# Unable to verifyElementChecked **URL:** \ **Category:** Web Testing\ **Tags:** katalon-studio\ **Created:** [July 8, 2019, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/unable-to-verifyelementchecked/29317 "2019-07-08T13:07:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![brithwulf](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/brithwulf/32/2118_2.png) [@brithwulf](https://forum.katalon.com/u/brithwulf)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/unable-to-verifyelementchecked/29317/1 "2019-07-08T13:07:45Z")
Hello guys, For some reason WebUI.verifyElementChecked does not work. Well on same radio button, check method is working and it checks the radio button, but I can’t verify that the element was checked using WebUI.verifyElementChecked() ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/original/2X/6/64904d95799cf77a8f7d004c601cd8130005d962.png) And here is the error message: ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/original/2X/b/b359e9cbf71f5e5f64012191903817397bff0ca5.png) ---
**Author:** ![Russ\_Thomas](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/russ_thomas/32/11884_2.png) [@Russ\_Thomas](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Russ_Thomas)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/unable-to-verifyelementchecked/29317/2 "2019-07-08T13:12:41Z")
Did you verify _visually_ that `WebUI.check` is actually checking the radio? ---
**Author:** ![brithwulf](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/brithwulf/32/2118_2.png) [@brithwulf](https://forum.katalon.com/u/brithwulf)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/unable-to-verifyelementchecked/29317/3 "2019-07-08T13:14:07Z")
Yes, it does. ---
**Author:** ![Russ\_Thomas](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/russ_thomas/32/11884_2.png) [@Russ\_Thomas](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Russ_Thomas)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/unable-to-verifyelementchecked/29317/4 "2019-07-08T13:17:12Z")
What does this do? ```auto attr = WebUI.getAttribute(findTestObject('...'), 'checked') ``` You can `println` the value returned or use `if(...)` on it. ---
**Author:** ![brithwulf](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/brithwulf/32/2118_2.png) [@brithwulf](https://forum.katalon.com/u/brithwulf)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/unable-to-verifyelementchecked/29317/5 "2019-07-08T13:25:28Z")
it prints null for some reason. ``` attr = WebUI.getAttribute(findTestObject('Object Repository/LoginPage/rememberMe_LoginPage'), 'checked') ``` Result : `null` ---
**Author:** ![Russ\_Thomas](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/russ_thomas/32/11884_2.png) [@Russ\_Thomas](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Russ_Thomas)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/unable-to-verifyelementchecked/29317/6 "2019-07-08T13:37:55Z")
Is the element an HTML `input` element with `type="radio"` (or `checkbox`)? ---
**Author:** ![brithwulf](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/brithwulf/32/2118_2.png) [@brithwulf](https://forum.katalon.com/u/brithwulf)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/unable-to-verifyelementchecked/29317/7 "2019-07-08T13:43:44Z")
it is a div element ---
**Author:** ![Russ\_Thomas](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/russ_thomas/32/11884_2.png) [@Russ\_Thomas](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Russ_Thomas)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/unable-to-verifyelementchecked/29317/8 "2019-07-08T13:48:41Z")
Well that explains everything. The APIs you’re using only work on `` elements. ---
**Author:** ![brithwulf](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/brithwulf/32/2118_2.png) [@brithwulf](https://forum.katalon.com/u/brithwulf)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/unable-to-verifyelementchecked/29317/9 "2019-07-08T14:39:53Z")
So, I can not use WebUI.verifyElementPresent ? How can I verify that it was checked ? ---
**Author:** ![Russ\_Thomas](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/russ_thomas/32/11884_2.png) [@Russ\_Thomas](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Russ_Thomas)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/unable-to-verifyelementchecked/29317/10 "2019-07-08T14:44:46Z")
> [@brithwulf](#): > > So, I can not use WebUI.verifyElementPresent ? Yes, you can, but that API does not have anything to do with a `checked` property. > [@brithwulf](#): > > How can I verify that it was checked ? An HTML `div` element does not support a `checked` attribute/property so the WebUI APIs `check` and `verifyElementChecked` will not work. The HTML you are dealing with is doing something “special” to handle the notional checked state. Without knowing what it’s doing, I can’t advise. Perhaps you could post more of the HTML so I can see it. ---
**Author:** ![brithwulf](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/brithwulf/32/2118_2.png) [@brithwulf](https://forum.katalon.com/u/brithwulf)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/unable-to-verifyelementchecked/29317/11 "2019-07-08T20:06:48Z")
Thank you @Russ_Thomas, I will provide more HTML. ---
**Author:** ![brithwulf](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/brithwulf/32/2118_2.png) [@brithwulf](https://forum.katalon.com/u/brithwulf)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 8:02am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/unable-to-verifyelementchecked/29317/12 "2019-07-09T08:02:25Z")
![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/original/2X/0/04a2312031adf5e3ef3eb1290d4fc5bf1eadb23a.png) this is unchecked checkbox. And this is checked checkbox: ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/original/2X/7/724315c5c23150364980bcf107682ebc0f248088.png)