Exclude text from script tag within the HTML DOM when calling element getText

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I'm using selenium on Java to test HTML page. Here's an example of HTML:

<a>
  Return to homepage
  <script>
    <form>...</form>
  </script>
</a>

I need to get text of <a> element to check that it's correct. Chrome, Firefox and IE returns me correct text (Return to homepage) when I call element.getText() for this <a> element, but Safari returns me also the text which is located inside <script> tag (which is not text, but HTML code)

Can anyone tell me how to exclude text from `<script>` tag within the HTML DOM when calling `element.getText()`?This happens only in Safari (latest browser and driver version)

May 8, 2018 in Selenium by Martin
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As you have already identified the WebElement as element next you can take help of executeScript() method to extract the text Return to homepage as follows :

String myText = ((JavascriptExecutor)driver).executeScript("return arguments[0].firstChild.textContent;", element);
answered May 8, 2018 by Samarpit
• 5,910 points

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