Unable to find element with xpath due to different division

Question

Could you help to fix this error. Received error as:

Unable to find element with xpath

Below the tags for the element which is a Text area

<td nowrap="">
<script> 
function clipBrdAction(evt, fieldName) { 
    evt = evt||window.event;     
    if(evt.ctrlKey && evt.keyCode==67) {      
        document.execCommand('copy');      
        //var temp = $(fieldName).value;      
        //clipboardData.setData('Text', temp);      
        //$(fieldName).value = clipboardData.getData('Text');     
    }     
    else if(evt.ctrlKey && evt.keyCode==86) {
        document.execCommand('paste');      
        //$(fieldName).value = clipboardData.getData('Text');     
    }     
    else if(evt.ctrlKey && evt.keyCode==88) {      
        document.execCommand('cut');      
        //var temp = $(fieldName).value;      
        //clipboardData.setData('Text', temp);      
        //$(fieldName).value = '';     
    } else if(evt.keyCode==46) {      
        document.execCommand('delete');      
        //var selStart = $(fieldName).selectionStart;      
        //var selEnd = $(fieldName).selectionEnd;      
        //var fieldLen = $(fieldName).value.length;      
        //if (selEnd == fieldLen)         
        // temp = $(fieldName).value.substr(0,selStart);      
    //else if (selEnd > selStart)      
        // temp = $(fieldName).value.substr(0,selStart)+ $(fieldName).value.substr(selEnd, fieldLen);     
    //else      
        // temp = $(fieldName).value.substr(0,selStart)+ $(fieldName).value.substr((+selEnd + +1), fieldLen);      

    //clipboardData.setData('Text', temp);      
    //$(fieldName).value = clipboardData.getData('Text');     
} 
</script>

<textarea id="nrpsFilter" rows="3" onkeypress="return checkIt(event,'');" cols="30" title="" onblur="this.value=trim(this.value);" onkeyup="" onkeydown="return clipBrdAction(event, 'nrpsFilter');" name="nrpsFilter"/>
</td>

And my code is:

driver.findElement(By.xpath("//*[@id='nrpsFilter']")).sendKeys("*1??0*");

In Firepath, the element is identifiable, after when i search for another element that is under same division (div tag) but not identifiable after searching for an element from different division. Does that mean I should Switch to the division in my code? Both the divisions are under same Frame.

Please post the code you are using and any relevant info that is missing from the question. Mentioning info in the comments is fine but you need to put that info in the question itself so others can more easily find it. — JeffC, Jun 30 '16 at 23:33

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 17 '16 at 10:24

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Ok then just before using Sendkeys please switch to the iframe first after that your code will work without any problem.

driver.switchTo().frame("frame name");
// perform your action 
// after you have performed all your action inside the iframe 
// plz switch back to the default content 

driver.switchTo().defaultContent(); 
// now perform your user action outside that iframe

Hope this helps you

answered Jun 17 '16 at 10:24

Rajnish Kumar

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also plz have a look at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9942928/how-to-handle-iframe-in-webdriver – Rajnish Kumar Jun 17 '16 at 10:30
Thanks Raj. I added the switchTo() function and now the code looks like this: – Madhav Jun 17 '16 at 11:49
'driver.switchTo().frame("bodyframe"); driver.findElement(By.xpath("//*[@id='first']//span")).click(); //(1. Click Dropdown') driver.findElement(By.xpath("//*[@id='ui-id-33']/span")).click(); //(2. Click SubDropDown ) driver.findElement(By.xpath("//a[contains(text(),'Quick Search')][@id='referential_quicksearch']")).click(); //(3.Click the link) driver.switchTo().defaultContent(); //driver.switchTo().frame("bodyframe"); driver.findElement(By.xpath("//*[@id='nrpsFilter']")).sendKeys("1?0*");//(Enter in textArea)' – Madhav Jun 17 '16 at 11:59
did it worked ? Also why are you switching to same frame two times ? Switching just before sendkeys will also work – Rajnish Kumar Jun 17 '16 at 12:10
No Raj it didnt work. Yes, i need to change from BANNER to the frame(bodyframe), so need to switch initially(Doesn't work without this statement). Could you advise if Im missing something? – Madhav Jun 20 '16 at 10:48

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 30 '16 at 23:39

Try this and see if it works. I took it from your comment but rearranged a couple statements. I think you want the final sendkeys() to be in the IFRAME also, right? We really need more complete HTML to help any further.

driver.findElement(By.xpath("//*[@id='first']//span")).click(); // (1. Click Dropdown)
driver.findElement(By.xpath("//*[@id='ui-id-33']/span")).click(); // (2. Click SubDropDown )
driver.findElement(By.xpath("//a[contains(text(),'Quick Search')][@id='referential_quicksearch']")).click(); // (3.Click the link)
driver.findElement(By.xpath("//*[@id='nrpsFilter']")).sendKeys("1?0*");// (Enter in textArea)
driver.switchTo().defaultContent();

Unable to find element with xpath due to different division

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