How to add an id to a native ios screen

Question

I'm using detox on a hybrid app. I'd like to use by.id in native code

Currently I'm logging in like this:

  try {
// 'Email address' is the input's placeholder text
await waitFor(element(by.text('Email address')).atIndex(0))
  .toBeVisible()
  .withTimeout(TIMEOUT);
await expect(element(by.label('Email address')).atIndex(0)).toBeVisible();
await element(by.label('Email address')).atIndex(0).typeText(config[email].email);
} catch (err) {
  // Email addresses get cached, so you won't find the text 'Email address' after the first login
} finally {
  await element(by.label('Password')).atIndex(0).typeText(devConfig[email].password);
  await element(by.label('Sign in')).atIndex(0).tap();
}

I want to do something like this.

await element(by.id('email')).typeText(devConfig[email].password);
await element(by.id('password')).typeText(devConfig[email].password);
await element(by.id('login')).tap();

How can I add ids to native ios inputs?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 30 '18 at 13:54

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testID is mapped on iOS to accessibilityIdentifier. So if you set that to the desired value, you will be able to match it using by.id().

answered May 30 '18 at 13:54

Léo Natan

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 29 '18 at 15:30

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I added an accessibilityLabel and used by.label. https://github.com/wix/detox/blob/master/docs/APIRef.Matchers.md

answered May 29 '18 at 15:30

Tai

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How to add an id to a native ios screen

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