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# Get text

![](/files/VECQQuyWhLHzhgGyrW1p)

Element that obtains the text of a selected control element. The component works correctly only inside the Open a Browser or Connect to a Browser container.

![](/files/gBJJv7woPCmu7q7ePL4u)

Properties

\- Search template: \[String] Control element search template

\- Element: \[LTools.WebBrowser.Model.IElementInfo] Reference to a control element

\- Text\*: \[String] Variable for storing text received

\- Timeout\*: \[Int32] Maximum waiting time for process completion (ms)

```
C#
LTools.WebBrowser.BrowserApp app = LTools.WebBrowser.BrowserApp.Init(wf, "Free email*", LTools.WebBrowser.Model.BrowserTypes_Short.IE);
//Search pattern
string txt = app.GetInnerText("{\"Tag\":\"INPUT\",\"SearchFrames\":false,\"Attributes\":[{\"Key\":\"CLASS\",\"Value\":\"textbox js-hide-label\"},{\"Key\":\"ID\",\"Value\":\"header-search-input\"}]}");
//Component link
LTools.WebBrowser.Model.IElementInfo el = app.FindElement("{\"Tag\":\"INPUT\",\"SearchFrames\":false,\"Attributes\":[{\"Key\":\"CLASS\",\"Value\":\"textbox js-hide-label\"},{\"Key\":\"ID\",\"Value\":\"header-search-input\"}]}");
txt = app.GetInnerText(el);		
LTools.Workflow.AstroApp.AddToLog(wf, txt);

Python
app = LTools.WebBrowser.BrowserApp.Init(wf, "Free email*", LTools.WebBrowser.Model.BrowserTypes_Short.IE)
#Search pattern
txt = app.GetInnerText("{\"Tag\":\"INPUT\",\"SearchFrames\":false,\"Attributes\":[{\"Key\":\"CLASS\",\"Value\":\"textbox js-hide-label\"},{\"Key\":\"ID\",\"Value\":\"header-search-input\"}]}")
#Component link
el = app.FindElement("{\"Tag\":\"INPUT\",\"SearchFrames\":false,\"Attributes\":[{\"Key\":\"CLASS\",\"Value\":\"textbox js-hide-label\"},{\"Key\":\"ID\",\"Value\":\"header-search-input\"}]}")
txt = app.GetInnerText(el)
LTools.Workflow.AstroApp.AddToLog(wf, txt)

JavaScript
var app = _lib.LTools.WebBrowser.BrowserApp.Init(wf, "Free email*", _lib.LTools.WebBrowser.Model.BrowserTypes_Short.IE);
//Search pattern
var txt = app.GetInnerText("{\"Tag\":\"INPUT\",\"SearchFrames\":false,\"Attributes\":[{\"Key\":\"CLASS\",\"Value\":\"textbox js-hide-label\"},{\"Key\":\"ID\",\"Value\":\"header-search-input\"}]}");
//Component link
var el = app.FindElement("{\"Tag\":\"INPUT\",\"SearchFrames\":false,\"Attributes\":[{\"Key\":\"CLASS\",\"Value\":\"textbox js-hide-label\"},{\"Key\":\"ID\",\"Value\":\"header-search-input\"}]}");
txt = app.GetInnerText(el);		
_lib.LTools.Workflow.AstroApp.AddToLog(wf, txt);
```