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Library Documentation Introduction
BuiltIn
Latest
7.3.2
7.3.1
7.3
7.2.2
7.2.1
7.2
7.1.1
7.1
7.0.1
7.0
6.1.1
6.1
6.0.2
6.0.1
6.0
5.0
4.1.3
4.1.2
4.1.1
4.1
4.0.3
4.0.2
4.0.1
4.0
3.2.2
3.2.1
3.2
3.1.2
3.1.1
3.1
3.0.4
3.0.3
3.0.2
3.0.1
3.0
2.9.2
2.9.1
2.9
2.8.7
2.8.6
2.8.5
2.8.4
2.8.3
2.8.2
2.8.1
2.8
2.7.7
2.7.6
2.7.5
2.7.4
2.7.3
2.7.2
2.7.1
2.7
2.6.3
2.6.2
2.6.1
2.6
2.5.7
2.5.6
2.5.5
2.5.4
2.5.3
2.5.2
2.5.1
2.5
2.1.3
2.1.2
2.1.1
2.1
2.0.4
2.0.3
2.0.2
2.0.1
2.0
View
Contains generic often needed keywords. Imported
automatically and thus always available.
Collections
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7.3.2
7.3.1
7.3
7.2.2
7.2.1
7.2
7.1.1
7.1
7.0.1
7.0
6.1.1
6.1
6.0.2
6.0.1
6.0
5.0
4.1.3
4.1.2
4.1.1
4.1
4.0.3
4.0.2
4.0.1
4.0
3.2.2
3.2.1
3.2
3.1.2
3.1.1
3.1
3.0.4
3.0.3
3.0.2
3.0.1
3.0
2.9.2
2.9.1
2.9
2.8.7
2.8.6
2.8.5
2.8.4
2.8.3
2.8.2
2.8.1
2.8
2.7.7
2.7.6
2.7.5
2.7.4
2.7.3
2.7.2
2.7.1
2.7
2.6.3
2.6.2
2.6.1
2.6
2.5.7
2.5.6
2.5.5
2.5.4
2.5.3
2.5.2
2.5.1
2.5
2.1.3
2.1.2
2.1.1
2.1
2.0.4
2.0.3
2.0.2
2.0.1
2.0
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Contains keywords for handling lists and dictionaries.
DateTime
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7.3.2
7.3.1
7.3
7.2.2
7.2.1
7.2
7.1.1
7.1
7.0.1
7.0
6.1.1
6.1
6.0.2
6.0.1
6.0
5.0
4.1.3
4.1.2
4.1.1
4.1
4.0.3
4.0.2
4.0.1
4.0
3.2.2
3.2.1
3.2
3.1.2
3.1.1
3.1
3.0.4
3.0.3
3.0.2
3.0.1
3.0
2.9.2
2.9.1
2.9
2.8.7
2.8.6
2.8.5
View
Supports creating and verifying date and time values as well
as calculations between them.
Dialogs
Latest
7.3.2
7.3.1
7.3
7.2.2
7.2.1
7.2
7.1.1
7.1
7.0.1
7.0
6.1.1
6.1
6.0.2
6.0.1
6.0
5.0
4.1.3
4.1.2
4.1.1
4.1
4.0.3
4.0.2
4.0.1
4.0
3.2.2
3.2.1
3.2
3.1.2
3.1.1
3.1
3.0.4
3.0.3
3.0.2
3.0.1
3.0
2.9.2
2.9.1
2.9
2.8.7
2.8.6
2.8.5
2.8.4
2.8.3
2.8.2
2.8.1
2.8
2.7.7
2.7.6
2.7.5
2.7.4
2.7.3
2.7.2
2.7.1
2.7
2.6.3
2.6.2
2.6.1
2.6
2.5.7
2.5.6
2.5.5
2.5.4
2.5.3
2.5.2
2.5.1
2.5
2.1.3
2.1.2
2.1.1
2.1
View
Supports pausing the test execution and getting input from
users.
OperatingSystem
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7.3.2
7.3.1
7.3
7.2.2
7.2.1
7.2
7.1.1
7.1
7.0.1
7.0
6.1.1
6.1
6.0.2
6.0.1
6.0
5.0
4.1.3
4.1.2
4.1.1
4.1
4.0.3
4.0.2
4.0.1
4.0
3.2.2
3.2.1
3.2
3.1.2
3.1.1
3.1
3.0.4
3.0.3
3.0.2
3.0.1
3.0
2.9.2
2.9.1
2.9
2.8.7
2.8.6
2.8.5
2.8.4
2.8.3
2.8.2
2.8.1
2.8
2.7.7
2.7.6
2.7.5
2.7.4
2.7.3
2.7.2
2.7.1
2.7
2.6.3
2.6.2
2.6.1
2.6
2.5.7
2.5.6
2.5.5
2.5.4
2.5.3
2.5.2
2.5.1
2.5
2.1.3
2.1.2
2.1.1
2.1
2.0.4
2.0.3
2.0.2
2.0.1
2.0
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Enables performing various operating system related tasks.
