") # types instantly
page.type('input[name="q"]', "my content", delay=100) # types slower, like a user
Playwright set viewport/resolution/window size
context = browser.new_context(
viewport={ 'width': 1920, 'height': 1024 }
)
Playwright set user agent
context = browser.new_context(
user_agent='Your custom user agent'
)
Playwright set custom header
page.set_extra_http_headers({"myHeader" : "myValue"})
