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user3633313
user3633313

Reputation: 71

cannot catch stale element reference - Coffee script

I keep receiving the stale element reference exception when using the code below so I decided to add in a try/catch block. I am still receiving this error. Is my try/catch block not written properly?

  it 'should test cells updated correctly', ->
    try 
      element(By.css('#D6'))
      console.log('try')
    catch staleElementException
      console.log('catch')


    element(By.css('#D6')).click().then ->
      expect(element(By.css('div.gc-formula-input')).getText()).toBe 'hello'

Upvotes: 1

Views: 181

Answers (1)

John O.
John O.

Reputation: 708

Put the try/catch block in a loop and wait until it stops throwing the exception. Then click on the element.

This is my first time with coffeescript and protractor, so bear with me.

it 'should test cells updated correctly', ->

    // Define a function to check if an element is stale
    elementIsStale = (elementToCheck) ->
            try
                // Silently exercise the element
                elementToCheck.getText
                false
            catch staleElementException
                true

    // Wait while the element is stale
    while elementIsStale(element(By.css('#D6')))
        // wait a moment - don't know how to do this in coffeescript

    // Now we're ready to click on the element
    element(By.css('#D6')).click().then ->
        expect(element(By.css('div.gc-formula-input')).getText()).toBe 'hello'

Upvotes: 1

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