Smart Selector

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Please check out these topics of recently introduced new features!

#FeatureBlog - 19.10 - Using regular expression (Regex) in the selector attributes

It is now possible to use Regular Expressions in your selectors. Follow this guide to learn how! What’s new? We have added extra syntax to the Selector Editor to allow for advanced configuration of your selectors. Let’s begin As an example, I will be creating a selector that will be able to open a file whose name is dynamically changing. Let’s assume I am receiving daily list of bills via email which are saved as a text file named ‘bills mmddyy.txt’, e.g ‘’bills 101019’. Now, I want to writ…

#FeatureBlog - 19.10 - Using non-greedy search in selectors

What’s new? The Non-Greedy search makes it possible to identify the target element from a pool of similar applications, matching the attributes you specify. Let’s begin As an example, let’s assume I am automating two Calculator applications which are opened simultaneously: [image] I want that my automation spies these two Calculator applications for the entered number 100 in any of them and execute some steps afterwards. Thus, I am using the following selector: [image] With the cu…

#FeatureBlog - 19.10 - Fuzzy string matching for your selectors

What’s new? Fuzzy string matching is a technique to search strings which are not a 100% match and match the specific pattern approximately, rather than exactly. Let’s begin Let’s say I want to create a selector which needs to be resilient to user typos or similar user input with a key work I expect to be entered a search field. First, I have opened up a bing.com in my borwser and searched for ‘uipath certification‘ text: [01] When I get a selector for the input field, the ‘title’ attr…