[Wtr-general] Syntax for relative attributes

[John Lolis]

I think what bret said is

$my_button = $ie.button(:id, 'foo')

is a bad idea. It may be better to do something like...

def my_button()
return( $ie.button(:id, 'foo') )
end

while

my_string = $ie.text

could be fine, though you  could still do

def my_string()
return( $ie.text )
end

... i think

The concept being you want to, depending on your situation, write a script that uses some sort of abstraction layer. This means your 'high level' scripts will not need to be changed much at all (I'm doing this, and it works wonders), while your abstraction layer will change with the site.
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