NullPointerException when stale element reference

[cjayswal]

QAF Version:2.x

Expected behavior

When StaleElementReferenceException thrown framework should internally handle and should not break the execution if element present with new id or throw exception for element not present .

Actual behavior

if element exist in case of stale reference, it throws NullPointerException where command returns value for example getText

Works fine in case of commands that doesn't return value for example: Click, Clear, Sendkeys

Is the issue reproducible on runner?

Issue reproducible with code:

QAFExtendedWebElement ele  = new QAFExtendedWebElement("locator");
ele.getText(); //should work
ele.setId("b421c72a-39b0-44d1-8d57-71b081e2eeee"); //mimic stale
ele.getText(); //java.lang.NullPointerException