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How to use click_and_hold method of Selenium.WebDriver.PointerActions Package

Best Selenium code snippet using Selenium.WebDriver.PointerActions.click_and_hold

pointer_actions.rb

Source:pointer_actions.rb

...27      end28      #29      # Presses (without releasing) at the current location of the PointerInput device. This is equivalent to:30      #31      #   driver.action.click_and_hold(nil)32      #33      # @example Clicking and holding at the current location34      #35      #    driver.action.pointer_down(:left).perform36      #37      # @param [Selenium::WebDriver::Interactions::PointerPress::BUTTONS] button the button to press.38      # @param [Symbol || String] device optional name of the PointerInput device with the button39      #   that will be pressed40      # @return [W3CActionBuilder] A self reference.41      #42      def pointer_down(button, device: nil)43        button_action(button, action: :create_pointer_down, device: device)44      end45      #46      # Releases the pressed mouse button at the current mouse location of the PointerInput device.47      #48      # @example Releasing a button after clicking and holding49      #50      #    driver.action.pointer_down(:left).pointer_up(:left).perform51      #52      # @param [Selenium::WebDriver::Interactions::PointerPress::BUTTONS] button the button to release.53      # @param [Symbol || String] device optional name of the PointerInput device with the button that will54      #   be released55      # @return [W3CActionBuilder] A self reference.56      #57      def pointer_up(button, device: nil)58        button_action(button, action: :create_pointer_up, device: device)59      end60      #61      # Moves the mouse to the middle of the given element. The element is scrolled into62      # view and its location is calculated using getBoundingClientRect.  Then the63      # mouse is moved to optional offset coordinates from the element.64      #65      # This is adapted to be backward compatible from non-W3C actions. W3C calculates offset from the center point66      # of the element67      #68      # Note that when using offsets, both coordinates need to be passed.69      #70      # @example Scroll element into view and move the mouse to it71      #72      #   el = driver.find_element(id: "some_id")73      #   driver.action.move_to(el).perform74      #75      # @example76      #77      #   el = driver.find_element(id: "some_id")78      #   driver.action.move_to(el, 100, 100).perform79      #80      # @param [Selenium::WebDriver::Element] element to move to.81      # @param [Integer] right_by Optional offset from the top-left corner. A negative value means82      #   coordinates to the left of the element.83      # @param [Integer] down_by Optional offset from the top-left corner. A negative value means84      #   coordinates above the element.85      # @param [Symbol || String] device optional name of the PointerInput device to move.86      # @return [W3CActionBuilder] A self reference.87      #88      def move_to(element, right_by = nil, down_by = nil, device: nil)89        pointer = get_pointer(device)90        # New actions offset is from center of element91        if right_by || down_by92          size = element.size93          left_offset = (size[:width] / 2).to_i94          top_offset = (size[:height] / 2).to_i95          left = -left_offset + (right_by || 0)96          top = -top_offset + (down_by || 0)97        else98          left = 099          top = 0100        end101        pointer.create_pointer_move(duration: default_move_duration,102                                    x: left,103                                    y: top,104                                    element: element)105        tick(pointer)106        self107      end108      #109      # Moves the mouse from its current position by the given offset.110      # If the coordinates provided are outside the viewport (the mouse will111      # end up outside the browser window) then the viewport is scrolled to112      # match.113      #114      # @example Move the mouse to a certain offset from its current position115      #116      #    driver.action.move_by(100, 100).perform117      #118      # @param [Integer] right_by horizontal offset. A negative value means moving the mouse left.119      # @param [Integer] down_by vertical offset. A negative value means moving the mouse up.120      # @param [Symbol || String] device optional name of the PointerInput device to move121      # @return [W3CActionBuilder] A self reference.122      # @raise [MoveTargetOutOfBoundsError] if the provided offset is outside the document's boundaries.123      #124      def move_by(right_by, down_by, device: nil)125        pointer = get_pointer(device)126        pointer.create_pointer_move(duration: default_move_duration,127                                    x: Integer(right_by),128                                    y: Integer(down_by),129                                    origin: Interactions::PointerMove::POINTER)130        tick(pointer)131        self132      end133      #134      # Moves the mouse to a given location in the viewport.135      # If the coordinates provided are outside the viewport (the mouse will136      # end up outside the browser window) then the viewport is scrolled to137      # match.138      #139      # @example Move the mouse to a certain position in the viewport140      #141      #    driver.action.move_to_location(100, 100).perform142      #143      # @param [Integer] x horizontal position. Equivalent to a css 'left' value.144      # @param [Integer] y vertical position. Equivalent to a css 'top' value.145      # @param [Symbol || String] device optional name of the PointerInput device to move146      # @return [W3CActionBuilder] A self reference.147      # @raise [MoveTargetOutOfBoundsError] if the provided x or y value is outside the document's boundaries.148      #149      def move_to_location(x, y, device: nil)150        pointer = get_pointer(device)151        pointer.create_pointer_move(duration: default_move_duration,152                                    x: Integer(x),153                                    y: Integer(y),154                                    origin: Interactions::PointerMove::VIEWPORT)155        tick(pointer)156        self157      end158      #159      # Clicks (without releasing) in the middle of the given element. This is160      # equivalent to:161      #162      #   driver.action.move_to(element).click_and_hold163      #164      # @example Clicking and holding on some element165      #166      #    el = driver.find_element(id: "some_id")167      #    driver.action.click_and_hold(el).perform168      #169      # @param [Selenium::WebDriver::Element] element the element to move to and click.170      # @param [Symbol || String] device optional name of the PointerInput device to click with171      # @return [W3CActionBuilder] A self reference.172      #173      def click_and_hold(element = nil, device: nil)174        move_to(element, device: device) if element175        pointer_down(:left, device: device)176        self177      end178      #179      # Releases the depressed left mouse button at the current mouse location.180      #181      # @example Releasing an element after clicking and holding it182      #183      #    el = driver.find_element(id: "some_id")184      #    driver.action.click_and_hold(el).release.perform185      #186      # @param [Symbol || String] device optional name of the PointerInput device with the button187      #   that will be released188      # @return [W3CActionBuilder] A self reference.189      #190      def release(device: nil)191        pointer_up(:left, device: device)192        self193      end194      #195      # Clicks in the middle of the given element. Equivalent to:196      #197      #   driver.action.move_to(element).click198      #199      # When no element is passed, the current mouse position will be clicked.200      #201      # @example Clicking on an element202      #203      #    el = driver.find_element(id: "some_id")204      #    driver.action.click(el).perform205      #206      # @example Clicking at the current mouse position207      #208      #    driver.action.click.perform209      #210      # @param [Selenium::WebDriver::Element] element An optional element to click.211      # @param [Symbol || String] device optional name of the PointerInput device with the button212      #   that will be clicked213      # @return [W3CActionBuilder] A self reference.214      #215      def click(element = nil, device: nil)216        move_to(element, device: device) if element217        pointer_down(:left, device: device)218        pointer_up(:left, device: device)219        self220      end221      #222      # Performs a double-click at middle of the given element. Equivalent to:223      #224      #   driver.action.move_to(element).double_click225      #226      # When no element is passed, the current mouse position will be double-clicked.227      #228      # @example Double-click an element229      #230      #    el = driver.find_element(id: "some_id")231      #    driver.action.double_click(el).perform232      #233      # @example Double-clicking at the current mouse position234      #235      #    driver.action.double_click.perform236      #237      # @param [Selenium::WebDriver::Element] element An optional element to move to.238      # @param [Symbol || String] device optional name of the PointerInput device with the button239      #   that will be double-clicked240      # @return [W3CActionBuilder] A self reference.241      #242      def double_click(element = nil, device: nil)243        move_to(element, device: device) if element244        click(device: device)245        click(device: device)246        self247      end248      #249      # Performs a context-click at middle of the given element. First performs250      # a move_to to the location of the element.251      #252      # When no element is passed, the current mouse position will be context-clicked.253      #254      # @example Context-click at middle of given element255      #256      #   el = driver.find_element(id: "some_id")257      #   driver.action.context_click(el).perform258      #259      # @example Context-clicking at the current mouse position260      #261      #    driver.action.context_click.perform262      #263      # @param [Selenium::WebDriver::Element] element An element to context click.264      # @param [Symbol || String] device optional name of the PointerInput device with the button265      #   that will be context-clicked266      # @return [W3CActionBuilder] A self reference.267      #268      def context_click(element = nil, device: nil)269        move_to(element, device: device) if element270        pointer_down(:right, device: device)271        pointer_up(:right, device: device)272        self273      end274      #275      # A convenience method that performs click-and-hold at the location of the276      # source element, moves to the location of the target element, then277      # releases the mouse.278      #279      # @example Drag and drop one element onto another280      #281      #   el1 = driver.find_element(id: "some_id1")282      #   el2 = driver.find_element(id: "some_id2")283      #   driver.action.drag_and_drop(el1, el2).perform284      #285      # @param [Selenium::WebDriver::Element] source element to emulate button down at.286      # @param [Selenium::WebDriver::Element] target element to move to and release the287      #   mouse at.288      # @param [Symbol || String] device optional name of the PointerInput device with the button289      #   that will perform the drag and drop290      # @return [W3CActionBuilder] A self reference.291      #292      def drag_and_drop(source, target, device: nil)293        click_and_hold(source, device: device)294        move_to(target, device: device)295        release(device: device)296        self297      end298      #299      # A convenience method that performs click-and-hold at the location of300      # the source element, moves by a given offset, then releases the mouse.301      #302      # @example Drag and drop an element by offset303      #304      #   el = driver.find_element(id: "some_id1")305      #   driver.action.drag_and_drop_by(el, 100, 100).perform306      #307      # @param [Selenium::WebDriver::Element] source Element to emulate button down at.308      # @param [Integer] right_by horizontal move offset.309      # @param [Integer] down_by vertical move offset.310      # @param [Symbol || String] device optional name of the PointerInput device with the button311      #   that will perform the drag and drop312      # @return [W3CActionBuilder] A self reference.313      #314      def drag_and_drop_by(source, right_by, down_by, device: nil)315        click_and_hold(source, device: device)316        move_by(right_by, down_by, device: device)317        release(device: device)318        self319      end320      private321      def button_action(button, action: nil, device: nil)322        pointer = get_pointer(device)323        pointer.send(action, button)324        tick(pointer)325        self326      end327      def get_pointer(device = nil)328        get_device(device) || pointer_inputs.first329      end...

