It turns out a better work-around, since I only want to reference the first
table, is to use
('table.GNItemTable',0 ).$('thead tr th')
which is a better fit for my needs, as I want to reference only the first
table.
Still, any reason why the chaining form table.$('thead tr th') doesn't work?
On Monday, August 7, 2017 at 11:25:43 PM UTC-4, Mark wrote:
>
> This code is a pared-down version of some web scraping to isolate errors
> I'm experiencing in a minimal implementation. I've narrowed it down to the
> difference between doing Navigator.$(selector) and $(full selector).
>
> import geb.Browser
> System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver",
> 'c:\\webdrivers\\chromedriver.exe')
> Browser.drive {
> go "https://www.uline.com/Product/GuidedNav?t=184360&dup=over"; // direct to
> Shipping Boxes
> assert title == 'ULINE - Shipping Boxes'
> while (true) {
> def table = $('table.GNItemTable')
> assert table!=null && table.size()>0
> // def theader = table.$('thead tr th') // usually fails after one page
> def theader = $('table.GNItemTable thead tr th') // never fails
> def next = $('a.EnabledLink', text: 'Next>')
> if (next == null || next.size() == 0) break;
> next[0].click()
> }
> }
>
> When I use method chaining; table.$('thead tr th') the code will fail with an
> ElementReferenceException usually on loading 2nd page. When I use the full
> selector $('table.GNItemTable thead tr th') it runs consistently flawless.
>
>
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