feature request: When copying an accessibility ID that contains a newline, please use "\n" instead of the actual newline character. This will make it easier to paste the ID directly into code.

[miwtoo]

Current Behavior

Setting
Tab 3 of 3

Suggested Solution

Setting\nTab 3 of 3

Additional Information

When copying an accessibility ID that contains a newline, please use "\n" instead of the actual newline character. This will make it easier to paste the ID directly into code.

accessibility id :

[eglitise]

Could you please provide a snippet of how this particular element appears in your application XML source? (you can get the full source with the Copy XML or Download XML buttons)

[miwtoo]

@eglitise

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' standalone='yes' ?>
<hierarchy index="0" class="hierarchy" rotation="0" width="1008" height="2077">
  <android.widget.FrameLayout index="0" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.widget.FrameLayout" text="" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="false" enabled="true" focusable="false" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="false" selected="false" bounds="[0,0][1008,2244]" displayed="true">
    <android.widget.LinearLayout index="0" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.widget.LinearLayout" text="" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="false" enabled="true" focusable="false" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="false" selected="false" bounds="[0,0][1008,2190]" displayed="true">
      <android.widget.FrameLayout index="0" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.widget.FrameLayout" text="" resource-id="android:id/content" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="false" enabled="true" focusable="false" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="false" selected="false" bounds="[0,0][1008,2190]" displayed="true">
        <android.widget.FrameLayout index="0" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.widget.FrameLayout" text="" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="false" enabled="true" focusable="true" focused="true" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="false" selected="false" bounds="[0,0][1008,2190]" displayed="true">
          <android.view.View index="0" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.view.View" text="" resource-id="" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="false" enabled="true" focusable="false" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="false" selected="false" bounds="[0,0][1008,2190]" displayed="true">
            <android.view.View index="0" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.view.View" text="" resource-id="" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="false" enabled="true" focusable="false" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="false" selected="false" bounds="[0,0][1008,2190]" displayed="true">
              <android.view.View index="0" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.view.View" text="" resource-id="" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="false" enabled="true" focusable="false" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="false" selected="false" bounds="[0,0][1008,2190]" displayed="true">
                <android.view.View index="0" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.view.View" text="" resource-id="" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="false" enabled="true" focusable="false" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="false" selected="false" bounds="[0,0][1008,2190]" displayed="true">
                  <android.view.View index="0" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.view.View" text="" resource-id="" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="false" enabled="true" focusable="false" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="false" selected="false" bounds="[0,0][1008,2042]" displayed="true">
                    <android.view.View index="0" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.view.View" text="" resource-id="" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="false" enabled="true" focusable="false" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="false" selected="false" bounds="[0,0][1008,2042]" displayed="true">
                      <android.view.View index="0" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.view.View" text="" resource-id="" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="false" enabled="true" focusable="false" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="false" selected="false" bounds="[0,0][1008,2042]" displayed="true">
                        <android.view.View index="0" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.view.View" text="" resource-id="" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="false" enabled="true" focusable="false" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="false" selected="false" bounds="[0,0][1008,1860]" displayed="true">
                          <android.view.View index="0" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.view.View" text="" content-desc="Which brand of water&#10;would you like to buy?" resource-id="" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="false" enabled="true" focusable="true" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="false" selected="false" bounds="[227,113][781,266]" displayed="true" />
                          <android.widget.EditText index="1" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.widget.EditText" text="" resource-id="" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="true" enabled="true" focusable="true" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="false" selected="false" bounds="[0,294][1008,802]" displayed="true" hint="Search by water name...&#10;Top Waters :">
                            <android.widget.HorizontalScrollView index="0" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.widget.HorizontalScrollView" text="" resource-id="" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="false" enabled="true" focusable="false" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="true" selected="false" bounds="[67,563][941,671]" displayed="true">
                              <android.widget.Button index="0" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.widget.Button" text="" content-desc="Nestlé Pure Life" resource-id="" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="true" enabled="true" focusable="true" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="false" selected="false" bounds="[89,563][426,671]" displayed="true" />
