Watir Example - Form Filling
Install these gems from the command line
gem install 'watir'
gem install 'webdrivers'
gem install 'faker'Execution Options
- Copy the Watir code below into a file (e.g.
watir-example.rb) and execute from the command line with:
ruby watir-example.rb- Open irb and enter each command line by line to see what it is doing
irbWatir Code Example
You can get more detailed information about working with these different elements in our Web Elements Guide
# Require the gems we want to use
require 'watir'
require 'webdrivers'
require 'faker'
# Initialize the Browser
browser = Watir::Browser.new
# Navigate to Page
browser.goto 'watir.com/examples/simple_form.html'
# Fill out Text Field Names
browser.text_field(id: 'first_name').set 'Luke'
browser.text_field(id: 'last_name').set 'Perry'
# Use Random Email Address via Faker gem
# Read more about Faker gem here: https://github.com/stympy/faker#readme
random_email = Faker::Internet.email
browser.text_field(id: 'email').set random_email
# Select List:
browser.select(id: 'country').select 'Norway'
# Checkboxes:
browser.checkbox(id: 'interests_cars').click
browser.checkbox(id: 'interests_dentistry').click
# Radio Button:
browser.radio(id: 'newsletter_no').click
# Use RadioSet instead of Radio Button:
browser.radio_set(name: 'newsletter').select('Yes')
# Click Button:
browser.button(id: 'submitButton').click
# Evaluate Results:
browser.p(id: 'name').text == 'Hello Luke Perry,' # => true
browser.p(id: 'newsletter').text == "You will be receiving our newsletter at #{random_email}" # => true
browser.p(id: 'activities').text == 'We hope you continue to enjoy cars, dentistry in Norway' # => true