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Using both .isDisplayed and .isEnabled?

Intro: I'm making automated tests with appium and I'm fairly new to it. Newbie question: Is there any point making double assertions for elements using is.Displayed and .isEnabled?

Solution

  • Assertion .isEnabled means that the element is not disabled, to clarify this here is sample code:

    <!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<form action="/action_page.php">
  Enabled: <input type="text" name="fname"><br>
  Disabled: <input type="text" name="lname" disabled><br>
  <input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

</body>
</html>

    First input is enabled and second is disabled, but both of them are displayed. But it could be also like this:

    <!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<form action="/action_page.php">
  Not displayed and enabled: <input type="text" name="fname" style = "display: none"><br>
  Displayed and enabled: <input type="text" name="fname" style = "display: inline-block"><br>
  Not displayed and disabled: <input type="text" name="lname" disabled style = "display: none"><br>
  Displayed and disabled: <input type="text" name="lname" disabled style = "display: inline-block"><br>
  <input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

</body>
</html>

    Therefore there are different assertions for Selenium for different test cases. If you want a combination of both .isDisplayed and .isEnabled, use .elementToBeClickable. More information in documentation(JAVA)