Get Text Activity

The Get Text activity retrieves the text content of a specific UI element within a native Windows desktop application and stores it in a variable for use in subsequent workflow steps.

Field	Description	Requirement
Application instance	The reference name of the application instance previously opened or attached.	Required
Element	The JSON-based selector identifying the target element.	Required
Label	An alternative to `Element` that identifies the target by label instead of a selector.	Optional
Label match type	Defines how `Label` is compared against candidate elements (e.g., `Equals`, `Contains`).	Optional
Result variable name	The name of the variable where the retrieved text will be stored.	Required

Action Types & Examples

Text Retrieval

Format: string
Example Result: "Sample content"

Implementation Examples

Field Setup - Application instance: ${appInstance} - Element: the target control identified by the UI Automation Inspector - Result variable name: getTextResult

Technical Notes

Label and Label match type provide an alternative to Element for identifying the target, useful when a stable selector is not available. Provide either Element or Label, not both.