Limitations for Testing with Microsoft Edge

The following classes, interfaces, methods, and properties are currently not supported when testing web applications on Microsoft Edge:

BrowserApplication class.
- clearCache method
- closeOtherTabs method
- closeTab method
- existsTab method
- getHorizontalScrollbar method
- getNextCloseWindow method
- getSelectedTab method
- getSelectedTabIndex method
- getSelectedTabName method
- getTabCount method
- getVerticalScrollbar method
- isActive method
- minimize method
- openContextMenu method
- openTab method
- restore method
- selectTab method
- setActive method
- windowState method
The following methods of the BrowserWindow class are not supported for Microsoft Edge versions prior to build 38.14393, the Microsoft Edge version for Microsoft Windows 10 Anniversary Update.
- pressKeys method
- releaseKeys method

Silk4J does not automatically bring the browser into the foreground when recording actions against Microsoft Edge.

When testing with Microsoft Edge, the rectangle for the BrowserApplication is not absolute.

Silk4J does not support testing Apache Flex.

Silk4J does not provide native support for Microsoft Edge. You cannot test internal Microsoft Edge functionality. For example, in a test, you cannot change the currently displayed web page by adding text to the navigation bar. As a workaround, you can use API calls to navigate between web pages.

Silk4J does not support handling alerts and similar dialog boxes for Microsoft Edge.

Image clicks are only supported for Microsoft Edge Threshold 2 (build 25.10586) or later. If you are testing a web application on a prior version of Microsoft Edge, you can only use image verifications.

Silk4J does not support tabbing on Microsoft Edge. Tabs are recognized as windows.

When testing web applications on Microsoft Edge, Silk4J cannot locate meta-tags which include the http-equiv attribute. For example, Silk4J cannot locate the following meta-tag:

<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">

With Microsoft Edge, Silk4J does not support directly reading the currentStyle attribute of a DOM element. You can use the getCssStyle method of the DomElement class to retrieve the computed CSS style with the specified style name.

When starting the interaction with a web application on Microsoft Edge, Silk4J closes any open instance of Microsoft Edge and starts a new browser. This new browser uses a temporary profile without add-ons and with an empty cache. This instance of Microsoft Edge is closed when shutting down the Open Agent or when starting to test another application outside Microsoft Edge.

With Microsoft Edge, Silk4J does not recognize the textContents attribute while recording actions or locators. However, you can use the textContents attribute in object maps and when replaying a test on Microsoft Edge.

Silk4J does not support properties in XPath expressions for Microsoft Edge. Only attributes are supported in XPath expressions.

Silk4J does not support the getFocus method of the IMoveable class.

Silk4J does not support testing web applications which include a Content-Security-Policy HTTP header.