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DramaFinder Component → Element Class Mapping

Use this table to map Vaadin component class names found in view source to the corresponding DramaFinder element wrapper.

Also scan src/main/java for any *Element.java files not listed here (custom extensions).

The Key Methods column below is verified against the bundled api-reference.md but abbreviated — it lists the most common factories and methods, not everything. The auto-generated Element index at the top of api-reference.md (derived directly from source, verified in CI) is the authoritative list of factories, and each element's section there is the authoritative list of methods. Never use a method that isn't in api-reference.md.

Vaadin Component DramaFinder Element Class Key Methods
TextField TextFieldElement getByLabel(page, label), setValue(), assertValue(), assertValid(), assertInvalid(), assertErrorMessage(), assertLabel(), assertPlaceholder(), assertHelperHasText(), assertMinLength(), assertMaxLength(), assertPattern(), clickClearButton()
TextArea TextAreaElement getByLabel(page, label), setValue(), assertValue() — extends TextFieldElement
EmailField EmailFieldElement getByLabel(page, label), setValue(), assertValue() — extends TextFieldElement
PasswordField PasswordFieldElement getByLabel(page, label), setValue(), assertValue() — extends TextFieldElement
NumberField NumberFieldElement getByLabel(page, label), setValue() (String or Double; null clears), getValueAsDouble(), assertValue() (String or Double), assertMin(), assertMax(), assertStep(), clickIncreaseButton(), clickDecreaseButton()
IntegerField IntegerFieldElement getByLabel(page, label), setValue() (String or Integer; null clears), getValueAsInteger(), assertValue() (String or Integer), assertMin(), assertMax(), assertStep()
BigDecimalField BigDecimalFieldElement getByLabel(page, label), setValue(), assertValue()
Button ButtonElement getByText(page, text), click(), assertVisible(), assertEnabled(), assertDisabled()
Checkbox CheckboxElement getByLabel(page, label), check(), uncheck(), setChecked(boolean), isChecked(), assertChecked(), assertNotChecked(), assertIndeterminate()
Switch (experimental, Vaadin 25.3) SwitchElement getByLabel(page, label), check(), uncheck(), setChecked(boolean), isChecked(), assertChecked(), assertNotChecked()
CheckboxGroup CheckboxGroupElement getByLabel(page, label), getCheckboxes(), getCheckbox(label), selectByLabel(), deselectByLabel(), deselectAll(), getSelectedValues(), assertSelected()
RadioButtonGroup RadioButtonGroupElement getByLabel(page, label), selectByLabel(), selectByValue(), assertValue(), getItemLabels(), getSelectedLabel(), assertSelectedLabel()
ComboBox ComboBoxElement getByLabel(page, label), selectItem(), filterAndSelectItem(), assertValue(), open(), assertItemCount(), getItemLabels() (all items, lazy pages loaded), getSelectedItemLabel()
MultiSelectComboBox MultiSelectComboBoxElement getByLabel(page, label), selectItem(), selectItems(), deselectItem(), assertSelectedItems(), assertSelectedCount(), getSelectedItems(), getItemLabels() (all items, lazy pages loaded)
Select SelectElement getByLabel(page, label), selectItem(), assertValue()
ListBox ListBoxElement find(page, ListBoxElement.class).withAccessibleName(name), selectItem(), assertSelectedValue(), assertItemEnabled(), assertItemDisabled()
DatePicker DatePickerElement getByLabel(page, label), setValue(LocalDate), assertValue(LocalDate), assertValid(), assertInvalid()
TimePicker TimePickerElement getByLabel(page, label), setValue(LocalTime), assertValue(LocalTime)
DateTimePicker DateTimePickerElement getByLabel(page, label), setValue(LocalDateTime), assertValue(LocalDateTime), setDate(), setTime()
Grid GridElement get(page), getById(page, id), assertRowCount(), assertCellContent(row, col, text), assertHeaderCellContents(), select(rowIndex), assertRowSelected(), scrollToRow(), findRow(), findCell(); rows: findRow(index) → RowElement.click(), doubleClick(), openDetails(); sorting via findHeaderCellByText(text) → HeaderCellElement.sort(GridElement.SortDirection) / assertSortDirection(); header rows (filters) via getHeaderCells(columnIndex)
TreeGrid TreeGridElement get(page), expandRow(), collapseRow(), assertRowCount(), assertCellContent() — extends GridElement
VirtualList VirtualListElement get(page), assertRowCount(), assertItemRendered(), scrollToRow()
ConfirmDialog ConfirmDialogElement getByHeaderText(page, header) or get(page), assertMessage(), assertHeaderText(), confirm(), cancel(), reject(), closeWithEscape(), assertConfirmText(), assertCancelable(), assertRejectable(), assertClosed()
CustomField CustomFieldElement getByLabel(page, label), getField(TextFieldElement.class, "aria label") / getField(SelectElement.class, 0) to reach the wrapped fields, assertLabel(), assertHelperHasText(), assertRequired(), assertInvalid(), assertErrorMessage(), assertDisabled(), assertReadOnly() — no value getter: assert the wrapped fields
Dialog DialogElement getByHeaderText(page, text) or new DialogElement(page), assertOpen(), assertClosed(), assertHeaderText(), closeWithEscape(), getContentLocator()
LoginForm LoginFormElement get(page) or get(locator), login(username, password), getUsernameField(), getPasswordField(), getSubmitButton(), getForgotPasswordButton(), assertTitle(), assertErrorVisible(), assertErrorTitle(), assertErrorMessage(), assertNoError(), isDisabled()
