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WebElementObject
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WebElementObject[…]

represents an element of an open webpage operated on by WebExecute.

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WebElementObject

WebElementObject[…]

represents an element of an open webpage operated on by WebExecute.

Details

  • WebExecute supports the following commands related to WebElementObject:
  • "LocateElements"elemgive the list of elements on a webpage matching elem
    "ClickElement"elemclick an element on a webpage (e.g. a hyperlink)
    "HoverElement"elemhover over an element on a webpage
    "TypeElement"{elem,"text"}type text into an element on a webpage (e.g. an input field)
    "SubmitElement"elemsubmit a form using the specified element (e.g. a button)
    "ElementSelected"elemwhether an element is selected
    "ElementEnabled"elemwhether an element is enabled
    "ElementTag"elemthe HTML tag for the element
    "ElementText"elemthe text, if any, associated with an element
    "HideElement"elemmake an element invisible
    "ShowElement"elemmake an element visible

Examples

Basic Examples  (2)

Start a web session:

Open a webpage:

Use WebExecute to locate a WebElementObject link on a page:

Use WebExecute to find the text of a WebElementObject:

Click the WebElementObject link:

Close the session:

Start a web session:

Open a webpage:

Get all the elements for the <p> (paragraph) tag:

Hide all the paragraphs of text on the page:

All text paragraphs are now hidden:

Show the text paragraphs again:

The text has reappeared on the page:

See Also

WebExecute  WebWindowObject  WebSessionObject  XMLElement

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  • Control a Web Browser Programmatically

History

Introduced in 2019 (12.0)

Wolfram Research (2019), WebElementObject, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WebElementObject.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2019), WebElementObject, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WebElementObject.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2019. "WebElementObject." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WebElementObject.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2019). WebElementObject. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WebElementObject.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_webelementobject, author="Wolfram Research", title="{WebElementObject}", year="2019", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WebElementObject.html}", note=[Accessed: 01-December-2025]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_webelementobject, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={WebElementObject}, year={2019}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WebElementObject.html}, note=[Accessed: 01-December-2025]}

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