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Gunacelan
Contributor
4 years ago

FindChildByXpath throws error in testcomplete

  Sys.Browser("chrome").Page("*").FindChildByXPath("//button[normalize-space(text())= 'Advanced']");   throws me unidentified javascript runtime error at FindChildByXPath     Note:Use Xpath and...
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AlexKaras
Champion Level 3

Hi,

 

> Use Xpath and Css selectors checkbox is also selected

If you are talking about 'Use XPath and CSS selectors for web objects' project properties option, then .FindElement() method must be used instead of .FindChildByXPath().

 

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Gunacelan
Contributor
4 years ago

And what if I uncheck the 'Use Xpath and css selectors' property , will FindChildByXpath work?

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    AlexKaras
    Champion Level 3
    4 years ago

    Hi,

     

    > FindElement also doesn't work. Not sure what is the reason

    Can you post a screenshot of the code and log?

     

    > if I uncheck the 'Use Xpath and css selectors' property , will FindChildByXpath work?

    Yes, it should, but this will disable cross-platform mode and switch back to default local one. (So you will not be able to execute your tests in CrossBrowserTesting and other cloud environments.)

     

    > Sys.Browser("chrome").Page(...).FindChildByXPath(...);

    Another possible reason is that page was not navigated to.

     

    • Gunacelan's avatar
      Gunacelan
      Contributor
      4 years ago
      1) I tried this without the checkbox "Use Xpath and css selectors" checked
      Sys.Browser("chrome").Page(*).FindChildByXPath("//button[normalize-space(text())= 'Advanced']");
       or
       
      Sys.Browser("chrome").Page("*").findchildbyxpath(%22//button[normalize-space(text())='*').FindChildByXPath(%22//button[normalize-space(text())=" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">).FindChildByXPath("//button[normalize-space(text())= 'Advanced']");
       

       

      2) I tried FindElement selecting the checkbox and Using the below code
      Sys.Browser("chrome").Page("*").findchildbyxpath(%22//button[normalize-space(text())=" href=""*").FindChildByXPath(%22//button[normalize-space(text())=" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">*").FindChildByXPath("//button[normalize-space(text())= 'Advanced']").FindElement("//button");
      or
      Sys.Browser("chrome").Page("*").FindElement("//button");
       

       

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        Gunacelan
        Contributor
        4 years ago

        I believe I understood the issue here,

        the same methods FindElement and FindChildByXPath works for other web pages in the same URL.

         

        I doesn't work only in the initial page I think which might be due to security issue.

         

        Can someone help me with this?