Process
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7.3.2
7.3.1
7.3
7.2.2
7.2.1
7.2
7.1.1
7.1
7.0.1
7.0
6.1.1
6.1
6.0.2
6.0.1
6.0
5.0
4.1.3
4.1.2
4.1.1
4.1
4.0.3
4.0.2
4.0.1
4.0
3.2.2
3.2.1
3.2
3.1.2
3.1.1
3.1
3.0.4
3.0.3
3.0.2
3.0.1
3.0
2.9.2
2.9.1
2.9
2.8.7
2.8.6
2.8.5
2.8.4
2.8.3
2.8.2
2.8.1
2.8
View
Supports executing processes in the system.
Remote
N/A
Part of the remote library interface .
Does not have any keywords of its own.
Screenshot
Latest
7.3.2
7.3.1
7.3
7.2.2
7.2.1
7.2
7.1.1
7.1
7.0.1
7.0
6.1.1
6.1
6.0.2
6.0.1
6.0
5.0
4.1.3
4.1.2
4.1.1
4.1
4.0.3
4.0.2
4.0.1
4.0
3.2.2
3.2.1
3.2
3.1.2
3.1.1
3.1
3.0.4
3.0.3
3.0.2
3.0.1
3.0
2.9.2
2.9.1
2.9
2.8.7
2.8.6
2.8.5
2.8.4
2.8.3
2.8.2
2.8.1
2.8
2.7.7
2.7.6
2.7.5
2.7.4
2.7.3
2.7.2
2.7.1
2.7
2.6.3
2.6.2
2.6.1
2.6
2.5.7
2.5.6
2.5.5
2.5.4
2.5.3
2.5.2
2.5.1
2.5
2.1.3
2.1.2
2.1.1
2.1
2.0.4
2.0.3
2.0.2
2.0.1
2.0
View
Provides keywords to capture and store screenshots of the desktop.
String
Latest
7.3.2
7.3.1
7.3
7.2.2
7.2.1
7.2
7.1.1
7.1
7.0.1
7.0
6.1.1
6.1
6.0.2
6.0.1
6.0
5.0
4.1.3
4.1.2
4.1.1
4.1
4.0.3
4.0.2
4.0.1
4.0
3.2.2
3.2.1
3.2
3.1.2
3.1.1
3.1
3.0.4
3.0.3
3.0.2
3.0.1
3.0
2.9.2
2.9.1
2.9
2.8.7
2.8.6
2.8.5
2.8.4
2.8.3
2.8.2
2.8.1
2.8
2.7.7
2.7.6
2.7.5
2.7.4
2.7.3
2.7.2
2.7.1
2.7
2.6.3
2.6.2
2.6.1
2.6
2.5.7
2.5.6
2.5.5
2.5.4
2.5.3
2.5.2
2.5.1
2.5
2.1.3
2.1.2
2.1.1
2.1
View
Library for manipulating strings and verifying their
contents.
Telnet
Latest
7.3.2
7.3.1
7.3
7.2.2
7.2.1
7.2
7.1.1
7.1
7.0.1
7.0
6.1.1
6.1
6.0.2
6.0.1
6.0
5.0
4.1.3
4.1.2
4.1.1
4.1
4.0.3
4.0.2
4.0.1
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3.2.2
3.2.1
3.2
3.1.2
3.1.1
3.1
3.0.4
3.0.3
3.0.2
3.0.1
3.0
2.9.2
2.9.1
2.9
2.8.7
2.8.6
2.8.5
2.8.4
2.8.3
2.8.2
2.8.1
2.8
2.7.7
2.7.6
2.7.5
2.7.4
2.7.3
2.7.2
2.7.1
2.7
2.6.3
2.6.2
2.6.1
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2.5.7
2.5.6
2.5.5
2.5.4
2.5.3
2.5.2
2.5.1
2.5
2.1.3
2.1.2
2.1.1
2.1
2.0.4
2.0.3
2.0.2
2.0.1
2.0
View
Supports connecting to Telnet servers and executing
commands on the opened connections.
