NoSuchElementError when finding an element that does not yet exist.

[jeffbcross]

The findElement call within this example gives a NoSuchElementError, presumably because the element does exist until the beginning of the test is completed.

ptor.get('http://angularjs.org/');
var el = ptor.findElement(protractor.By.input('todoText'));
el.click()
el.sendKeys('Write tests!');

var btn = queryDoc('[ng-submit="addTodo()"] .btn-primary');
btn.click();

expect(tractor.findElement(ptor.By.css('[ng-repeat="todo in todos"]:nth-child(3) span'))).toEqual('Write tests!');

[juliemr]

This is working as intended - webdriver throws an error if it can't find an element. Any problem with just switching up the order of the statements?

[jeffbcross]

To clarify, it's the below bit of code that wasn't working.

expect(ptor.findElement(protractor.By.css('[ng-repeat="todo in todos"]:nth-child(3) span'))).toEqual('Write tests!');

I assumed there was a change with how protractor manages control flow that had caused this test to stop working in the latest protractor, but after getting the debugger to work, it looks like the problem is that the btn.click() isn't actually registering/creating the element for some reason. I'm working on finding out why.

Closing this issue.