Here is my code
driver.findElements(By.cssSelector(".main-menu a:contains(\"Access Menu\")")).size() is throwing exception
org.openqa.selenium.InvalidElementStateException: invalid element state: SyntaxError: DOM Exception 12 Same css value is working in jquery i.e. $(".main-menu a:contains(\"Access Menu\")").size()
Is it possible to have your html of your <a> ?
Because the DOM Exception 12 is generally a trouble with your html syntax. Maybe the jQuery don't care about but the WebDriver throws an exception.
Edit (after BoltClock intervention):
There is another solution instead of using the CssSelector, the xpath !
"//*[@class='.main-menu']/a[contains(text(),'Access Menu')]" Tell me what's up.
//*[@class='main-menu'] instead of //*[@class='.main-menu']? Also, using //*[contains(@class, 'main-menu')] would be better, as we don't have the DOM, we can't promise main-menu is the only class.
:contains()is not a CSS selector. That DOM exception is being thrown byquerySelectorAll()which I suspect is what WebDriver is using, bypassing jQuery altogether.