XML
Latest
7.3.2
7.3.1
7.3
7.2.2
7.2.1
7.2
7.1.1
7.1
7.0.1
7.0
6.1.1
6.1
6.0.2
6.0.1
6.0
5.0
4.1.3
4.1.2
4.1.1
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4.0.3
4.0.2
4.0.1
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3.2.2
3.2.1
3.2
3.1.2
3.1.1
3.1
3.0.4
3.0.3
3.0.2
3.0.1
3.0
2.9.2
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2.9
2.8.7
2.8.6
2.8.5
2.8.4
2.8.3
2.8.2
2.8.1
2.8
View
Library for verifying and modifying XML documents.
In addition to the core test execution engine, there are some
supporting tools built-in to Robot Framework. Clicking
View opens the documentation of the selected tool
online. In practice the documentation is opened from the selected
User Guide version.
Tool Documentation Introduction
Rebot
Latest
7.3.2
7.3.1
7.3
7.2.2
7.2.1
7.2
7.1.1
7.1
7.0.1
7.0
6.1.1
6.1
6.0.2
6.0.1
6.0
5.0
4.1.3
4.1.2
4.1.1
4.1
4.0.3
4.0.2
4.0.1
4.0
3.2.2
3.2.1
3.2
3.1.2
3.1.1
3.1
3.0.4
3.0.3
3.0.2
3.0.1
3.0
2.9.2
2.9.1
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2.8.7
2.8.6
2.8.5
2.8.4
2.8.3
2.8.2
2.8.1
2.8
2.7.7
2.7.6
2.7.5
2.7.4
2.7.3
2.7.2
2.7.1
2.7
2.6.3
2.6.2
2.6.1
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2.5.7
2.5.6
2.5.5
2.5.4
2.5.3
2.5.2
2.5.1
2.5
2.1.3
2.1.2
2.1.1
2.1
2.0.4
2.0.3
2.0.2
2.0.1
2.0
View
Tool for generating logs and reports based on XML outputs
and for combining multiple outputs together.
Libdoc
Latest
7.3.2
7.3.1
7.3
7.2.2
7.2.1
7.2
7.1.1
7.1
7.0.1
7.0
6.1.1
6.1
6.0.2
6.0.1
6.0
5.0
4.1.3
4.1.2
4.1.1
4.1
4.0.3
4.0.2
4.0.1
4.0
3.2.2
3.2.1
3.2
3.1.2
3.1.1
3.1
3.0.4
3.0.3
3.0.2
3.0.1
3.0
2.9.2
2.9.1
2.9
2.8.7
2.8.6
2.8.5
2.8.4
2.8.3
2.8.2
2.8.1
2.8
2.7.7
2.7.6
2.7.5
2.7.4
2.7.3
2.7.2
2.7.1
2.7
View
Tool for generating keyword documentation for test libraries
and resource files.
Testdoc
Latest
7.3.2
7.3.1
7.3
7.2.2
7.2.1
7.2
7.1.1
7.1
7.0.1
7.0
6.1.1
6.1
6.0.2
6.0.1
6.0
5.0
4.1.3
4.1.2
4.1.1
4.1
4.0.3
4.0.2
4.0.1
4.0
3.2.2
3.2.1
3.2
3.1.2
3.1.1
3.1
3.0.4
3.0.3
3.0.2
3.0.1
3.0
2.9.2
2.9.1
2.9
2.8.7
2.8.6
2.8.5
2.8.4
2.8.3
2.8.2
2.8.1
2.8
2.7.7
2.7.6
2.7.5
2.7.4
2.7.3
2.7.2
2.7.1
2.7
View
Generates high level HTML documentation based on Robot
Framework test cases.
Tidy
Latest
7.3.2
7.3.1
7.3
7.2.2
7.2.1
7.2
7.1.1
7.1
7.0.1
7.0
6.1.1
6.1
6.0.2
6.0.1
6.0
5.0
4.1.3
4.1.2
4.1.1
4.1
4.0.3
4.0.2
4.0.1
4.0
3.2.2
3.2.1
3.2
3.1.2
3.1.1
3.1
3.0.4
3.0.3
3.0.2
3.0.1
3.0
2.9.2
2.9.1
2.9
2.8.7
2.8.6
2.8.5
2.8.4
2.8.3
2.8.2
2.8.1
2.8
2.7.7
2.7.6
2.7.5
2.7.4
2.7.3
2.7.2
2.7.1
2.7
View
Tool for cleaning up and changing format of Robot Framework
test data files.