Find Widget Child Node
Last modified: June 18, 2025
Description
Finds a Node within a Mendix Widget. Also matches the widget node itself.
Supported Widgets
- All widgets
Usage
Pass the name of the parent widget and the selector for the child node you want to find. You can use CSS Selectors and JQuery Selectors to define the path to the child node. Optionally you can provide a WebElement as search context, to narrow down the search for the node, if there are two or more nodes with the same name.
Input Parameters
| Name | Datatype | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widget Name | String | yes | The name of the parent widget |
| Child Node Selector | String | yes | The selector for the child node, starting from the parent widget |
| Search Context | WebElement | no | Limit the search for the node to the given WebElement |
Return Value
| Name | Datatype | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Menu Item | WebElement | The child node of the Widget as a Web Element. |