click_and_hold

Using AI Code Generation

1driver.switch_to.frame("iframeResult")2source = driver.find_element(:id, "drag1")3target = driver.find_element(:id, "div2")4actions = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver: driver)5actions.click_and_hold(source).move_to(target).release.perform6driver.switch_to.frame("iframeResult")7source = driver.find_element(:id, "drag1")8target = driver.find_element(:id, "div2")9actions = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver: driver)10actions.click_and_hold(source).move_to(target).release.perform11driver.switch_to.frame("iframeResult")12source = driver.find_element(:id, "drag1")13target = driver.find_element(:id, "div2")14actions = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver: driver)15actions.click_and_hold(source).move_to(target).release.perform16driver.switch_to.frame("iframeResult")17source = driver.find_element(:id, "drag1")18target = driver.find_element(:id, "div2")19actions = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver: driver)20actions.click_and_hold(source).move_to(target).release.perform

click_and_hold

Using AI Code Generation

1element = driver.find_element(:name, 'q')2actions = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver)3actions.click_and_hold(element).perform4element = driver.find_element(:name, 'q')5actions = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver)6actions.click_and_hold(element).perform7element = driver.find_element(:name, 'q')8actions = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver)9actions.click_and_hold(element).perform10element = driver.find_element(:name, 'q')11actions = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver)12actions.click_and_hold(element).perform13element = driver.find_element(:name, 'q')14actions = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver)15actions.click_and_hold(element).perform16element = driver.find_element(:name, 'q')17actions = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver)18actions.click_and_hold(element).perform

