DramaFinder

Playwright wrappers for Vaadin components: how a test finds a component, acts on it and asserts its state.

Finding a component

Label: The visible text a component shows as its caption, in its own label slot. A component without one has no label, whatever names it for assistive technology. Avoid: name, caption, title (for this concept)

Accessible name: The name assistive technology announces for a component: its label, or else an aria-label or aria-labelledby text, or for a button or tab its own text. Avoid: label (when an aria-label is meant), ARIA label

Placeholder: Hint text a field shows while it is empty. Neither a label nor an accessible name. Avoid: hint, prompt

Item: One selectable entry inside a container component, such as an option of a select, a tab, a checkbox of a group or a side-nav entry. Found through its container by its whole text. Avoid: option (for the general concept), child