Validate Inner Text Issues (after Update)

[Lyuba Boerma]

HI)
i have an old test with validation step for inner text, which was always running without issues. After i updated to 9.2.0 i have issues with inner text validation in several places.
Via Ranorex Spy i see correct text.
Also during Maintenance mode , on a debug popUp if i click open in a Spy - i also see correct inner Text.
but Ranorex always fail this step. He validate empty value to my text value.
i added A Snapshot of of example element. But also a screenshot for make it more visual.
Don't be confused with "Unspecified" , this is correct string value

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I hope you could help me to salve this issue

[Lyuba Boerma]

during running in Maintenance mode

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[odklizec]

Hi,

Are you using Validate action in recording table or custom code? Could you please show us the problematic recording or code module?

[Lyuba Boerma]

i am using a Recording module
I attached it (hoop you can open)

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[odklizec]

Hi,

Please post also entire xpath for CurrentLocation element. My guess is, that the xpath returns more than just one unique element?

PS: I just again examined the snapshot you posted, and it's exactly what I thought. There are two elements with the same ID, where one of them is invisible and has empty InnerText.

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To fix the problem, you must add [@visible='True'] at the end of 'CurrentLocation' xpath in repository.

[Lyuba Boerma]

Hmmm interesting)
Thanks your solution helps.
Just wonder why i never faced it before. ))

[odklizec]

Most probably a pure luck you did not experience this problem before? Either this, or the invisible element has been added recently?

Anyway, in case of xpath returning multiple elements, Ranorex always picks the first one found. And I’m afraid, the order of returned elements could be completely random. So you should always evaluate each recorded xpath and assure it returns just one unique element.