click_and_hold

Using AI Code Generation

1source = driver.find_element(xpath: "//p[contains(text(),'Draggable 1')]")2target = driver.find_element(xpath: "//div[@id='mydropzone']")3action = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver: driver)4action.click_and_hold(source).move_to(target).release.perform

click_and_hold

Using AI Code Generation

1action = Selenium::WebDriver::PointerInput.new(:mouse).create_pointer_move(duration: 0, x: source.location.x, y: source.location.y)2action = Selenium::WebDriver::PointerInput.new(:mouse).create_pointer_down(:left)3action = Selenium::WebDriver::PointerInput.new(:mouse).create_pointer_move(duration: 1000, x: target.location.x, y: target.location.y)4action = Selenium::WebDriver::PointerInput.new(:mouse).create_pointer_up(:left)5action = Selenium::WebDriver::Interactions::Builder.new(driver)6action.drag_and_drop_by(source, target.location.x, target.location.y).perform7action = Selenium::WebDriver::Interactions::Builder.new(driver)8action.drag_and_drop(source, target).perform9action = Selenium::WebDriver::Interactions::Builder.new(driver)10action.drag_and_drop_by(source, target.location.x, target.location.y).perform

click_and_hold

Using AI Code Generation

1pointer_actions = Selenium::WebDriver::PointerActions.new(driver)2action_builder = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver, pointer_actions)3element = driver.find_element(:xpath, "//input[@name='q']")4action_builder.click_and_hold(element).perform

click_and_hold

Using AI Code Generation

1element = driver.find_element(:id, 'textAreaExample')2action = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver)3action.click_and_hold(element)4action = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver)5action.click_and_hold(element)6action = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver)7action.click_and_hold(element)8action = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver)9action.click_and_hold(element)10action = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver)11action.click_and_hold(element)12action = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver)13action.click_and_hold(element)

click_and_hold

Using AI Code Generation

1source = driver.find_element(:id, "drag1")2target = driver.find_element(:id, "div2")3pointer_actions = Selenium::WebDriver::PointerActions.new(driver)4pointer_actions.click_and_hold(source).perform5pointer_actions.move_to(target).perform

click_and_hold

Using AI Code Generation

1action.drag_and_drop_by(source, target.location.x, target.location.y).perform2action = Selenium::WebDriver::Interactions::Builder.new(driver)3action.drag_and_drop(source, target).perform4action = Selenium::WebDriver::Interactions::Builder.new(driver)5action.drag_and_drop_by(source, target.location.x, target.location.y).perform

click_and_hold

Using AI Code Generation

1element = driver.find_element(:id, 'textAreaExample')2action = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver)3action.click_and_hold(element)4action = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver)5action.click_and_hold(element)6action = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver)7action.click_and_hold(element)8action = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver)9action.click_and_hold(element)10action = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver)11action.click_and_hold(element)12action = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver)13action.click_and_hold(element)

click_and_hold

Using AI Code Generation

1source = driver.find_element(:id, "drag1")2target = driver.find_element(:id, "div2")3pointer_actions = Selenium::WebDriver::PointerActions.new(driver)4pointer_actions.click_and_hold(source).perform5pointer_actions.move_to(target).perform

click_and_hold

Using AI Code Generation

1element = driver.find_element(:id, 'textAreaExample')2action = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver)3action.click_and_hold(element)4action = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver)5action.click_and_hold(element)6action = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver)7action.click_and_hold(element)8action = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver)9action.click_and_hold(element)10action = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver)11action.click_and_hold(element)12action = Selenium::WebDriver::ActionBuilder.new(driver)13action.click_and_hold(element)

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