Selenium 2 - Can't finds elements on IE

Question

I wrote a test program with selenium 2, which works great on firefox.

But when I try it with IE9, it doesn't find the elements.

for example:

WebElement sh = driver.findElement(By.id("sh"));
sh.click();

works O.K in Firefox, but not in IE9.

I read the next discussion, but it doesn't help me (I try all the suggestions) - It doesn't even find the elements, so I am not sure that this is the same problem.

are you only trying to locate your element by an id? Sometimes looking up by id fails, try using the other locator possibilities (css, xpath, class, etc.). That's the best I can tell you without your html — Greg, Aug 15 '12 at 21:57
The IE driver for Selenium is notoriously flaky at the best of times. Are you using the latest release? — isNaN1247, Dec 18 '12 at 08:00

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 18 '12 at 07:49

Q: My XPath finds elements in one browser, but not in others. Why is this? A: The short answer is that each supported browser handles XPath slightly differently, and you're probably running into one of these differences. The long answer is on the XpathInWebDriver page.

http://code.google.com/p/selenium/wiki/FrequentlyAskedQuestions#Q:_My_XPath_finds_elements_in_one_browser,_but_not_in_others._Wh

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '13 at 22:21

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I'm having the same problem, the test works in FF but not in IE or Chrome. The only solution I found so far is to use the JavascriptExecutor.

((JavascriptExecutor) webDriver).executeScript("arguments[0].click();", yourWebElement);

Hope you find this helpful.

edited May 23 '13 at 22:21

MPelletier

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answered May 23 '13 at 22:01

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 25 '18 at 07:39

It needs to set same Security level in all zones. To do that follow the steps below:

Open IE

Go to Tools -> Internet Options -> Security

Set all zones (Internet, Local intranet, Trusted sites, Restricted sites) to the same protected mode, enabled or disabled should not matter.

Finally, set Zoom level to 100% by right clicking on the gear located at the top right corner and enabling the status-bar. Default zoom level is now displayed at the lower right.

Selenium 2 - Can't finds elements on IE

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