Extract an Individual HTML Attribute

I would like to extract an individual HTML attribute and use it later in the test.

Solution

This is possible with a coded solution. First, be aware that if you're simply verifying the value for a specific attribute, that can be accomplished without code using an Advanced Verification.

HTML elements are formatted the following way:

<tagname attribute="value">content</tagname>

<a href="http://www.google.com" lang="en" id="googleLink">Go to Google</a>

Here's how to set the value of the lang attribute (which is en) to a string. That string is then set as an extracted value to use later in the test through data binding (either attached to an input value or a verification).

HtmlAnchor a = Find.ById<HtmlAnchor>("googleLink");
Assert.IsNotNull(a);

string atr = a.Attributes.Single(x => x.Name == "lang").Value;
Log.WriteLine(atr);
SetExtractedValue("extraction", atr);

Dim a As HtmlAnchor = Find.ById(Of HtmlAnchor)("googleLink")
Assert.IsNotNull(a)

Dim atr As String = a.Attributes.[Single](Function(x) x.Name = "lang").Value
Log.WriteLine(atr)
SetExtractedValue("extraction", atr)