getting InvalidSelectorException while locating for an element using the using same xpath that works fine in firepath with 1 matching node

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org.openqa.selenium.InvalidSelectorException: invalid selector: Unable to locate an element with the xpath expression //a[Contains(Text(),'Forgot Password?')] because of the following error: 
SyntaxError: Failed to execute 'evaluate' on 'Document': The string '//a[Contains(Text(),'Forgot Password?')]' is not a valid XPath expression.

HTML is case-insensitive, but XPath is not, so while `//A[contains(text(),'Forgot Password?')]` can select anchor, `//a[Contains(Text(),'Forgot Password?')]` canNOT — Andersson, Jan 16 '19 at 08:28

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 16 '19 at 07:13

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you have messed up with the syntax or expression you have entered

//a[Contains(Text(),'Forgot Password?')]

this has to be like

//a[contains(text(),'Forgot Password?')]

answered Jan 16 '19 at 07:13

akshay patil

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Sanjay Bhimani · Accepted Answer · 2019-01-16T07:12:29.827

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Error says it all, your xPath expression is not valid. You cannot change pre-defined keyword, like text() to Text(). Try //a[contains(text(),'Forgot Password')] or //a[contains(.,'Forgot Password')]

For more about InvalidSelectorException please refer this.

edited Jan 16 '19 at 07:12

answered Jan 16 '19 at 06:50

Sanjay Bhimani

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thanks , i wasn't aware about the case sensitiveness of xpath – KULDEEP SINGH Jan 16 '19 at 09:48
@KULDEEPSINGH Glad to Help! – Sanjay Bhimani Jan 16 '19 at 14:33

getting InvalidSelectorException while locating for an element using the using same xpath that works fine in firepath with 1 matching node

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