To a certain extent QF-Test exposes the DOM of a web based SUT to 'SUT script'
nodes. This API is not equivalent to working directly at the JavaScript level which can be
done via the methods toJS
and evalJS
described in this chapter.
With this API is possible to traverse the DOM and retrieve and set attributes of the
respective nodes, but not to manipulate the structure of the DOM. Thus this API is useful
for implementing Name-
or FeatureResolvers
as described in
section 47.1.
NoteThe DOM can differ depending on the browser, so you should
try not to rely too much on child indexes in your resolvers or scripts in case of
cross-browser testing if viable.
QF-Test's DOM API comprises a hierarchy of the following five classes: