How to resolve InvalidSelectorException in Selenium

Selenium allows users to extract a particular element from within the webpage using selectors. The InvalidSelectorException or the org.openqa.selenium.InvalidSelectorException: invalid selector error occurs when the XPATH added is not valid.

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Solution

  • Recheck the punctuations such as @, ', and [].
  • Ensure that there is only one field name with that path; else, use the contains() method.
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