epam/JDI

getFromList method isn't working for hidden webelements

lyubenkov opened this issue · 3 comments

lyubenkov commented

JDI getFromList(List els, String name) method in class BaseSelector.java isn't working for hidden webelements, due to the Selenium design choice: "getText returns empty string for invisible elements. It is a desing choise. Full stop." (source SeleniumHQ/selenium-google-code-issue-archive#6415).
So when elements are hidden, JDI falls with error:
throw exception("Can't find option '%s'. Please fix allLabelsLocator", name);

I think the textContent attribute is a better option.

RomanIovlev commented

Fixed in 1.1.14

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lyubenkov commented

The fix doesn't work, you're catching Exception, but exception() is a JDI method, it throws AssertionError at the end.

lyubenkov commented

1.1.15 fixed the problem