Find elements inside forms and iframe using Java and Selenium WebDriver

Question

I'm trying to access elements that are present under <form> <iFrame> <form> elements </form> </iFrame> </form>.

Could you help me on accessing these 'elements', which I'm working with Selenium Webdriver and JAVA?

Issue Encountered: Able to reach the destination page (where the above elements are present), but those elements are not recognized with my code.

Overview of XML structure:

<body>
    <form action="https://abcd/efgh/" name="outerForm" method="post" target="iFrameTitle">
        <iframe width="700" height="600" src="" title="Frame for Java Test" name="iFrameTitle" scrolling="auto" frameborder="0">
            <form id="innerFormID" name="innerForm" action="/xxx/xxxx/yyyy/zzzz/" method="post" autocomplete="off">
                <fieldset id="ncDetailsInner">
                    <div id="element1">
                        <label for="label1">
                        <abbr title="Required field">*</abbr></label>
                        <input name="label2" type="text" maxlength="30" id="cardHolder" value="" >
                    </div>

                    <div id="element2">
                        <label for="label3">Label3 <abbr title="Required field">*</abbr></label>
                        <div id="element3">
                            <label for="label4">Label4<abbr title="Required field">*</abbr></label>
                            <input id="label5" name="labelname5" type="text" maxlength="19" value="">
                        </div>

                        <div id="element4">
                            <label for="label6">Label6</label>
                            <input id="label7" name="labelname7" type="text" size="2" maxlength="2" value="" class="text disabled" disabled="">
                        </div>
                    </div>
                </fieldset>
            </form> 

        </iframe>
    </form>
</body>

Code Extract:

WebDriverWait wait_iframe = new WebDriverWait(driver, 20000);

wait_iframe.until(ExpectedConditions.visibilityOfElementLocated((By.id("element2"))));

calling_function(sh1.getCell(col + 10, row).getContents(), 
                sh1.getCell(col + 11, row).getContents(),
                sh1.getCell(col + 12, row).getContents(), 
                sh1.getCell(col + 14, row).getContents());                      

public static void called_funciton(String string1, String string2,
        String string3, String string4) {
        driver.findElement(By.name("Element1 Name")).sendKeys(string1);
        driver.findElement(By.id("Element2 ID")).sendKeys(string2);
        driver.findElement(By.id("Element3 ID")).sendKeys(string3);
        driver.findElement(By.id("Element4 ID")).sendKeys(string4);
        driver.findElement(By.name("submitButton")).click();
    }

Do let me know if require any further details!

Possible duplicate of [How to switch between frames in Selenium WebDriver using Java](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10879206/how-to-switch-between-frames-in-selenium-webdriver-using-java) — kenorb, Aug 23 '17 at 16:21

score 92 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 16 '14 at 15:47

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Before you try searching for the elements within the iframe you will have to switch Selenium focus to the iframe.

Try this before searching for the elements within the iframe:

driver.switchTo().frame(driver.findElement(By.name("iFrameTitle")));

answered Jun 16 '14 at 15:47

SDET

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As suggested, added below...but I am stuck with same issue yet `public static void called_funciton(String string1, String string2, String string3, String string4) { driver.switchTo().frame(driver.findElement(By.name("iFrameTitle"))); driver.findElement(By.name("Element1 Name")).sendKeys(string1); driver.findElement(By.id("Element2 ID")).sendKeys(string2); driver.findElement(By.id("Element3 ID")).sendKeys(string3); driver.findElement(By.id("Element4 ID")).sendKeys(string4); driver.findElement(By.name("submitButton")).click(); }` – PraveenKS Jun 16 '14 at 15:56
Try putting the new switchTo line as the very first line in the code block. I.e. before `WebDriverWait wait_iframe` before you do anything else. – SDET Jun 16 '14 at 16:08
Thank you, this time I am able to move a step further, however stuck with an exception: `Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException at roll_forward_test.account_creation.thistle_home(xyz_creation.java:680) at roll_forward_test.account_creation.main(xyz_creation.java:463)` the line **(xyz_creation.java:680)** refers to `driver.findElement(By.name("Element1 Name")).sendKeys(string1);` on the called function and the line **(xyz_creation.java:463)** refers to the calling function. `calling_function(S1, S2, S3, S4);` please advice! – PraveenKS Jun 16 '14 at 16:20
If your original question about accessing elements in iframes has been answered, then please mark this answer as accepted and we can look at the subsequent issues. – SDET Jun 16 '14 at 16:26
I spent hours trying to find a solution, you put me on the right path. Thank you! – saeta Sep 19 '20 at 22:47

score 69 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 28 '15 at 10:44

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When using an iframe, you will first have to switch to the iframe, before selecting the elements of that iframe

You can do it using:

driver.switchTo().frame(driver.findElement(By.id("frameId")));
//do your stuff
driver.switchTo().defaultContent();

In case if your frameId is dynamic, and you only have one iframe, you can use something like:

driver.switchTo().frame(driver.findElement(By.tagName("iframe")));

edited Oct 28 '15 at 10:44

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answered Jun 17 '14 at 02:10

YouNIC Technolabs

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+1 for the `switchTo().defaultContent()` i'm guessing that's how you unselect the frame after your work is done. – Nicholas DiPiazza Sep 22 '17 at 05:39

score 4 · Answer 3 · edited Oct 24 '19 at 05:00

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On Selenium >= 3.41 (C#) the rigth syntax is:

webDriver = webDriver.SwitchTo().Frame(webDriver.FindElement(By.Name("icontent")));

edited Oct 24 '19 at 05:00

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answered Jan 02 '19 at 10:46

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this is a **Java** question! – Moshe Slavin Jan 02 '19 at 10:55

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 16 '20 at 21:02

By using https://github.com/nick318/FindElementInFrames You can find webElement across all frames:

SearchByFramesFactory searchFactory = new SearchByFramesFactory(driver);
SearchByFrames searchInFrame = searchFactory.search(() -> driver.findElement(By.tagName("body")));
Optional<WebElement> elem = searchInFrame.getElem();

saitamatechno · Answer 5 · 2023-01-05T19:55:03.653

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For python users:

driver.switch_to.frame(driver.find_element(By.XPATH, "/html/body/div[3]/div[2]/div/div[1]/div[6]/div[2]/div/iframe"))

And also switch back:

driver.switch_to.default_content()

edited Jan 05 '23 at 19:55

answered Jan 05 '23 at 19:50

saitamatechno

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This may work when using python, but since OP asked expressly about Java it is not really an answer to their question... – Bö macht Blau Jan 06 '23 at 18:45

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