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I am writing automation test in selenium with javascript steps. In the test I want to check if TEXT3 equals TEXT3

HTML code of the website:

<div _ngcontent-c35="" class="content">
 <p>
 TEXT1
 <u>
 <strong>TEXT2</strong>
 </u> 
 TEXT3
 </p>
</div>

Javascript code:

this.Then(/^also "([^"]*)" as loanPurposeInfoDialogLabel03 is displayed$/, function (fieldValue, next) 
 var fieldText = this.driver.findElement(By.xpath("//div[@class='content']/p/text()[2]"));
 fieldText.getText().then(getFieldValue => 
 assert.equal(getFieldValue, fieldValue, next, 'Expected value of loanPurposeInfoDialogLabel03 (Text) to be: ' + fieldValue);
 , next);
 );

Javascript code does not work in case I use /text() in XPATH

//div[@class='content']/p/text()[2]

I get error:

InvalidSelectorError: invalid selector: The result of the xpath expression "//div[@class='content']/p/text()[2]" is: [object Text]. It should be an element.

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1

I am writing automation test in selenium with javascript steps. In the test I want to check if TEXT3 equals TEXT3

HTML code of the website:

<div _ngcontent-c35="" class="content">
 <p>
 TEXT1
 <u>
 <strong>TEXT2</strong>
 </u> 
 TEXT3
 </p>
</div>

Javascript code:

this.Then(/^also "([^"]*)" as loanPurposeInfoDialogLabel03 is displayed$/, function (fieldValue, next) 
 var fieldText = this.driver.findElement(By.xpath("//div[@class='content']/p/text()[2]"));
 fieldText.getText().then(getFieldValue => 
 assert.equal(getFieldValue, fieldValue, next, 'Expected value of loanPurposeInfoDialogLabel03 (Text) to be: ' + fieldValue);
 , next);
 );

Javascript code does not work in case I use /text() in XPATH

//div[@class='content']/p/text()[2]

I get error:

InvalidSelectorError: invalid selector: The result of the xpath expression "//div[@class='content']/p/text()[2]" is: [object Text]. It should be an element.

javascript cucumber gherkin

share|improve this question

asked Mar 28 at 9:11

Ondrej StrakaOndrej Straka

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I am writing automation test in selenium with javascript steps. In the test I want to check if TEXT3 equals TEXT3

HTML code of the website:

<div _ngcontent-c35="" class="content">
 <p>
 TEXT1
 <u>
 <strong>TEXT2</strong>
 </u> 
 TEXT3
 </p>
</div>

Javascript code:

this.Then(/^also "([^"]*)" as loanPurposeInfoDialogLabel03 is displayed$/, function (fieldValue, next) 
 var fieldText = this.driver.findElement(By.xpath("//div[@class='content']/p/text()[2]"));
 fieldText.getText().then(getFieldValue => 
 assert.equal(getFieldValue, fieldValue, next, 'Expected value of loanPurposeInfoDialogLabel03 (Text) to be: ' + fieldValue);
 , next);
 );

Javascript code does not work in case I use /text() in XPATH

//div[@class='content']/p/text()[2]

I get error:

InvalidSelectorError: invalid selector: The result of the xpath expression "//div[@class='content']/p/text()[2]" is: [object Text]. It should be an element.

javascript cucumber gherkin

share|improve this question

asked Mar 28 at 9:11

Ondrej StrakaOndrej Straka

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<div _ngcontent-c35="" class="content">
 <p>
 TEXT1
 <u>
 <strong>TEXT2</strong>
 </u> 
 TEXT3
 </p>
</div>

this.Then(/^also "([^"]*)" as loanPurposeInfoDialogLabel03 is displayed$/, function (fieldValue, next) 
 var fieldText = this.driver.findElement(By.xpath("//div[@class='content']/p/text()[2]"));
 fieldText.getText().then(getFieldValue => 
 assert.equal(getFieldValue, fieldValue, next, 'Expected value of loanPurposeInfoDialogLabel03 (Text) to be: ' + fieldValue);
 , next);
 );

//div[@class='content']/p/text()[2]

InvalidSelectorError: invalid selector: The result of the xpath expression "//div[@class='content']/p/text()[2]" is: [object Text]. It should be an element.

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Because you are giving text() function inside of xpath, please try following code :

var fieldText = this.driver.findElement(By.xpath("//div[@class='content']/p/text[2]"));

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answered Mar 28 at 15:46

Selçuk AyhanSelçuk Ayhan

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  Sorry, but it did not work. code NoSuchElementError: no such element: Unable to locate element: "method":"xpath","selector":"//div[@class='content']/p/text[1]" (Session info: chrome=72.0.3626.109) (Driver info: chromedriver=2.45.615291 (ec3682e3c9061c10f26ea9e5cdcf3c53f3f74387),platform=Windows NT 10.0.17134 x86_64) (WARNING: The server did not provide any stacktrace information) And if I type xpath above into console of google chrome it does not found text xpath whitout ()
  
  – Ondrej Straka
  Mar 28 at 17:31
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  What happens when you just use "//div[@class='content']/p" this. it can get all text inside.
  
