Error "Element_id length is invalid" when trying to SetText with Chrome

stevie_seigneur · January 14, 2021, 4:15pm

Hi Katalon Team
I have problems running a test case on Chrome

The test starts well, setting text correctly into an input field, then validate ok
Then, when trying to set a text into another input field on the next page, Katalon throws exception :

Caused by: org.openqa.selenium.NoSuchElementException: no such element: Element_id length is invalid
At object: 'Object Repository/WEB/inputTest'

Here’s my code, quite simple :

WebUI.openBrowser('xxx')
WebUI.setText(findTestObject('WEB/inputFirst'),  'ok') //works fine
WebUI.click(findTestObject('WEB/buttonNext'))
WebUI.setText(findTestObject('WEB/inputTest'), 'ko') //doesn't work

I have the same problem with Edge, but it’s ok with Firefox

Here is complete error log :

2021-01-14 18:01:22.869 DEBUG testcase.test                  - 7: setText(findTestObject("WEB/inputTest"), "Hello")
2021-01-14 18:01:23.966 ERROR c.k.k.core.keyword.internal.KeywordMain  - ❌ Unable to set text 'Hello' of object 'Object Repository/WEB/inputTest' (Root cause: com.kms.katalon.core.exception.StepFailedException: Unable to set text 'Hello' of object 'Object Repository/WEB/inputTest'
	at com.kms.katalon.core.webui.keyword.internal.WebUIKeywordMain.stepFailed(WebUIKeywordMain.groovy:64)
	at com.kms.katalon.core.webui.keyword.internal.WebUIKeywordMain.runKeyword(WebUIKeywordMain.groovy:26)
	at com.kms.katalon.core.webui.keyword.builtin.SetTextKeyword.setText(SetTextKeyword.groovy:66)
	at com.kms.katalon.core.webui.keyword.builtin.SetTextKeyword.execute(SetTextKeyword.groovy:37)
	at com.kms.katalon.core.keyword.internal.KeywordExecutor.executeKeywordForPlatform(KeywordExecutor.groovy:73)
	at com.kms.katalon.core.webui.keyword.WebUiBuiltInKeywords.setText(WebUiBuiltInKeywords.groovy:977)
	at com.kms.katalon.core.webui.keyword.WebUiBuiltInKeywords$setText$0.call(Unknown Source)
	at test.run(test:47)
	at com.kms.katalon.core.main.ScriptEngine.run(ScriptEngine.java:194)
	at com.kms.katalon.core.main.ScriptEngine.runScriptAsRawText(ScriptEngine.java:119)
	at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseExecutor.runScript(TestCaseExecutor.java:394)
	at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseExecutor.doExecute(TestCaseExecutor.java:385)
	at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseExecutor.processExecutionPhase(TestCaseExecutor.java:364)
	at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseExecutor.accessMainPhase(TestCaseExecutor.java:356)
	at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseExecutor.execute(TestCaseExecutor.java:251)
	at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseMain.runTestCase(TestCaseMain.java:114)
	at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseMain.runTestCase(TestCaseMain.java:105)
	at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseMain$runTestCase$0.call(Unknown Source)
	at TempTestCase1610643663403.run(TempTestCase1610643663403.groovy:25)
Caused by: org.openqa.selenium.NoSuchElementException: no such element: Element_id length is invalid

My parameters :

Katalon version 7.8.2
Chrome version 87.0.4280.141
Windows 10

Thanks for your help !

Stevie

grylion54 · January 14, 2021, 4:35pm

Perhaps use:

WebUI.clearText(findTestObject(‘WEB/inputTest’))

before setting your second text. This would standardize what text that is actually in the textbox.

kazurayam · January 15, 2021, 2:26am

Perhaps you should wait for the element in the next page to be loaded before trying to manipulate it.

stevie_seigneur · January 15, 2021, 9:11am

Remember that it’s working perfectly fine with Firefox, all of my test cases are running without any issues using Firefox

I only face these problems with Chrome and Edge.
Could it be a problem of drivers versions, or something like that ?

FYI I performed an update of webdrivers using Tools > Update webdrivers

stevie_seigneur · January 15, 2021, 9:11am

Hi grylion54, Hi kazurayam,
thanks a lot for your replies

I tried both of your proposals, and it still not working
The verifyElementPresent is ok :

01-15-2021 11:18:06 AM verifyElementPresent(findTestObject("WEB/inputTest"), 10)
Elapsed time: 0,479s
Object 'Object Repository/WEB/inputTest' is present

but then I face the same mistake than before when trying to clearText (by the way, there’s no text in that input) :

=============== ROOT CAUSE =====================
Caused by: org.openqa.selenium.NoSuchElementException: no such element: Element_id length is invalid
At object: 'Object Repository/WEB/inputTest'
...
01-15-2021 11:18:06 AM clearText(findTestObject("WEB/inputTest"))
Elapsed time: 1,126s
Unable to clear text of object 'Object Repository/WEB/inputTest' (Root cause: com.kms.katalon.core.exception.StepFailedException: Unable to clear text of object 'Object Repository/WEB/inputTest'

I tried to setText without using clearText, and after the verifyElementPresent : still not working

Thank you for your help !

Russ_Thomas · January 15, 2021, 1:39pm

I’m with @kazurayam

If this really stupid test works, you have a timing problem:

WebUI.click(findTestObject('WEB/buttonNext'))
WebUI.verifyElementPresent(findTestObject('WEB/inputTest'), 10) 

/* ******************************* */
           WebUI.delay(10)
/* ******************************* */

WebUI.setText(findTestObject('WEB/inputTest), 'ko')

In addition, I would use waitForElementVisible instead of verifyElementPresent.

