Identifying elements based on anchors
In some cases, the same web element is used more than once in a page. For example, suppose that the application uses a toggle button implemented using an image to change the value or the state of other elements, such as input controls (for example, WebEdit). Further, let us assume that these elements possess exactly the same set of attributes, and that they have no unique ID or name to reckon upon for unequivocal identification. In such a case, the task of identifying these objects during runtime can be achieved using alternative options given by UFT, such as the index or location of the object. However, this solution is not robust enough, as I discovered in one of the projects in which I was involved.
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