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title: Get Element Property
slug: Web/WebDriver/Commands/GetElementProperty
browser-compat: webdriver.commands.GetElementProperty

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The Get Element Property command of the WebDriver API returns the property of the referenced web element. Given <input value=foo> where the user changes the value to bar, the returned property is bar rather than the initial value foo. This is equivalent to calling {{domxref("Element.getProperty")}} on the element.

Syntax

Method	URI template
GET	/session/{session id}/element/{element id}/property/{name}

URL parameters

• session id

  • : Identifier of the session.

• element id

  • : Identifier of the web element to get the tag name of.

• name

  • : Identifier of the property of web element to get.

Errors

• Session not created

  • : Session does not exist.

• No such window

  • : The window object has been discarded, indicating that the tab or window has been closed.

• Unexpected alert open

  • : A user prompt, such as window.alert, blocks execution of command until it is dealt with.

Examples

Python:

import urllib

from selenium import webdriver

def inline(doc):
    return "data:text/html;charset=utf-8,{}".format(urllib.quote(doc))

session = webdriver.Firefox()
session.get(inline("<input value=foo>"))
textbox = driver.find_element_by_tag_name("input")
textbox.send_keys("bar")

print(text_box.get_attribute("value"))
print(text_box.get_property("value"))

Output:

foo
bar

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• Get Element Attribute command

• What is the difference between properties and attributes? on Stack Overflow