= Watir Classic

Watir Classic is a Watir[https://github.com/watir/watir] driver for automating Internet Explorer on Windows.

Project Home:: http://watir.com
Documentation:: http://rubydoc.info/github/watir/watir-classic/frames
Source Code:: http://github.com/watir/watir-classic
Support:: http://watir.com/support
Gem:: https://rubygems.org/gems/watir-classic

== Install

Install the gem:

  gem install watir-classic

Detailed installation instructions are at http://watir.com/installation

== Examples

Some examples from http://watir.com/examples

Loading Watir gem to drive Internet Explorer on Windows

  require 'watir-classic'

Starting a new browser & going to our site

  browser = Watir::Browser.new
  browser.goto("http://bit.ly/watir-example")

Setting a text field

  browser.text_field(:name => "entry.0.single").set "Watir"

Setting a multi-line text box

  browser.text_field(:name => "entry.1.single").set "I come here from Australia. \n The weather is great here."

Setting and clearing a radio button

  browser.radio(:value => "Watir").set
  browser.radio(:value => "Watir").clear

Setting and clearing check boxes

  browser.checkbox(:value => "Ruby").set
  browser.checkbox(:value => "Python").set
  browser.checkbox(:value => "Python").clear

Clicking a button

  browser.button(:name => "logon").click

Clearing, getting and selecting selection list values

  browser.select_list(:name => "entry.6.single").clear
  puts browser.select_list(:name => "entry.6.single").options.map(&:text)
  browser.select_list(:name => "entry.6.single").select "Chrome"

Clicking a button

  browser.button(:name => "submit").click

Checking for text in a page

  puts browser.text.include?("Your response has been recorded.")

Checking the title of a page

  puts browser.title == "Thanks!"

== Supported Platforms

Watir-Classic is supported on Ruby 1.8.7, 1.9.3 and 2.0.0. It should work on Internet Explorer 8, 9 and 10.

Let us know at {Watir's Mailing List}[https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/watir-general] or
through {Issues}[https://github.com/watir-classic-issues] if there's any problems.