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Last updated Feb 19, 2026

GetText

Extracts the text from a specified UI element and returns it as a String variable.

Definition

Namespace: UiPath.MobileAutomation.API.Models

Assembly: UiPath.MobileAutomation.API (in UiPath.MobileAutomation.API.dll)

Overloads

GetText(IElementDescriptor, MobileOptions.GetTextOptions)Extracts the text from a specified UI element as an IElementDescriptor.
GetText(ObjectRepositoryTarget, MobileOptions.GetTextOptions)Extracts the text from a specified UI element as an ObjectRepositoryTarget.
GetText(SelectorTarget, MobileOptions.GetTextOptions)Extracts the text from a specified UI element as an SelectorTarget.

GetText(IElementDescriptor, MobileOptions.GetTextOptions)

Extracts the text from a specified UI element as an IElementDescriptor.

GetText(
	    IElementDescriptor element,
	    MobileOptions. GetTextOptions options = null
)
GetText(
	    IElementDescriptor element,
	    MobileOptions. GetTextOptions options = null
)

element : A UI element from the Object Repository that you access using the ObjectRepository.Descriptors class.

Visit [Using objects in coded automations with
Mobile Automation](https://docs.uipath.com/studio/standalone/2024.4/user-guide/creating-an-object-repository#using-objects-in-coded-automations-with-mobile-automation) to learn how to use Object Repository elements
with mobile automation.
Visit [Using objects in coded automations with
Mobile Automation](https://docs.uipath.com/studio/standalone/2024.4/user-guide/creating-an-object-repository#using-objects-in-coded-automations-with-mobile-automation) to learn how to use Object Repository elements
with mobile automation.

MobileOptions.GetTextOptions MobileOptions.GetTextOptions (Optional) : Specifies the MobileOptions.GetTextOptions for the GetText action. Default value is null.

GetText(ObjectRepositoryTarget, MobileOptions.GetTextOptions)

Extracts the text from a specified UI element as an ObjectRepositoryTarget.

GetText(
	    ObjectRepositoryTarget objectRepositoryTarget,
	    MobileOptions. GetTextOptions options = null
)
GetText(
	    ObjectRepositoryTarget objectRepositoryTarget,
	    MobileOptions. GetTextOptions options = null
)

objectRepositoryTarget ObjectRepositoryTarget : An object of type ObjectRepositoryTarget.

MobileOptions.GetTextOptions MobileOptions.GetTextOptions (Optional) : Specifies the MobileOptions.GetTextOptions for the GetText action. Default value is null.

GetText(SelectorTarget, MobileOptions.GetTextOptions)

Extracts the text from a specified UI element as an SelectorTarget.

GetText(
	    SelectorTarget targetSelector,
	    MobileOptions. GetTextOptions options = null
)
GetText(
	    SelectorTarget targetSelector,
	    MobileOptions. GetTextOptions options = null
)

targetSelector SelectorTarget : An object of SelectorTarget type. Can be constructed using FromSelector(String) method.

MobileOptions.GetTextOptions MobileOptions.GetTextOptions (Optional) : Specifies the MobileOptions.GetTextOptions for the GetText action. Default value is null.

Return value

The retrieved text, stored in a string.

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