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findElementsByAndroidUIAutomator can only get the first element ,not all elements if uiAutomator expression with childSelector or fromParent ?

See original GitHub issue
java-client : 2.1.0
appium server : 1.3.4

uiautomatorviewer : 12345

i want to get all the android.widget.RelativeLayout elements which is child of the ListView.

java code:

AndroidDriver appDriver;
List<WebElement> list = appDriver.findElementsByAndroidUIAutomator("new UiSelector().className(\"android.widget.ListView\").childSelector(new UiSelector().className(\"android.widget.RelativeLayout\"))");
System.out.print(list.size());
for(int i = 0; i <= list.size() - 1; i++){
     System.out.println("i==" + i + " " + list.get(i).getLocation().getX());
     System.out.println("i==" + i + " " + list.get(i).getLocation().getY());
}

it only find the first android.widget.RelativeLayout which is child of android.widget.ListView.

appium.log:

 > info: --> POST /wd/hub/session/5bd47fe5-edc4-461c-a40a-47eda889cd16/elements {"using":"-android uiautomator","value":"new UiSelector().className(\"android.widget.ListView\").childSelector(new UiSelector().className(\"android.widget.RelativeLayout\"))"}
> info: [debug] Waiting up to 1000ms for condition
> info: [debug] Pushing command to appium work queue: ["find",{"strategy":"-android uiautomator","selector":"new UiSelector().className(\"android.widget.ListView\").childSelector(new UiSelector().className(\"android.widget.RelativeLayout\"))","context":"","multiple":true}]
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Got data from client: {"cmd":"action","action":"find","params":{"strategy":"-android uiautomator","selector":"new UiSelector().className(\"android.widget.ListView\").childSelector(new UiSelector().className(\"android.widget.RelativeLayout\"))","context":"","multiple":true}}
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Got command of type ACTION
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Got command action: find
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Finding new UiSelector().className("android.widget.ListView").childSelector(new UiSelector().className("android.widget.RelativeLayout")) using ANDROID_UIAUTOMATOR with the contextId:  multiple: true
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Parsing selector: new UiSelector().className("android.widget.ListView").childSelector(new UiSelector().className("android.widget.RelativeLayout"))
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] UiSelector coerce type: java.lang.Class<T> arg: "android.widget.ListView"
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] UiSelector coerce type: class java.lang.String arg: "android.widget.ListView"
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] UiSelector coerce type: class com.android.uiautomator.core.UiSelector arg: new UiSelector().className("android.widget.RelativeLayout")
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] UiSelector coerce type: java.lang.Class<T> arg: "android.widget.RelativeLayout"
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] UiSelector coerce type: class java.lang.String arg: "android.widget.RelativeLayout"
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Using: UiSelector[CLASS=android.widget.ListView, CHILD=UiSelector[CLASS=android.widget.RelativeLayout]]
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] getElements selector:UiSelector[CLASS=android.widget.ListView, CHILD=UiSelector[CLASS=android.widget.RelativeLayout]]
