2 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/com/itmill/toolkit/ui/AbstractComponent.java b/src/com/itmill/toolkit/ui/AbstractComponent.java
index d62939add7..8750fbce8f 100644
--- a/src/com/itmill/toolkit/ui/AbstractComponent.java
+++ b/src/com/itmill/toolkit/ui/AbstractComponent.java
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractComponent implements Component, MethodEventSource
      */
     private boolean repaintRequestListenersNotified = false;
 
+    private String testingId;
+
     /* Constructor ***************************************************** */
 
     /**
@@ -130,6 +132,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractComponent implements Component, MethodEventSource
      */
     public abstract String getTag();
 
+    public void setTestingIdentifier(String id) {
+        testingId = id;
+    }
+
+    public String getTestingIdentifier() {
+        return testingId;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets style for component. Multiple styles are joined with spaces.
      * 
diff --git a/src/com/itmill/toolkit/ui/CustomComponent.java b/src/com/itmill/toolkit/ui/CustomComponent.java
index 42fadb63dd..f407d1b05a 100644
--- a/src/com/itmill/toolkit/ui/CustomComponent.java
+++ b/src/com/itmill/toolkit/ui/CustomComponent.java
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ public class CustomComponent implements Component {
      */
     private boolean repaintRequestListenersNotified = false;
 
+    private String testingId;
+
     /**
      * Constructs a new custom component.
      * 
@@ -498,4 +500,12 @@ public class CustomComponent implements Component {
 
     }
 
+    public void setTestingIdentifier(String id) {
+        testingId = id;
+    }
+
+    public String getTestingIdentifier() {
+        return testingId;
+    }
+
 }