can I set accessibility identifier in interface builder? Xcode4.2

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I can only set Accessibility Label in interface builder, but in UI Automation,I need Accessibility Identifier to get the UI elements. any way to do this?

score 62 · Answer 1 · edited May 14 '17 at 16:29

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The accessibilityIndentifier can be set in IB by using the Identity Inspector tab's 'User Defined Runtime Attributes':

Key Path: accessibilityIdentifier

Type: String

Value: Chosen accessibilityIdentifier text

E.g. setting a scroll view to have the accessibility ID 'ScrollView':

Note: This can only be used on items that have the accessibilityIdentifier property meaning they inherit from UIView. Also, typos in 'Key Path' will probably cause an exception when the item is loaded, I don't believe a compile warning/error would be given.

edited May 14 '17 at 16:29

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answered Dec 13 '12 at 23:56

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This is the best answer so that accessibilityLabel, which is a user-facing construct, isn't polluted with programmatic details. – David Hunt Nov 14 '14 at 21:30
I agree, this is the best answer! – Vincil Bishop Apr 08 '15 at 15:20
why can't this be used for a UIViewController? – jungledev Jul 20 '16 at 19:45

Anees · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-01T12:15:02.260

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In Xcode 7.1 (ios 9.0) you could do it as simple as possible. Please find the image attached.

You could simply access it as view.accessibilityIdentifier

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answered Nov 17 '15 at 07:36

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Does'nt work for me, I have to use Joseph's Answer instead http://stackoverflow.com/a/13870658/1392046 - Xcode7.2.1/iOS8 – Crazyrems Mar 31 '16 at 14:50
actually I tested with 9.0.1 – Crazyrems Apr 02 '16 at 20:44
Agree: despite appearances, when using accessibilityIdentifier with UI Testing this does not work, whereas @Joseph 's answer of using a user defined attribute does. – Ali Beadle Aug 25 '16 at 19:32

score 5 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 13 '12 at 11:11

According to this page

http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/AnalysisTools/Conceptual/WhatsNewInstruments/NewFeatures42/NewFeatures42.html

UIAutomation will use the accessibilityLabel if the accessibilityIdentifier is not set, so you can use that instead for now. This probably isn't best practice though because the accessibilityLabel is visible (or rather audible) to the user if they are using VoiceOver, but it's okay as long as you give the labels names that are meaningful to humans.

Hopefully Apple will add a way to set the accessibilityIdentifier in IB in future, but for now you'll have to set it in code, or use something else such as the view tag to target views for automation.

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 28 '14 at 05:58

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accessibilityIdentifier Only applicable for IOS 5.0 or Later....please Refer....

https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/uikit/reference/UIAccessibilityIdentification_Protocol/Introduction/Introduction.html

answered Jan 28 '14 at 05:58

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Aug 08 '14 at 11:27

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I was wondering, do you want to test things from xib that don't have IBOutlet? Can someone with more experience share his/hers thoughts?

Here is my view on the subject. If you don't assign IBOutlet to a button/label/texBox or what ever this means you won't change it from the code. The control will be static and you can see it in Interface builder. If you add an IBOutlet to a control then you can add acessibilityIdentifier from the code.

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I need to do UIAutomation, which need accessibility id. – CarmeloS Aug 11 '14 at 02:56

can I set accessibility identifier in interface builder? Xcode4.2

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