result <- z$findElement(using = 'xpath',"//*[contains(text(),'the deal” of hosting major sporting')]")
In above command the reference String have special character the deal” so ,R gave the Error as
Error: Summary: NoSuchElement
Detail: An element could not be located on the page using the given search parameters.
class: org.openqa.selenium.NoSuchElementException but the reference element found in the particular URL.
I think the issue is with your syntax of 'contains' and the use of double quotes. Check here below the correct syntax:
[text()[contains(.,'the deal of hosting major sporting')]]
also the error you are getting means that the element wasn't present at the time of checking. This can occur for a number of reasons.Two of the most common are: 1) you checked too early (i.e. a wait should be introduced instead of a delay).
wait.until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(By.id<locator>));
2) Your xpath is wrong (most likely). Noticed you are using //* which means any node so as far as we know, you could be pointing to multiple elements. If you want a more specific xpath answer please post a screenshot with the html code of element you are trying to locate. But I'll take an educated guess on the below:
(your way improved without the ")
findElement(using = 'xpath',"//*[contains(text(),'the deal of hosting major sporting')]");
and if that does not work, go for this:
findElement(using = 'xpath',"//*[text()[contains(.,'the deal of hosting major sporting')]]");
Best of luck!
