I m Getting error as soon as I Initialize driver new ChromeDriver

Question

below is my code.

package com.salesforce.pageobject;

import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;

import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;

import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;

public class BaseClass {

// public String url =

// public String username =

// public String password =

public static WebDriver driver;

@BeforeClass

public void setup()

{

System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver",System.getProperty("user.dir")+"//Drivers//chromedriver.exe");

    driver = new ChromeDriver();

}

I'm getting error at very first line (package com.salesforce.pageobject;) and driver = new ChromeDriver();

when I initiaize WebDriver means when I write driver = new ChromeDriver();

Error that I get at package com.salesforce.pageobject; is below

(The type org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver cannot be resolved. It is indirectly referenced from required .class files)

for driver = new ChromeDriver(); it's Type mismatch: cannot convert from ChromeDriver to WebDriver

Answer 1

Hi Prajwal, this type of error occurs when you have added the external jars in the ModulePath. To resolve this issue, you can remove the external jars from the node "Modulepath". Select the node "Classpath" then add the external jars. Review that all the jars are under the node "Classpath"

Hope this helps!

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Comments

Thank you. It was such a simple fix

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Thankyou. It was a great fix!!

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Thankyou, it worked out.

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what if the classpath is not shown?

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Hey, could you please post the error that you are getting in that case?

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Thank you!
This was basic fix that I didn't find elsewhere.

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Thanks a lot couldn't find this fix anywhere else!

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Thank you so much.

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thanks for your answer

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Thanks for your contribution! Do upvote the answer in case you found it helpful.

Cheers!

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hii...can anyone explain step by step to fix this issue...i am not able to fix from the answer..not able to get the classpath and all mentioned...please help me asap...please

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Hey @Avishek, In eclipse IDE, right click on your project, select  configure build path. Now select classpath and add the external dependency files. This should do!

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yes i have tried that...but not able to see any classpath or modulepath anywhere in my project...why is that so..how to fix now

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check this out https://www.edureka.co/community/4028/how-to-import-a-jar-file-in-eclipse

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ok...but which jar files i need to add to fix this issue...i have already added JRE...is there  any external jars need to download and add to overcome this issue...issue is "The type org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver cannot be resolved. It is indirectly referenced from required .class files" and "Type mismatch: cannot convert from ChromeDriver to WebDriver"....please let me know...need help as i have a project to submit

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This means 'RemoteWebDriver' dependency is not added to your project. You need to add a maven dependency of 'RemoteWebDriver' to fix this issue.

Add below dependency in your pom.xml and refresh the project.

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.seleniumhq.selenium</groupId>
    <artifactId>selenium-remote-driver</artifactId>
    <version>3.6.0</version>
</dependency>

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I have added the dependency also...still not resolved...dont know why its happening

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Have you tried changing the compiler level in eclipse as suggested by another answer?

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yes...i tried that too

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Above error shows up when you do not have JRE or JDK not added to your build path. This is the well-known bug with Eclipse.

The possible solution is

1. Close the project and reopen it.
2. Clean the project (It will rebuild the build path hence reconfiguring with the JDK libraries  OR
3. Delete and Re-import the project and if necessary do the above steps again

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Thanks a lot Abha....its working :)

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I Searched all over the internet for this issue and finally It got resolved when I removed it from module path and added under class path..Thanks a ton

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Thank you so much, I have been searching all places like hell and finally I solved it thanks to your answer!

Didn't expected that "classpath" was the solution ^^ now i understand it was there for something

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Thanks it worked for me.

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Hi @KK, thank you for your contribution to the Edureka Community.

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Thank u for the quick fix idea...it was really help full.

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Great Help this worked for me

I have

Eclipse Version: 2020-09 (4.17.0)

java version "15.0.1" 2020-10-20

Selenium WebDriver: v3.141.59

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excellent for me .... fixed the issue

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You save my day. error resloved

Answer 2

If still getting the error "WebDriver cannot be resolved", after adding jar files to class path, go to Project -> Properties -> Java Compiler -> Change compiler level to 1.7 or so in Eclipse. This will resolve the errors.

Comments

Thanks heaps...It worked..hurray....was scratching my head off since last night...Thanks once again :)

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Hi @Nishi, thank you for your contribution to the Edureka Community.

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Hi, This worked for me, thank you so much

But didnt understand the new package restriction issue?

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Hey @Sowmya Anakamahadeva, there might be some dependency/compatibility issues with the old package. Hence upgrading it to new package would help.

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Great Help this worked for me

I have

Eclipse Version: 2020-09 (4.17.0)

java version "15.0.1" 2020-10-20

Selenium WebDriver: v3.141.59

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Thanks..It also resolve my problem.It was same of compiler level