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com.hp.lft.sdk.sap.gui

## Interface Element

- All Superinterfaces:
    LocationInfoProvider, SupportsNativeObject, TestObject, TestObjectDescriber
  All Known Subinterfaces:
    APOGrid, Button, Calendar, CheckBox, ComboBox, EditField, Editor, Grid, Label, Menubar, OKCode, RadioButton, StatusBar, TabControl, Table, TableBase<T>, ToolBar, TreeView, Window

      public interface Element
      extends TestObject, LocationInfoProvider, SupportsNativeObject

  An object in a SAP GUI for Windows application.

- - ### Method Summary

    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `java.lang.String` | `getId()` Returns the element's unique identifier in text format.
    `java.lang.String` | `getName()` Returns the name of the element.
    `ComponentType` | `getType()` Returns the GUI component type of this element.

    - ### Methods inherited from interface com.hp.lft.sdk.TestObject

      `exists, exists, findChildren, getDescription, getDisplayName, getParent, getSnapshot, getTextLocations, getTextLocations, getVisibleText, getVisibleText, highlight, highlightMatches, setDescription, setDisplayName, verifyImageExists, verifyImageExists, verifyImageMatch, verifyImageMatch, verifyImageMatch, verifyImageMatch, verifyImageMatch, verifyImageMatch, waitUntilExists, waitUntilExists`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface com.hp.lft.sdk.TestObjectDescriber

      `describe`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface com.hp.lft.sdk.LocationInfoProvider

      `getAbsoluteLocation, getLocation, getSize`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface com.hp.lft.sdk.SupportsNativeObject

      `getNativeObject`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getType

                                                      ComponentType getType()
                         throws GeneralLeanFtException

      Returns the GUI component type of this element.
      Returns:
        the component type.
      Throws:
        `GeneralLeanFtException` - if an error occurs during execution.

    - #### getId

          java.lang.String getId()
                          throws GeneralLeanFtException

      Returns the element's unique identifier in text format.
      Returns:
        the unique identifier.
      Throws:
        `GeneralLeanFtException` - if an error occurs during execution.

    - #### getName

          java.lang.String getName()
                            throws GeneralLeanFtException

      Returns the name of the element.
      Returns:
        the name of the element.
      Throws:
        `GeneralLeanFtException` - if an error occurs during execution.