(This is not a bug report - moved to Web Testing)

stevie_seigneur · January 15, 2021, 2:19pm

Hi @Russ_Thomas,
thank you for your reply
Unfortunately, it’s still not working with your proposals, i’m facing the same issues

Have you noticed that the error thrown is “Element_id length is invalid” ? I haven’t found much information with this kind of error. It’s not just a simple “Element not found” exception or something like this, that’s why I’m a bit lost…

Russ_Thomas · January 15, 2021, 2:24pm

Yes, I noticed. I did a web search for it and found nothing useful.

For this to proceed and make progress, I would suggest you give me a screenshot that shows the HTML you’re trying to setText on. Make sure you include enough of the HTML so I can see the element’s hierarchy. With that, I can hopefully write a few lines of JavaScript that can make this work.

stevie_seigneur · January 15, 2021, 3:06pm

Here is the source code, the input I’m trying to set text in is highlighted

Russ_Thomas · January 15, 2021, 3:22pm

I think I might know what’s wrong. There are numerous input elements with the same name. If your TestObjects are using those as part of their identity, I suspect that’s why you’re seeing weird issues.

Also, they’re in a form element. When that form is submitted, I have no clue how the server is supposed to make sense of that. But maybe I just don’t know what happens “next” before submit.

Anyway, here’s your JavaScript…

Be sure to continue waiting until the element is visible, then…

String js = 'document.querySelector("#exploi").value = "stevie";'
WebUI.executeJavaScript(js, null)

If for any reason that doesn’t work, let me know what this snippet does. In the browser console, type this:

document.querySelector("#exploi").style.backgroundColor = "pink"

kazurayam · January 16, 2021, 1:09am

Thank you for sharing the HTML source.

The error message says:
no such element: Element_id length is invalid

On the other hand, in the HTML source I found a line


<input type="button" tabindex="-" class="btn" value="..." style="..."
    onclick="javascript:fensPopup[fensPopup.length]=openPopup('-----something mysterious hidden----', 440, 600, 'forms[0].xthmexpltc[0]', 'divlexploi');">

I do not see what this javascript does. But I guess, ‘length’ in the javascript may have something to do with the error message “Element_id length is invalid”.

kazurayam · January 16, 2021, 1:12am

In the HTML source, I found a line:


<script src="chrome-extension://obmgakbogfnpcddcgicnheonogjmbbof/content/wait.js"></script>

I do not see what this extension is. But I guess, this would do something special only on Chrome. So it might have something to do with your issue.

3 Years ago, I encountered an incident where I opened Chrome browser using WebUI.openBrowser() then Katalon Studio opened a bare plain Chrome WITHOUT any custom chrome-extensions installed.

You can make a search this forum with keyword “chrome extension”, then you will find many topics where people had hard time. I do not know any quick answer to this issue.

In your case, your HTML has a line <script src="chrome-extension://obmgakbogf.... but this chrome extension may not available. I am not sure, only you can check it.

kazurayam · January 16, 2021, 1:19am

I can not see which HTML element is selected by these TestObjects ‘WEB/inputFirst’, ‘WEB/buttonNext’, ‘WEB/inputTest’. I need to see the locators (xpath or css selector).

Could you share the screenshot of the definition panel of these TestObjects ?

stevie_seigneur · January 21, 2021, 1:47pm

Hi everybody
sorry for the delay, I was away for a few days
Thanks a lot for all your replies, I will analyse all of these and will get back at you to tell if something solves my problem

Thanks !

johnphughesspam · January 21, 2021, 8:38pm

Do you have any iframes involved? I faced a similar issue after clicking on a button that triggered a popup, and after closing the popup, I could no longer interact with form fields. I fought this for days until I tried using WebUI.switchToDefaultContent() which solved all my issues. Maybe it can help you to.

stevie_seigneur · April 8, 2021, 3:07pm

Hi Kazurayam,
I looked at this extension, and it seems to be something from Katalon, an extension only visible while running tests
Here is what I can see in chrome://extensions on the chrome window controled by Katalon :

And when I enter the full url of the extension :

So I don’t think this has something to do with my issue
I tried to delete the extension and then run the script again on the same chrome session, and problem was still there

stevie_seigneur · April 8, 2021, 3:11pm

Hi Russ_Thomas,

There are numerous input elements with the same name. If your TestObjects are using those as part of their identity, I suspect that’s why you’re seeing weird issues

I am using the id = exploi, and it seems it’s the only object with this ID. Furthermore, I have no ID problem when using firefox

But I tried these steps and it worked !

String js = ‘document.querySelector(“#exploi”).value = “stevie”;’
WebUI.executeJavaScript(js, null)

if you have any idea…

Thanks again for helping

stevie_seigneur · April 8, 2021, 3:13pm

Hi johnphughesspam,

I indeed have some iframes involved, but I manage them fine, proof is that everything works just fine using firefox. Problems are only with Chrome, that’s what making me crazy

Russ_Thomas · April 8, 2021, 5:07pm

The wait.js extension is, I believe, the smartwait plugin provided by Katalon - safe to ignore.

Bring up the page in the browser, open devtools and put this in the console. Report back with a screenshot of what you see:

document.querySelectorAll("#exploi").length

It should say 1 - anything else is a problem.

stevie_seigneur · April 16, 2021, 2:31pm

It’s anything else (0) so it’s certainly a problem

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