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{{citation|url=http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-script-host-wsh/how-to-examine-components-with-word-s-object-browser.aspx |title=How to Examine Components with Word’s Object Browser | access-date= April 25, 2017}} or software development packages.{{citation|url=https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/exy1facf%28VS.80%29.aspx |title=Object Browser | access-date= April 25, 2017}}

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.{{Citation|url=http://www.automatedqa.com/products/testcomplete/object-browser/ |title=Object Recognition with 1k Rules Covering 50k properties & 500 controls |access-date= April 25, 2017}}

This hierarchy of components and its properties could be described with a path (XPath) for identifying a component within the hierarchy.{{Citation|url=http://www.ranorex.com/support/user-guide-20/lesson-9-ranorex-spy.html |title=Ranorex Spy | access-date= April 25, 2017}}