RPA.Windows: library.get_attribute("id:xxx", "Name") api returned value will be intercepted when over some characters size

[jay-eb]

I'm using RPA.Windows for desktop app automation test and i call library.get_attribute("id:xxx", "Name") to get some element's attribute.The element attribute has over 260 size characters, but the api returned only intercept 260 characters. If I want to get all the characters, what should I do, or is it a bug?

[mikahanninen]

The RPA.Windows.get_attribute keyword does not have any limitation on return size - the attribute values are directly accessed and returned. I would need to try to replicate the issue with some application that would have a lot of text in the Name attribute.

[mikahanninen]

Have you checked if any other element attribute contains this long text (with Accessibility Insights tool) ? You could try to use get_text() or get_value() keywords ?

[jay-eb]

@mikahanninen Thanks for your help!
I use pycharm IDE to debug elements.py and find that the element located by locator has been cut attribute long text, the screenshot below:


And I also use 'Accessibility Insights tool' to check the origin 'Name' value.

Meanwhile get_text() or get_value() keywords return None is this case. Maybe element itself has limitation on attribute.

[mikahanninen]

Well that might be the limitation in the IDE (that text is cut out). Have you tried to print that value to console for example to see if the whole text is contained ?

[jay-eb]

Well that might be the limitation in the IDE (that text is cut out). Have you tried to print that value to console for example to see if the whole text is contained ?

I print it on console and you can see it's also cut out.

In Accessibility insights tool, its ok.

[mikahanninen]

I don't know what kind of launcher that pydevd.py is. Can you try to run it with standard python without any debugger?

[jay-eb]

@mikahanninen Sorry for delaying reply.
Yes, I also run it with standard python3.9 on terminal with command python demo.py

The message on console is the output of print(f"content of name: {element_attribute} "). It is also cut out.
It should be