No element found using locator: by.model() error

Question

I'm writing an end to end test using protractor for my application. I'm seeing errors of the form:

No element found using locator: By.model("address.fullName") error.

The corresponding protractor code which is throwing this error is:

var angularElement = element(By.model("address.fullName"));
angularElement.sendKeys("test");

However I'm able to fetch this element using:

var angularElement = element(By.xpath('//input[@ng-model="address.fullName"]'));

HTML snippet:

input ng-model="address.fullName" type="text" class="control-input ng-pristine ng-invalid ng-invalid-required" size="40" name="fullName" ng-class="{ 'required-field': isInformationSubmitted }" required=""

I'm not sure why this is happening. Any ideas?

Can you put a snippet of the view? How does the HTML looks like? — Andres D
– Andres D, Commented Apr 9, 2014 at 17:33
Internally, I think the By.model locator relies on the element having the ng-binding class applied to it. This class is supposed to be applied automatically by angular, but I've seen instances where it didn't happen (example). Check if the element you're trying to locate has the ng-binding class or not. If not... I would not recommend putting it in yourself, but rather simply switching to a different locator (xpath or css) until the underlying issue in angular is fixed. — Lukas S.
– Lukas S., Commented Apr 13, 2014 at 4:27

Avishay · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-12 13:39:22Z

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I've had some close errors, my error occurred cause the item was not shown on the page or protractor did not finish updating its model so before using the variable i:
-maximized the page: If the element was unseen browser.manage().window().maximize();
-opened the list the item was in:
-waiting for protractor to finish updating it's model:

var ptor = protractor.getInstance();
ptor.waitForAngular();

answered Jun 12, 2014 at 13:39

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Jade Hamel Over a year ago

Since 1.5.0 it would be browser.waitForAngular - angular.github.io/protractor/#/…

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