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org.openqa.selenium.StaleElementReferenceException: Element not found in the cache - perhaps the page has changed since it was looked up Command duration or timeout: 30.02 seconds For documentation on this error, please visit: http://seleniumhq.org/exceptions/stale_element_reference.html Build info: version: '2.18.0', revision: '15704', time: '2012-01-27 17:37:17' System info: os.name: 'Windows XP', os.arch: 'x86', os.version: '5.1', java.version: '1.6.0_17' Driver info: driver.version: RemoteWebDriver at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:27) at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:513) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.ErrorHandler.createThrowable(ErrorHandler.java:147) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.ErrorHandler.throwIfResponseFailed(ErrorHandler.java:113) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.execute(RemoteWebDriver.java:439) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebElement.execute(RemoteWebElement.java:231) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebElement.click(RemoteWebElement.java:72) at com.harleydavidson.modelyear.selenium2.testcase.ImageTest.checkColor(ImageTest.java:79) at com.harleydavidson.modelyear.selenium2.testcase.ImageTest.chooseModel(ImageTest.java:62) at com.harleydavidson.modelyear.selenium2.testcase.ImageTest.testImage(ImageTest.java:28) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod$1.runReflectiveCall(FrameworkMethod.java:45) at org.junit.internal.runners.model.ReflectiveCallable.run(ReflectiveCallable.java:15) at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod.invokeExplosively(FrameworkMethod.java:42) at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.InvokeMethod.evaluate(InvokeMethod.java:20) at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.RunBefores.evaluate(RunBefores.java:28) at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.RunAfters.evaluate(RunAfters.java:30) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runLeaf(ParentRunner.java:263) at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:68) at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:47) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.run(ParentRunner.java:231) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:60) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:229) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$000(ParentRunner.java:50) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:222) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:300) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit4.runner.JUnit4TestReference.run(JUnit4TestReference.java:49) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.TestExecution.run(TestExecution.java:38) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:467) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:683) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.run(RemoteTestRunner.java:390) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.main(RemoteTestRunner.java:197) Caused by: org.openqa.selenium.remote.ErrorHandler$UnknownServerException: Element not found in the cache - perhaps the page has changed since it was looked up Build info: version: '2.18.0', revision: '15704', time: '2012-01-27 17:37:17' System info: os.name: 'Windows XP', os.arch: 'x86', os.version: '5.1', java.version: '1.6.0_17' Driver info: driver.version: unknown at .(resource://fxdriver/modules/atoms.js:9557) at .(resource://fxdriver/modules/atoms.js:10153) at .(file:///C:/DOCUME~1/npolic/LOCALS~1/Temp/anonymous3371533678733192941webdriver-profile/extensions/[email protected]/components/command_processor.js:10200) at .(file:///C:/DOCUME~1/npolic/LOCALS~1/Temp/anonymous3371533678733192941webdriver-profile/extensions/[email protected]/components/command_processor.js:10219) at .(file:///C:/DOCUME~1/npolic/LOCALS~1/Temp/anonymous3371533678733192941webdriver-profile/extensions/[email protected]/components/command_processor.js:10026)

Mycode has been written like this. It is for consecutive actions. First action is working fine inside loop for first time. when second loop started, it is throwing StaleElementReferenceException . So please help me , how to perform multiple actions one by one..

List<WebElement> colorButtons = driver.findElements(By.xpath("/html/body/div[4]/div[2]/div/div[4]/div[2]/div/img")); for(WebElement colorButton : colorButtons) { colorButton.click(); }

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Basically the StaleElementReferenceException happens when the page is still loading, or changing the content - so some element was there, but something happened and that element ios no more in the DOM.

What happens on the page when you manually click the colorButton? I expect that the page starts loading, or shows something.

You should probably add some waiting, or clicking somewhere else on the page

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You can try this:

List<WebElement> elements = driver.findElements(By. xpath abc)); for(int i=0; i<elements.size(); i++){ WebElement ele = null; if(i<3){ List<WebElement> elements2 = driver.findElements(By. xpath abc); ele = elements2.get(i); }
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It'd be even better if you explained your code. Also, you don't have a closing curly bracket for the for loop.

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