calling get_table twice on same table cell results in element undefined error

[lukeis]

Originally reported on Google Code with ID 2286

1.  Call $sel->getTable("table.0.0") on any populated table you have
2.  Call $sel->getTable("table.0.0") on the very next line

I expected to see that I could get data from the same cell twice.  Instead, I was able
to get data the first time but not the next time, I got the "element undefined" error.
 Below is sample output from my attached perl script demonstrating the problem:

ok 1 - get_table, test_table.0.0
# Error requesting http://localhost:4444/selenium-server/driver/:
# ERROR: Command execution failure. Please search the user group at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/selenium-users
for error details from the log window.  The error message is: element is undefined
not ok 2 - get_table, test_table.0.0
#   Failed test 'get_table, test_table.0.0'
#   at ./sel_test.pl line 30.

I haven't found anything in the selenium users group regarding this problem.  I've
attached the script which assumes that /tmp/index.html exists (also attached) and that
selenium standalone server 2.0 is available in the same dir from which the script is
run.

Selenium version:  Standalone server 2.0.0
OS:  Linux (Fedora Core 15)
Browser:  Firefox
Brower version:  5.0

Thanks,
Eric H.

Reported by ejhilz on 2011-08-17 17:12:16

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[lukeis]

Unfortunately we don't support the Perl bindings. Please raise the issue with Gordon
Child

Reported by david.burns@theautomatedtester.co.uk on 2011-09-02 19:43:18

• Status changed: WontFix

[lukeis]

We should really check that this same problem doesn't exist in Python, Java or C#.

Reported by simon.m.stewart on 2011-09-04 20:05:05

• Status changed: Accepted

[lukeis]

Confirmed. This issue is present in C#. Repeated call to valid cell address does result
in error "element is undefined".

Reported by mohlman01 on 2011-09-21 20:17:15

[lukeis]

Issue also present in Java

Reported by markwinspear on 2011-09-22 15:02:05

[lukeis]

Reported by barancev on 2011-09-23 22:22:52

• Status changed: Duplicate
• Merged into: Second Call to getTable() with SAME cell address will cause failure : element is undefined #2255

[lukeis]

Reported by luke.semerau on 2015-09-17 18:13:30

• Labels added: Restrict-AddIssueComment-Commit