How can I programatically test which CSS elements match my XHTML?

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How can I programatically test which CSS elements match my XHTML?

I have an application which generates XHTML documents which are styled with (mostly) static CSS. I'm currently using XPath and Hamcrest (Java) to verify that the documents are constructed correctly. However, I also need to verify that the correct CSS properties are matched. For example, I would like a test like this:

Given XHTML element Foo, verify that the property "text-transform:uppercase" is applied.

Ideally, I would like a Java framework that provides this. I've looked a bit at Selenium, but I don't see this type of functionality. Thanks ...

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You can do this in Javascript, using the getStyle() code as described on quirksmode.

toby 2010-06-01 03:46:26

Thanks, that's useful. I see how the currentStyle attribute / getComputedStyle method can be used from javascript. The problem then becomes how do I call javascript from Java? I'm hoping that I can do this with Rhino.

Shawn Lauzon 2010-06-01 18:37:42

Take a look here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/515417/how-to-access-objects-arrays-defined-in-javascript-from-java-applets

Shervin 2010-06-02 09:27:17

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You can use Windmill to do this for you very easily. It is not a java framework, but it will work on any webapps, and IMO it is better than Selenium.

Shervin 2010-06-01 09:37:59

Windmill seems heavyweight for what I need. If I can get this value with simply javascript, that should be enough.

Shawn Lauzon 2010-06-01 18:38:14

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