LoginOverlay LoginOverlayElement get(page), getByTitle(page, title) or new LoginOverlayElement(page), login(username, password), assertOpen(), assertClosed(), assertHeaderTitle(), assertDescription(), assertTitle(), assertErrorTitle(), assertErrorMessage()
Notification NotificationElement getByText(page, text) or find(page, NotificationElement.class).withText(text) (exact; combine with withAttribute("theme", "error"), withClassName(..)), assertOpen(), assertClosed(), assertContent()
Tabs TabsElement get(page), getById(page, id), getTab(label), getTab(index), getTabs(), getTabCount(), getTabLabels(), selectTab(label), selectTab(index) (fails at once on a disabled tab), getSelectedTab(), getSelectedIndex(), assertSelectedTab(), assertTabCount(), assertTabLabels(..), getOrientation(), assertOrientation()
Tab TabElement getTabByText(tabsLocator, text), getSelectedTab(tabsLocator), select(), getLabel(), assertSelected(), assertNotSelected(), isEnabled(), assertEnabled(), assertDisabled()
TabSheet TabSheetElement get(page), getTabsElement(), getTab(label), selectTab(label), selectTab(index), getSelectedTab(), assertSelectedTab(label), assertTabsCount(), getTabLabels(), assertTabLabels(..), getContentLocator()
Accordion AccordionElement new AccordionElement(locator), openPanel(summary), closePanel(summary), assertPanelOpened(), assertPanelClosed()
AccordionPanel AccordionPanelElement getAccordionPanelBySummary(locator, summary), assertOpened(), assertClosed()
Details DetailsElement getBySummaryText(page, summary), setOpen(boolean), assertOpened(), assertClosed()
MenuBar MenuBarElement find(page, MenuBarElement.class).withAccessibleName(name) or new MenuBarElement(page), getMenuItemElement(name), openSubMenu(name)
MenuBar sub-menu MenuElement returned by menuBar.openSubMenu(name) (or new MenuElement(page)), getMenuItemElement(name), openSubMenu(name) for a nested sub-menu
MenuBar item MenuItemElement returned by menuBar.getMenuItemElement(name), click(), assertExpanded(), assertCollapsed()
ContextMenu ContextMenuElement ContextMenuElement.openOn(target) then new ContextMenuElement(page), selectItem(), assertOpen(), assertClosed()
SplitLayout SplitLayoutElement get(page), assertHorizontal(), assertVertical(), dragSplitterBy()
FormLayout FormLayoutElement get(page), get(locator), getById(page, id), getFields(), getField(index), getFieldCount(), getFormItems(), getColumnCount(), getLabelPosition(), assertColumnCount(int), assertLabelPosition(String), assertFieldCount(int)
AppLayout AppLayoutElement get(page), get(locator), getById(page, id), getNavbarLocator(), getDrawerLocator(), getContentLocator(), getDrawerToggle(), toggleDrawer(), openDrawer(), closeDrawer(), setDrawerOpened(boolean), isDrawerOpened(), assertDrawerOpened(), assertDrawerClosed(), isOverlayMode(), assertOverlayMode(), assertPrimarySection()
Upload UploadElement getByButtonText(page, text), uploadFiles(Path...), assertHasFile(), assertFileComplete()
IntegerSlider / DecimalSlider SliderElement getByLabel(page, label), getValue(), setValue(double), assertValue(), assertMin(), assertMax(), assertStep(), increment(), decrement(), moveToMin(), moveToMax()
ProgressBar ProgressBarElement new ProgressBarElement(locator), assertValue(), assertIndeterminate()
Avatar AvatarElement get(page), getByName(page, name), assertName(), assertAbbreviation()
AvatarGroup AvatarGroupElement get(page), getAvatars(), getAvatar(index), getVisibleCount(), assertNames(), getOverflowAvatar(), assertHasOverflow(), openOverflow(), getOverflowAvatars(), assertOverflowNames()
MessageInput MessageInputElement get(page), typeAndSubmit(), submit(), assertValue()
MessageList MessageListElement get(page), assertMessageCount(), assertMessageText(index, text), assertMessageUserName(index, name)
Popover PopoverElement find(page, PopoverElement.class).withAccessibleName(name) or new PopoverElement(page), assertOpen(), assertClosed()
Tooltip TooltipElement get(page), get(locator) scoped to the target component, getByText(page, text), or someElement.getTooltip(); getText(), assertText(), isOpened(), assertOpened(), assertClosed(), getPosition(), assertPosition(), hoverTarget(), closeWithEscape()
SideNavigation SideNavigationElement getByLabel(page, label), clickItem(label), getItem(label), assertCollapsed(), assertExpanded()
SideNavItem SideNavigationItemElement returned by sideNav.getItem(label), or getByLabel(page, label); navigate(), toggle(), isExpanded(), assertExpanded(), assertCollapsed(), assertCurrent(), assertNotCurrent()
Card CardElement getByTitle(page, title), assertTitle(), assertSubtitle()
Markdown MarkdownElement get(page), getRenderedLocator(), getText(), assertContainsText(), getHeadings(), getLinks(), getCodeBlocks(), assertHeading(index, text), assertLink(text, href), assertCodeBlockLanguage(index, language)
Badge BadgeElement get(page), getByText(page, text), getText(), assertText(), getNumber(), assertNumber(), assertHasIcon(), assertHasThemeVariant()
Breadcrumbs BreadcrumbsElement get(page), find(page, BreadcrumbsElement.class).withAccessibleName(name), getItems(), getItem(text), getCurrentItem(), assertItemTexts(), assertItemCount(), hasOverflow(), openOverflow(), getOverflowItems()
BreadcrumbsItem BreadcrumbsItemElement getByText(page, text), getText(), getPath(), isLink(), click(), isCurrent(), assertCurrent(), assertHasPrefix(), assertDisabled()

