cannot get form element using selenium

Question

<h6>
    <a href="blah">top</a>
    <form method="post" name="prod" action="blah.jsp>
      <input type="hidden" name="a" value="asdfsd">Jump to product: 
      <input type="text" name="p" size="25"> 
      <a href="#" onclick="document.forms['prod'].submit()">GO</a>
    </form>

    <form method="get" name="catgy" action="cato.jsp">
      <input type="hidden" name="a" value="asdfs3">Jump to category: 
      <input type="text" name="c" size="25"> 
      <a href="#" onclick="document.forms['category'].submit()">GO</a>
    </form>
</h6>

Neither this returns element

WebElement form = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//body/h6/form[2]"));

nor

WebElement form = driver.findElement(By.name("catgy"));

Can you please help get the form element?

JeffC · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-29 00:54:57Z

1

Try this

driver.findElement(By.cssSelector("form[name='catgy']"));

answered Aug 29, 2015 at 0:54

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RajKon Over a year ago

that should have worked but it did not. Not sure what is wrong. Is the html itself constructed incorrect in anyway that is preventing from getting the form element?

RajKon Over a year ago

actually it worked. Thanks. Not sure why other methods did not work.

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