Get Element Tag Name
Limited availability
This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.
The Get Element Tag Name command of the WebDriver API returns the tag name of the referenced web element. If for example the element is an <img>, the returned tag name is "IMG", which is equivalent to calling Element.tagName on the element. For XML/XHTML documents it may be cased differently.
Syntax
| Method | URI template |
|---|---|
GET |
/session/{session id}/element/{element id}/name |
URL parameters
session id-
Identifier of the session.
element id-
Identifier of the web element to get the tag name of.
Errors
- Session not created
-
Session does not exist.
- No such window
-
The
windowobject 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:
python
from selenium import webdriver
session = webdriver.Firefox()
session.get("https://google.com/?hl=en")
search_box = driver.find_element_by_id("q")
print(search_box.tag_name)
Output:
INPUT
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| WebDriver # get-element-tag-name |
Browser compatibility
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