  – Selçuk Ayhan
  Mar 29 at 6:35
  

  
  
  
  


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  If I use "//div[@class='content']/p" value is TEXT1 TEXT2 TEXT3 so it is not necesery to create step for TEXT3 Thanks :)
  
  – Ondrej Straka
  Apr 2 at 6:36
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  So that means there is no 3 elements, there is only one element with styling.
  
  – Selçuk Ayhan
  Apr 2 at 7:04
  

  
  
  
  

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If I use xpath

"//div[@class='content']/p"

value is TEXT1 TEXT2 TEXT3, so it is not necesery to create step for TEXT3

Thanks to Selçuk Ayhan :)

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answered Apr 2 at 6:46

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Because you are giving text() function inside of xpath, please try following code :

var fieldText = this.driver.findElement(By.xpath("//div[@class='content']/p/text[2]"));

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answered Mar 28 at 15:46

Selçuk AyhanSelçuk Ayhan

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Sorry, but it did not work. code NoSuchElementError: no such element: Unable to locate element: "method":"xpath","selector":"//div[@class='content']/p/text[1]" (Session info: chrome=72.0.3626.109) (Driver info: chromedriver=2.45.615291 (ec3682e3c9061c10f26ea9e5cdcf3c53f3f74387),platform=Windows NT 10.0.17134 x86_64) (WARNING: The server did not provide any stacktrace information) And if I type xpath above into console of google chrome it does not found text xpath whitout ()
  
  – Ondrej Straka
  Mar 28 at 17:31
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  What happens when you just use "//div[@class='content']/p" this. it can get all text inside.
  
  – Selçuk Ayhan
  Mar 29 at 6:35
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  If I use "//div[@class='content']/p" value is TEXT1 TEXT2 TEXT3 so it is not necesery to create step for TEXT3 Thanks :)
  
  – Ondrej Straka
  Apr 2 at 6:36
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  So that means there is no 3 elements, there is only one element with styling.
  
  – Selçuk Ayhan
  Apr 2 at 7:04
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment
 | 

0

Because you are giving text() function inside of xpath, please try following code :

var fieldText = this.driver.findElement(By.xpath("//div[@class='content']/p/text[2]"));

share|improve this answer

answered Mar 28 at 15:46

Selçuk AyhanSelçuk Ayhan

88788 silver badges1717 bronze badges

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Sorry, but it did not work. code NoSuchElementError: no such element: Unable to locate element: "method":"xpath","selector":"//div[@class='content']/p/text[1]" (Session info: chrome=72.0.3626.109) (Driver info: chromedriver=2.45.615291 (ec3682e3c9061c10f26ea9e5cdcf3c53f3f74387),platform=Windows NT 10.0.17134 x86_64) (WARNING: The server did not provide any stacktrace information) And if I type xpath above into console of google chrome it does not found text xpath whitout ()
  
  – Ondrej Straka
  Mar 28 at 17:31
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  What happens when you just use "//div[@class='content']/p" this. it can get all text inside.
  
  – Selçuk Ayhan
  Mar 29 at 6:35
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  If I use "//div[@class='content']/p" value is TEXT1 TEXT2 TEXT3 so it is not necesery to create step for TEXT3 Thanks :)
  
  – Ondrej Straka
  Apr 2 at 6:36
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  So that means there is no 3 elements, there is only one element with styling.
  
  – Selçuk Ayhan
  Apr 2 at 7:04
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment
 | 

Because you are giving text() function inside of xpath, please try following code :

var fieldText = this.driver.findElement(By.xpath("//div[@class='content']/p/text[2]"));

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answered Mar 28 at 15:46

Selçuk AyhanSelçuk Ayhan

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var fieldText = this.driver.findElement(By.xpath("//div[@class='content']/p/text[2]"));

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answered Mar 28 at 15:46

Selçuk AyhanSelçuk Ayhan

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answered Mar 28 at 15:46

Selçuk AyhanSelçuk Ayhan

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answered Mar 28 at 15:46

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If I use xpath

"//div[@class='content']/p"

value is TEXT1 TEXT2 TEXT3, so it is not necesery to create step for TEXT3

Thanks to Selçuk Ayhan :)

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 2 at 6:46

Ondrej StrakaOndrej Straka

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0

If I use xpath

"//div[@class='content']/p"

value is TEXT1 TEXT2 TEXT3, so it is not necesery to create step for TEXT3

Thanks to Selçuk Ayhan :)

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 2 at 6:46

Ondrej StrakaOndrej Straka

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add a comment
 | 

If I use xpath

"//div[@class='content']/p"

value is TEXT1 TEXT2 TEXT3, so it is not necesery to create step for TEXT3

Thanks to Selçuk Ayhan :)

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 2 at 6:46

Ondrej StrakaOndrej Straka

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"//div[@class='content']/p"

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