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Element[] is null: (0)
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] getElements tmp selector:UiSelector[CLASS=android.widget.ListView, INSTANCE=0, CHILD=UiSelector[CLASS=android.widget.RelativeLayout]]
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Element[] is null: (1)
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] getElements tmp selector:UiSelector[CLASS=android.widget.ListView, INSTANCE=1, CHILD=UiSelector[CLASS=android.widget.RelativeLayout]]
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Updating class "class com.android.uiautomator.core.UiDevice" to enable field "mUiAutomationBridge"
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Updating class "class com.android.uiautomator.core.UiAutomatorBridge" to enable field "mInteractionController"
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Finding methods on class: class com.android.uiautomator.core.UiObject
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Returning result: {"value":[{"ELEMENT":"22"}],"status":0}
> info: [debug] Responding to client with success: {"status":0,"value":[{"ELEMENT":"22"}],"sessionId":"5bd47fe5-edc4-461c-a40a-47eda889cd16"}
> info: <-- POST /wd/hub/session/5bd47fe5-edc4-461c-a40a-47eda889cd16/elements 200 111.159 ms - 90 {"status":0,"value":[{"ELEMENT":"22"}],"sessionId":"5bd47fe5-edc4-461c-a40a-47eda889cd16"}
> info: --> GET /wd/hub/session/5bd47fe5-edc4-461c-a40a-47eda889cd16/element/22/location {}
> warn: location will be removed in a future version of Appium, please use location_in_view
> info: [debug] Pushing command to appium work queue: ["element:getLocation",{"elementId":"22"}]
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Got data from client: {"cmd":"action","action":"element:getLocation","params":{"elementId":"22"}}
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Got command of type ACTION
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Got command action: getLocation
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Returning result: {"value":{"y":272,"x":0},"status":0}
> info: [debug] Responding to client with success: {"status":0,"value":{"y":272,"x":0},"sessionId":"5bd47fe5-edc4-461c-a40a-47eda889cd16"}
> info: <-- GET /wd/hub/session/5bd47fe5-edc4-461c-a40a-47eda889cd16/element/22/location 200 41.363 ms - 87 {"status":0,"value":{"y":272,"x":0},"sessionId":"5bd47fe5-edc4-461c-a40a-47eda889cd16"}
> info: --> GET /wd/hub/session/5bd47fe5-edc4-461c-a40a-47eda889cd16/element/22/location {}
> info: [debug] Pushing command to appium work queue: ["element:getLocation",{"elementId":"22"}]
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Got data from client: {"cmd":"action","action":"element:getLocation","params":{"elementId":"22"}}
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Got command of type ACTION
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Got command action: getLocation
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Returning result: {"value":{"y":272,"x":0},"status":0}
> info: [debug] Responding to client with success: {"status":0,"value":{"y":272,"x":0},"sessionId":"5bd47fe5-edc4-461c-a40a-47eda889cd16"}
> info: <-- GET /wd/hub/session/5bd47fe5-edc4-461c-a40a-47eda889cd16/element/22/location 200 25.430 ms - 87 {"status":0,"value":{"y":272,"x":0},"sessionId":"5bd47fe5-edc4-461c-a40a-47eda889cd16"}
> info: --> DELETE /wd/hub/session/5bd47fe5-edc4-461c-a40a-47eda889cd16 {}