The abstract bases AbstractNumberFieldElement (of IntegerFieldElement and NumberFieldElement) and AbstractLoginElement (of LoginFormElement and LoginOverlayElement) hold their shared methods; use the concrete classes.

Factory method conventions

Factory methods are not uniform across elements — do not assume every element has get, getByLabel, and getById. The Element index in api-reference.md lists the exact factories each element provides. The common shapes are:

// Fields (TextField, ComboBox, DatePicker, ...) — by their visible label
TextFieldElement field = TextFieldElement.getByLabel(page, "My Label");
// …named only by an aria-label, or known only by a placeholder: the query builder
TextFieldElement search = find(page, TextFieldElement.class).withAccessibleName("Search").single();
TextFieldElement street = find(page, TextFieldElement.class).withPlaceholder("Street").single();

// Containers (Grid, VirtualList, TabSheet, ...) — first matching element on the page
GridElement grid = GridElement.get(page);

// By DOM id — only on a few elements (e.g. GridElement, TreeGridElement)
GridElement grid = GridElement.getById(page, "my-grid-id");

// Some elements have a bespoke factory (check the index), e.g.
ButtonElement save = ButtonElement.getByText(page, "Save");
NotificationElement toast = NotificationElement.getByText(page, "Saved");
DialogElement dialog = DialogElement.getByHeaderText(page, "Edit person");
ConfirmDialogElement confirm = ConfirmDialogElement.getByHeaderText(page, "Unsaved changes");

// A few elements have no static factory at all (AccordionElement,
// ProgressBarElement, ...) — construct them
// from a Locator, which is always available on every element:
// (also useful for elements inside dialogs, grid cells, etc.)
TextFieldElement field = new TextFieldElement(dialog.getLocator().locator("vaadin-text-field"));

Common shared assertions (available on most elements)

Provided by VaadinElement and the shared mixins — an element only has a mixin's methods if it implements that mixin (see each element's Implements line in api-reference.md).

element.assertVisible();
element.assertHidden();
element.assertEnabled();
element.assertDisabled();
element.assertCssClass("my-class");
element.assertTheme("small");
element.assertLabel("Expected label");
element.assertHelperHasText("Helper text");
element.assertTooltipHasText("Tooltip text");
element.getTooltip(); // TooltipElement: opened state, position, hoverTarget()
element.assertAriaLabel("Aria label");
element.assertIsFocused();
element.assertIsNotFocused();
element.focus();
element.click();
element.getText();
element.getLocator(); // raw Playwright Locator for custom assertions