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Object browser

An object browser is a tool that allows a user to examine the components involved in a software package, such as Microsoft Word or software development packages.

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An object browser is a tool that allows a user to examine the components involved in a software package, such as Microsoft Word1 or software development packages.2

An object browser will usually display the hierarchy of components; the properties and events associated with the objects; and other pertinent information; it also provides an interface for interacting with objects.3

This hierarchy of components and its properties could be described with a path (XPath) for identifying a component within the hierarchy.4

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  1. How to Examine Components with Word’s Object Browser, retrieved April 25, 2017
  2. Object Browser, retrieved April 25, 2017
  3. Object Recognition with 1k Rules Covering 50k properties & 500 controls, retrieved April 25, 2017
  4. Ranorex Spy, retrieved April 25, 2017