and use fromParent can only get the first element: code:

 List<WebElement> list2 = appDriver.findElementsByAndroidUIAutomator("new UiSelector().className(\"android.widget.ListView\").childSelector(new UiSelector().className(\"android.widget.RelativeLayout\")).fromParent(new UiSelector().className(\"android.widget.RelativeLayout\"))");
        System.out.print(list2.size());
        for(int i = 0; i <= list2.size() - 1; i++){
            System.out.println("i==" + i + " " + apm.getCenterY(appDriver,list2.get(i)));
            System.out.println("i==" + i + " " + list2.get(i).getLocation().getY());
        }

appium.log

> info: --> POST /wd/hub/session/d8f97ee6-8efc-41b8-86ac-73b0159ace07/elements {"using":"-android uiautomator","value":"new UiSelector().className(\"android.widget.ListView\").childSelector(new UiSelector().className(\"android.widget.RelativeLayout\")).fromParent(new UiSelector().className(\"android.widget.RelativeLayout\"))"}
> info: [debug] Waiting up to 1000ms for condition
> info: [debug] Pushing command to appium work queue: ["find",{"strategy":"-android uiautomator","selector":"new UiSelector().className(\"android.widget.ListView\").childSelector(new UiSelector().className(\"android.widget.RelativeLayout\")).fromParent(new UiSelector().className(\"android.widget.RelativeLayout\"))","context":"","multiple":true}]
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Got data from client: {"cmd":"action","action":"find","params":{"strategy":"-android uiautomator","selector":"new UiSelector().className(\"android.widget.ListView\").childSelector(new UiSelector().className(\"android.widget.RelativeLayout\")).fromParent(new UiSelector().className(\"android.widget.RelativeLayout\"))","context":"","multiple":true}}
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Got command of type ACTION
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Got command action: find
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Finding new UiSelector().className("android.widget.ListView").childSelector(new UiSelector().className("android.widget.RelativeLayout")).fromParent(new UiSelector().className("android.widget.RelativeLayout")) using ANDROID_UIAUTOMATOR with the contextId:  multiple: true
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Parsing selector: new UiSelector().className("android.widget.ListView").childSelector(new UiSelector().className("android.widget.RelativeLayout")).fromParent(new UiSelector().className("android.widget.RelativeLayout"))
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] UiSelector coerce type: java.lang.Class<T> arg: "android.widget.ListView"
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] UiSelector coerce type: class java.lang.String arg: "android.widget.ListView"
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] UiSelector coerce type: class com.android.uiautomator.core.UiSelector arg: new UiSelector().className("android.widget.RelativeLayout")
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] UiSelector coerce type: java.lang.Class<T> arg: "android.widget.RelativeLayout"
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] UiSelector coerce type: class java.lang.String arg: "android.widget.RelativeLayout"
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] UiSelector coerce type: class com.android.uiautomator.core.UiSelector arg: new UiSelector().className("android.widget.RelativeLayout")
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] UiSelector coerce type: java.lang.Class<T> arg: "android.widget.RelativeLayout"
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] UiSelector coerce type: class java.lang.String arg: "android.widget.RelativeLayout"
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Using: UiSelector[CLASS=android.widget.ListView, CHILD=UiSelector[CLASS=android.widget.RelativeLayout, PARENT=UiSelector[CLASS=android.widget.RelativeLayout]]]
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] getElements selector:UiSelector[CLASS=android.widget.ListView, CHILD=UiSelector[CLASS=android.widget.RelativeLayout, PARENT=UiSelector[CLASS=android.widget.RelativeLayout]]]
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Element[] is null: (0)
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] getElements tmp selector:UiSelector[CLASS=android.widget.ListView, INSTANCE=0, CHILD=UiSelector[CLASS=android.widget.RelativeLayout, PARENT=UiSelector[CLASS=android.widget.RelativeLayout]]]
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Element[] is null: (1)
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] getElements tmp selector:UiSelector[CLASS=android.widget.ListView, INSTANCE=1, CHILD=UiSelector[CLASS=android.widget.RelativeLayout, PARENT=UiSelector[CLASS=android.widget.RelativeLayout]]]
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Updating class "class com.android.uiautomator.core.UiDevice" to enable field "mUiAutomationBridge"
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Updating class "class com.android.uiautomator.core.UiAutomatorBridge" to enable field "mInteractionController"
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Finding methods on class: class com.android.uiautomator.core.UiObject
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Returning result: {"value":[{"ELEMENT":"22"}],"status":0}
> info: [debug] Responding to client with success: {"status":0,"value":[{"ELEMENT":"22"}],"sessionId":"d8f97ee6-8efc-41b8-86ac-73b0159ace07"}
