I'd need to see the html to see why it works for one of the locator strategies, but not the other.
On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 1:21 PM, Raja gopalan <[email protected]> wrote: > Here is the code > > > > require 'watir' > class AirTelRecharge > def initialize > caps = Selenium::WebDriver::Remote::Capabilities.firefox(marionette: > false) > @b=Watir::Browser.new :firefox, desired_capabilities: caps, profile: > "default" > @b.goto "https://www.airtel.in/"; > @[email protected] > @driver.manage.timeouts.implicit_wait=10 > end > > def execute > @b.element(:text, 'Pay & Recharge').click > @driver.find_element(:link,'Recharge').click #Here is the problem this > code doesn't work for @b.element(:text,'Recharge').click > end > end > > AirTelRecharge.new.execute > > > > On Monday, March 27, 2017 at 8:48:37 AM UTC-7, Titus Fortner wrote: >> >> Those two locators should find the same element, but it appears it is not >> if one says the element exists but is not visible and the other says it is >> visible. To figure out why it is finding a different element, I'd need to >> see the underlying html. >> >> >> On Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 11:38:52 PM UTC-5, Raja gopalan wrote: >>> >>> Link is clearly visible to click >>> >>> If I write >>> >>> @b.link(:text,'Recharge').click >>> >>> WATIR converts this code into >>> >>> @driver.find_element(:xpath,"//a[normalize-space()='Recharge']").click >>> >>> but this selenium code says that element is not visible, So it's not >>> working. >>> >>> If I write the following selenium code >>> >>> @driver.find_element(:link,'Recharge').click >>> >>> It works properly. >>> >>> Do you understand me now? >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 3:05:51 PM UTC-7, Titus Fortner wrote: >>>> >>>> Is Watir finding a different link? Or is Selenium just allowing the >>>> user to click a link that is not displayed? >>>> >>>> There are definitely ways that Watir can optimize its locator >>>> strategies, but that part of the code is not trivial to dig into. As >>>> always, pull requests are welcome. >>>> >>>> On Sun, Mar 26, 2017 at 12:18 PM, Raja gopalan <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I have written the following selenium code to click this link >>>>> >>>>> @driver.find_element(:link,'Recharge').click >>>>> >>>>> It successfully clicks the line >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I have written the same code in WATIR as shown below >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> @b.link(:text,'Recharge').click >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> but it throws element not present error >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I checked out how this above code works, this above code forms this xpath >>>>> at the end >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> "//a[normalize-space()='Recharge']" >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> So I suspected that this xpath might be the reason, So I have written >>>>> the below selenium code using this xpath, As I expected the same error was >>>>> >>>>> thrown by selenium as well(element is not visible) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> @driver.find_element(:xpath,"//a[normalize-space()='Recharge']").click >>>>> >>>>> So what I think is, WATIR should refrain forming the xpath when b.link is >>>>> called, they can directly convert this code to >>>>> @driver.find_element(:link,'Recharge') but they >>>>> >>>>> can form the xpath when b.element(:text,'Recharge') is called >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> any suggestion? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> -- >>>>> Before posting, please read http://watir.com/support. In short: >>>>> search before you ask, be nice. >>>>> >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> --- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "Watir General" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- > -- > Before posting, please read http://watir.com/support. In short: search > before you ask, be nice. > > [email protected] > http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general > [email protected] > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Watir General" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- Before posting, please read http://watir.com/support. In short: search before you ask, be nice. [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Watir General" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
