# Get Text of Element

This pre-built Action is located under the **@Custom Element,**The functionality of this action in Avo Assureto get the text of the element and save the result in the given dynamic variable.

### Syntax

**Input Value:**`<Object Type>;<VisibleText(Optional)>;<index>;<abs(optional)>`

| Argument                               | Description                                                                                                               |
| -------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <p>\<Object Type></p><p>(Required)</p> | Specific type of object from which text is to be retrieved.                                                               |
| <p>\<VisibleText></p><p>(Optional)</p> | The visible text associated with the object.                                                                              |
| <p>\<index></p><p>(Required)</p>       | Provide the position of the element, which helps to identify the value based on the sequence in list . (starting from 0)​ |
| <p>\<abs></p><p>(Optional)</p>         | If the **abs** is provided, the action is performed with absolute identification using the **absolute X path**            |

{% hint style="warning" %}
**Note:** if for last argument abs is defined then the Action must be executed with absolute preformation with the specified **absolute X path** in the input.

*To skip an optional input value, use an extra semicolon (;).*
{% endhint %}

**Output Value**

| Argument                                 | Description                                                            |
| ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <p>\<Dynamic Variable><br>(Required)</p> | This variable holds the extracted text of the element.                 |
| <p>\<Dynamic Variable><br>(Optional)</p> | This variable stores the status of the action as **True** or **False** |

**Example 1**

**Extracts the visible text from a specified object using the defined identification parameters**

The **Get Text of Element** action takes the value from the Input Value column (e.g., **button;;0**) and retrieves the visible text content of the matching object based on the object type and  index. The extracted text is stored in the **{Text}** variable, while the execution status is stored in the **{Status}** variable, with the following possible values:

* **True** – if the text is fetched successfully.
* **False** – if the text retrieval fails.

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**Example 2**

**Extracts the visible text from a specified object using the Optional parameter**

The **Get Text of Element** action takes the value from the Input Value column (e.g.,**button;Click Me;0;//\*\[@id="oTN9K"]**) and retrieves the visible text content of the matching object based on the object type, visible text, index and abs. The extracted text is stored in the **{Text}** variable, while the execution status is stored in the **{Status}** variable, with the following possible values:

* **True** – if the text is fetched successfully.
* **False** – if the text retrieval fails.

<figure><img src="/files/P8pbNti9gGog3IuQEWAh" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

{% hint style="warning" %}
**Note:** After executing, you can see the Test Steps result in the Avo Assure Client console.
{% endhint %}

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