Include a loop in a loop in Robot Framework

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I've got a problem with using a loop in another existing loop in RF That is just an example of what I need: I have a list of people (@{people}) and each of the people has a list of items.

I do the following:

:FOR | ${person} | IN @{people} 
\ | @{items}= | Create List | xpath=//div[@class='item'] 
\ | :FOR ${item} | IN @{items} 
\ | \ | ...

The problem is on the second :FOR I got an error 'keyword :FOR is not found'. Do I do something wrong? Or is there any other way to include a loop in another loop?

Possible duplicate of Nested loop in RobotFramework

Brandon Olson
– Brandon Olson

2017-10-05 15:16:38 +00:00
Commented Oct 5, 2017 at 15:16 — Brandon Olson
– Brandon Olson, Commented Oct 5, 2017 at 15:16

Laurent Bristiel · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-25 08:28:15Z

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According to User Guide, having nested for loops is not supported directly, but it is possible to use a user keyword inside a for loop and have another for loop there

*** Keywords ***
Loop over people
    :FOR  ${person}  IN  @{people} 
    \  @{items}=  Create List  xpath=//div[@class='item'] 
    \  Loop over items  @{items}

Loop over items    
    [Arguments]  @{items}
    :FOR  ${item}  IN  @{items} 
    \  ...

answered Jan 25, 2016 at 8:28

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Mayur Agarwal · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-05 10:49:54Z

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This question is also same as yours Nested loop in RobotFramework

sharing the same answer here as well.

Nested for loops

Having nested for loops is not supported directly, but it is possible to use a user keyword inside a for loop and have another for loop there.

*** Keywords ***
Handle Table
    [Arguments]    @{table}
    :FOR    ${row}    IN    @{table}
    \    Handle Row    @{row}

Handle Row
    [Arguments]    @{row}
    :FOR    ${cell}    IN    @{row}
    \    Handle Cell    ${cell}

Referenced from : http://robotframework.org/robotframework/latest/RobotFrameworkUserGuide.html#nested-for-loops

answered Oct 5, 2017 at 10:49

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Brandon Olson · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-05 15:14:22Z

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It's possible with a custom keyword like this: How can I implement Robot Framework-style variables in this nestable For Loop?.

Please note that this does not support While loops, For loops that are not "IN RANGE", or Robot Framework-style variable construction (hence the question), but I use it all the time for my tests to avoid having a second keyword for the inner for loop. It's a lot cleaner.

answered Oct 5, 2017 at 15:14

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