> info: <-- POST /wd/hub/session/d8f97ee6-8efc-41b8-86ac-73b0159ace07/elements 200 242.106 ms - 90 {"status":0,"value":[{"ELEMENT":"22"}],"sessionId":"d8f97ee6-8efc-41b8-86ac-73b0159ace07"}
> info: --> GET /wd/hub/session/d8f97ee6-8efc-41b8-86ac-73b0159ace07/element/22/displayed {}
> info: [debug] Pushing command to appium work queue: ["element:getAttribute",{"elementId":"22","attribute":"displayed"}]
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Got data from client: {"cmd":"action","action":"element:getAttribute","params":{"elementId":"22","attribute":"displayed"}}
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Got command of type ACTION
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Got command action: getAttribute
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Returning result: {"value":"true","status":0}
> info: [debug] Responding to client with success: {"status":0,"value":true,"sessionId":"d8f97ee6-8efc-41b8-86ac-73b0159ace07"}
> info: <-- GET /wd/hub/session/d8f97ee6-8efc-41b8-86ac-73b0159ace07/element/22/displayed 200 53.573 ms - 76 {"status":0,"value":true,"sessionId":"d8f97ee6-8efc-41b8-86ac-73b0159ace07"}
> info: --> GET /wd/hub/session/d8f97ee6-8efc-41b8-86ac-73b0159ace07/element/22/location {}
> warn: location will be removed in a future version of Appium, please use location_in_view
> info: [debug] Pushing command to appium work queue: ["element:getLocation",{"elementId":"22"}]
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Got data from client: {"cmd":"action","action":"element:getLocation","params":{"elementId":"22"}}
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Got command of type ACTION
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Got command action: getLocation
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Returning result: {"value":{"y":272,"x":0},"status":0}
> info: [debug] Responding to client with success: {"status":0,"value":{"y":272,"x":0},"sessionId":"d8f97ee6-8efc-41b8-86ac-73b0159ace07"}
> info: <-- GET /wd/hub/session/d8f97ee6-8efc-41b8-86ac-73b0159ace07/element/22/location 200 26.538 ms - 87 {"status":0,"value":{"y":272,"x":0},"sessionId":"d8f97ee6-8efc-41b8-86ac-73b0159ace07"}
> info: --> GET /wd/hub/session/d8f97ee6-8efc-41b8-86ac-73b0159ace07/element/22/size {}
> info: [debug] Pushing command to appium work queue: ["element:getSize",{"elementId":"22"}]
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Got data from client: {"cmd":"action","action":"element:getSize","params":{"elementId":"22"}}
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Got command of type ACTION
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Got command action: getSize
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Returning result: {"value":{"height":276,"width":1440},"status":0}
> info: [debug] Responding to client with success: {"status":0,"value":{"height":276,"width":1440},"sessionId":"d8f97ee6-8efc-41b8-86ac-73b0159ace07"}
> info: <-- GET /wd/hub/session/d8f97ee6-8efc-41b8-86ac-73b0159ace07/element/22/size 200 25.118 ms - 99 {"status":0,"value":{"height":276,"width":1440},"sessionId":"d8f97ee6-8efc-41b8-86ac-73b0159ace07"}
> info: --> GET /wd/hub/session/d8f97ee6-8efc-41b8-86ac-73b0159ace07/element/22/location {}
> info: [debug] Pushing command to appium work queue: ["element:getLocation",{"elementId":"22"}]
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Got data from client: {"cmd":"action","action":"element:getLocation","params":{"elementId":"22"}}
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Got command of type ACTION
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Got command action: getLocation
> info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Returning result: {"value":{"y":272,"x":0},"status":0}
> info: [debug] Responding to client with success: {"status":0,"value":{"y":272,"x":0},"sessionId":"d8f97ee6-8efc-41b8-86ac-73b0159ace07"}
> info: <-- GET /wd/hub/session/d8f97ee6-8efc-41b8-86ac-73b0159ace07/element/22/location 200 23.356 ms - 87 {"status":0,"value":{"y":272,"x":0},"sessionId":"d8f97ee6-8efc-41b8-86ac-73b0159ace07"}

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  • State:closed
  • Created 9 years ago
  • Comments:21 (6 by maintainers)

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jcyrsscommented, Jun 5, 2017

closed ,why? I met the same issue with python client . And I really doubt it is a bug of appium server.

with the following , I get only one element returned. But actually we have 4 elements matched.

code = 'new UiSelector().resourceId("io.manong.developerdaily:id/tab_bar").childSelector(new UiSelector().className("android.widget.TextView"))'
eles = driver.find_elements_by_android_uiautomator(code)

but only append a ‘instance(3)’ at the end of java code statment, I get another element matched.

code = 'new UiSelector().resourceId("io.manong.developerdaily:id/tab_bar").childSelector(new UiSelector().className("android.widget.TextView").instance(3))'
eles = driver.find_elements_by_android_uiautomator(code)

It seems obviously the issue of appium server.

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Jonahsscommented, Mar 1, 2019

Oh yeah. It’s definitely not an issue with the client. All the clients just send this as text to be interpreted by Appium.

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