                              <android.widget.Button index="1" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.widget.Button" text="" content-desc="Aquafina" resource-id="" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="true" enabled="true" focusable="true" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="false" selected="true" bounds="[449,563][736,671]" displayed="true" />
                              <android.widget.Button index="2" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.widget.Button" text="" content-desc="Evian" resource-id="" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="true" enabled="true" focusable="true" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="false" selected="false" bounds="[758,563][941,671]" displayed="true" />
                            </android.widget.HorizontalScrollView>
                          </android.widget.EditText>
                          <android.view.View index="2" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.view.View" text="" content-desc="Thai Water" resource-id="" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="false" enabled="true" focusable="true" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="false" selected="false" bounds="[45,802][229,854]" displayed="true" />
                          <android.widget.HorizontalScrollView index="3" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.widget.HorizontalScrollView" text="" resource-id="" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="false" enabled="true" focusable="false" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="true" selected="false" bounds="[11,865][997,1320]" displayed="true">
                            <android.widget.ImageView index="0" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.widget.ImageView" text="" content-desc="Crystal&#10;฿5.33" resource-id="" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="false" enabled="true" focusable="true" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="false" selected="false" bounds="[11,865][522,1320]" displayed="true" />
                            <android.widget.ImageView index="1" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.widget.ImageView" text="" content-desc="Singha&#10;฿10.00" resource-id="" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="false" enabled="true" focusable="true" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="false" selected="false" bounds="[522,865][997,1320]" displayed="true" />
                          </android.widget.HorizontalScrollView>
                          <android.view.View index="4" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.view.View" text="" content-desc="Others Water" resource-id="" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="false" enabled="true" focusable="true" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="false" selected="false" bounds="[45,1331][271,1383]" displayed="true" />
                          <android.widget.HorizontalScrollView index="5" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.widget.HorizontalScrollView" text="" resource-id="" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="false" enabled="true" focusable="false" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="true" selected="false" bounds="[11,1394][997,1849]" displayed="true">
                            <android.widget.ImageView index="0" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.widget.ImageView" text="" content-desc="Aquafina&#10;฿14.00" resource-id="" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="false" enabled="true" focusable="true" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="false" selected="false" bounds="[11,1394][522,1849]" displayed="true" />
                            <android.widget.ImageView index="1" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.widget.ImageView" text="" content-desc="Acqua Panna&#10;฿79.00" resource-id="" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="false" enabled="true" focusable="true" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="false" selected="false" bounds="[522,1394][997,1849]" displayed="true" />
                          </android.widget.HorizontalScrollView>
                        </android.view.View>
                      </android.view.View>
                    </android.view.View>
                  </android.view.View>
                  <android.view.View index="1" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.view.View" text="" resource-id="" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="false" enabled="true" focusable="false" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="false" selected="false" bounds="[0,2042][1008,2190]" displayed="true">
                    <android.view.View index="0" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.view.View" text="" content-desc="Dashboard&#10;Tab 1 of 3" resource-id="" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="true" enabled="true" focusable="true" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="false" selected="true" bounds="[0,2042][336,2190]" displayed="true" />
                    <android.view.View index="1" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.view.View" text="" content-desc="Profile&#10;Tab 2 of 3" resource-id="" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="true" enabled="true" focusable="true" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="false" selected="false" bounds="[336,2042][672,2190]" displayed="true" />
                    <android.view.View index="2" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.view.View" text="" content-desc="Setting&#10;Tab 3 of 3" resource-id="" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="true" enabled="true" focusable="true" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="false" selected="false" bounds="[672,2042][1008,2190]" displayed="true" />
                  </android.view.View>
                </android.view.View>
              </android.view.View>
            </android.view.View>
          </android.view.View>
        </android.widget.FrameLayout>
      </android.widget.FrameLayout>
    </android.widget.LinearLayout>
    <android.view.View index="2" package="com.example.automation_appium" class="android.view.View" text="" resource-id="android:id/navigationBarBackground" checkable="false" checked="false" clickable="false" enabled="true" focusable="false" focused="false" long-clickable="false" password="false" scrollable="false" selected="false" bounds="[0,2190][1008,2244]" displayed="true" />
  </android.widget.FrameLayout>
</hierarchy>

[eglitise]

Thanks, this confirms that there is an actual newline character in the attribute value. It should be possible to add handling for this.

[miwtoo]

@eglitise I created a pull request for feature request at #1442 I would appreciate it if you could please review it and provide any suggestions.