eValid record from the Google search input field

[Elliottm]

Why doesn't eValid record reliably from the Google search input field?

[eValid]

Why doesn't eValid record reliably from the Google search input field?

Good question.

It used to be that the field in question was an HTML TextInput element, which behaves in a well known and highly automatable way.

But apparently, no longer.

Instead, that input field is serviced by a complex AJAX JavaScript process that supports the autocomplete/autosuggest function. When you type letters into that field the browser interacts in real time with the Google server farm to feed back suggested matching criteria... If you see the string that you really want to be searching for then not only has Google pre-fetched the results (their system pre-fetches results for many or all of the suggestions) but the response pages will appear very quickly on your browser face.

All of which helps you get to the page you want faster and easier...

But that ALSO makes that particular function a bit more difficult to test than just a simple text entry.

Here is a page that describes Checking AJAX Autocomplete Functionality that is based on the Google example.

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