I'm using Appium to write a simple automated test with WebDriverIO. I want to visit Google.com, and click on the sign in button. However, I can't seem to be able to use the $ selector. Here's my code:
const webdriverio = require('webdriverio');
const androidOptions = require('../../helpers/caps').androidWebOptions;
const assert = require('chai').assert;
describe('Create Chrome web session', function () {
let client;
before(async function () {
client = await webdriverio.remote(androidOptions);
});
after(async function () {
return await client.deleteSession();
});
it('should create and destroy Android browser session', async function () {
// Navigate to google.com
const client = await webdriverio.remote(androidOptions);
await client.url('https://www.google.com');
const title = await client.getTitle();
$('#4ca7df34-c02a-4b70-8318-8382f2318a4a').click()
assert.equal(title, 'Google');
});
});
I keep getting the error that the Dollar sign selector can't be used. I tried reffering tot he documentation here: http://appium.io/docs/en/commands/element/actions/click/
Which clearly shows that you have to use the dollar sign selector in order to click on an element via ID.
I made sure to note the ID I used was correct and changing the ID to another object on the screen yielded the same results.
I also tried this solution: ReferenceError: $ is not defined (WebdriverIO)
But that gives me an invalid selector error.
Any help would be appreciated.
