Unable to locate element in Internet Explorer when using frame switching within Selenium

I am currently working on a project in Selenium that is specifically designed to run in Internet Explorer, but I am encountering issues locating the xpath element.

Despite this setback, I managed to make progress in the test by using the switch frame function.

The error arises when attempting to switch to the "frame1" frame or identify the element with the ID txtChassi:

Exception in thread "main" org.openqa.selenium.NoSuchFrameException: No frame element found by name or id frame1

Exception in thread "main" org. openqa.selenium.NoSuchElementException: Unable to find element with css selector == #txtChassi

Attempt One:

driver0.switchTo().frame("frame1");

WebElement IptBoxChassi = driver0.findElement(By.id("txtChassi"));
IptBoxChassi.sendKeys(rs.getString(cChassi));

Attempt Two:

WebDriverWait waitIptBoxChassi = new WebDriverWait(driver0, 10);

waitIptBoxChassi.until(ExpectedConditions.visibilityOfElementLocated(By.id("txtChassi")));

 WebElement IptBoxChassi = driver0.findElement(By.id("txtChassi"));
    IptBoxChassi.sendKeys(rs.getString(cChassi));

Additional Error and WebPage Data:

<FRAME noResize marginHeight=0 src="tela_topo.asp" frameBorder=no name=top marginWidth=0 scrolling=no target="contents">

... (more HTML code snippets and descriptive texts)

The WebDriver fails to locate the element within the frame, resulting in this error.

 ... (more HTML code snippets and descriptive texts)
javascriptselenium-webdriver

Answer №1

ISSUE 1:

  1. Ensure that your element is located within an iFrame before switching to the required iframe and performing actions on the element.

  2. If you have already switched to an iFrame earlier, remember to switch back to the main webpage after completing your tasks in that iFrame.

For example:

  • Switch using frame WebElement

    WebElement frame = driver.FindElement(By.locator);
driver.switchTo().frame(frame);

  • Switch using index

    driver.switchTo().frame(0); // frame index 0, 1 and so on

  • Switch using ExplicitWait (waits for the specified frame to be available before switching)

    new WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(ExpectedConditions.frameToBeAvailableAndSwitchToIt(By.locator));

....

//perform action on webelement inside iframe

....

driver.switchTo().defaultContent();  // switchback from frame

/* If there is another iframe where you need to work, switch into that iframe as shown above */

ISSUE 2:

  1. If your element is not within an iframe (and shows NoSuchElementException when trying to locate it), use Implicit or Explicit waits until the element is available to perform actions on it.

Side Note: The error message mentions "Unable to find element with css selector == #txtChassi" but you are using By.id.

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