Hover web element

Description

Hover over the targeted web element.

Input Ports

Name	dataType	sourceType	required	description
Element selector	text	link-manual	true	The element that should be hovered over.
iFrame selector	text	link-manual	false	If the element is inside of an Iframe, it is mandatory to specify the iframe selector, otherwise the element won’t be found.
iFrame type	text	manual-only	false	Option to add more iframes if the targeted element exists in a nested iframe

Scenarios

• The user wants to hover over a targeted web element.

Use case

Practice using w3Schools

1. Launch a web browser using chrome or edge, use this url: https://www.w3schools.com/cssref/tryit.asp?filename=trycss_sel_hover
2. Get the w3schools.com Element selector. Here is how to find a selector
3. Add the Element selector as a manual value inside of the commands settings
4. Get the iFrame selector. Here is how to find a selector
5. Add the iFrame selector as a manual value inside of the commands settings
6. Make sure you have a robot linked to the macro and run your macro

Inputs

• Element selector: body > a:nth-child(1)
• iFrame selector: #iframeResult
• iFrame type: single

Experienced tips

• When the element selector could not be found inside of the page, the command will timeout and stop the process.
• When the element are inside of an iframe and the iframe selector could not be found, the command will timeout and stop the process.
• When no Element selector is provided, it will stop the process and throw the following error. Hover element requires a element selector

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