Selenium java can't get html text

Question

I have this HTML code:

<span id="slotTotal">
    <span id="slotUsed">4</span>
          /16
</span>

I want to get text /16 but when I try:

slotTot = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//*[@id='slotTotal']")).getText();

I get this Exception: org.openqa.selenium.InvalidSelectorException: invalid selector while trying to locate an element

How can I fix that? (If I get 4/16 is good too...) thanks in advance

Does this solution help? stackoverflow.com/a/49909051/11700321 — EGC
– EGC, Commented Oct 28, 2019 at 22:39
No sorry :/ It just says it's an invalid xpath, but I get the xpath from chrome, and if it is an invalid xpath I don't know what's the valid one — Davide Melis
– Davide Melis, Commented Oct 28, 2019 at 22:43
Have you tried: slotTot = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//span[@id='slotTotal']")).getText(); ? — EGC
– EGC, Commented Oct 28, 2019 at 22:51
Have you tried String getText = ((JavascriptExecutor) driver).executeScript("return arguments[0].value;",driver.findElement(By.xpath("//span[@id='slotTotal']"))); — Chaitanya Pujari
– Chaitanya Pujari, Commented Oct 29, 2019 at 6:40

SeleniumUser · Accepted Answer · 2019-10-28 23:15:16Z

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To get text of SlotUsed

String slotUsed= driver.findElement(By.xpath("//span[@id='slotUsed']")).gettext();
System.out.println("Value of used slot"+slotUsed);

To get SubTotal (subtotal is part of first span element)

  String total=driver.findElement(By.xpath(".//span[@id='slotTotal']")).getText();
  System.out.println("Total"+total);

edited Oct 28, 2019 at 23:15

answered Oct 28, 2019 at 22:54

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SeleniumUser Over a year ago

please check upddated solution

SeleniumUser Over a year ago

is it working for you ? if yes then please accept my answer

frianH · Accepted Answer · 2019-10-29 03:52:21Z

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Use xpath utilize following-sibling:

//span[@id='slotUsed']/following-sibling::text()[1]

Like below:

String slotTot = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//span[@id='slotUsed']/following-sibling::text()[1]")).getText();

answered Oct 29, 2019 at 3:52

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frianH · Accepted Answer · 2019-11-01 12:57:32Z

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String slotTot = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//span[normalize-space(@id='slotUsed']")).gettext();

Hope this will help you.

edited Nov 1, 2019 at 12:57

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answered Oct 29, 2019 at 0:04

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