---
name: Get Element Text
short_description: Returns visible text for element
description:
  >
     Returns the visible text for the element.

example_usage:
  java:
    |
      MobileElement element = (MobileElement) driver.findElementByClassName("SomeClassName");
      let elText = element.getText();
  python:
    |
      el = self.driver.find_element_by_accessibility_id('SomeAccessibilityID')
      text = el.text
  javascript_wd:
    |
      let element = await driver.elementByAccessibilityId("SomeAccessibilityID");
      await element.submit();
  javascript_wdio:
    |
      driver.getText("~SomeAccessibilityId");
  ruby:
    |
      element = @driver.find_element :accessibility_id, "SomeAccessibilityID"
      element.text
  php:
    |
      $el = $this->byAccessibilityId('SomeAccessibilityID');
      $text = $el->text();
  csharp:
    |
      // TODO C# sample

client_docs:
  java: "https://seleniumhq.github.io/selenium/docs/api/java/org/openqa/selenium/WebElement.html#getText--"
  python: "http://selenium-python.readthedocs.io/api.html" # TODO Python documentation link
  javascript_wdio: "http://webdriver.io/api/property/getText.html"
  javascript_wd: "https://github.com/admc/wd/blob/master/lib/commands.js#L1832"
  ruby: "http://www.rubydoc.info/gems/selenium-webdriver/Selenium/WebDriver/Element#text-instance_method"
  php: "https://github.com/appium/php-client/" # TODO PHP documentation link
  csharp: "https://github.com/appium/appium-dotnet-driver/" # TODO Dotnet documentation link

# Driver support by platform
driver_support:
  ios:
    xcuitest: true
    uiautomation: true
  android:
    uiautomator2: true
    uiautomator: true
  mac:
    mac: true
  windows:
    windows: true
client_support:
  java: true
  python: true
  ruby: true
  php: true
  csharp: true
  javascript_wd: true
  javascript_wdio: true


# Information about the HTTP endpoints
endpoint:
  url: /wd/hub/session/:session_id/element/:element_id/text
  method: 'GET'
  url_parameters:
    - name: session_id
      description: ID of the session to route the command to
    - name: element_id
      description: ID of the element to get the text from

# Links to specifications. Should link to at least one specification
specifications:
  w3c: https://www.w3.org/TR/webdriver/#dfn-get-element-text
  jsonwp: https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/wiki/JsonWireProtocol#sessionsessionidelementidtext