element.text (similar to getText() from java) is not working and continuously returning empty string as value using python & selenium

Question

Problem : element.text is not working and continuously returning empty even when I can see a real value

Solutions I have tried :

1. Tried finding element using different locator strategy: like xpath, class_name, css_selector, id & even combination of two locators adv strategy too
2. I have ensure page got loaded & ready, element is displayed, added condition with wait until element get clickable etc

Team, Let me know if you have faced and applied working solution for this issue. Thanks!

System :

• Python
• Selenium
• Edge browser & Chrome
• Target : any browser

Answer 1

Working solution:

• Element is normal text field: element.text

    element = context.driver.find_element_by_xpath('//*[@id="element-id"]')
    print("element.text >>> >>> >>> ", element.text)

• Element is input field:input_element.get_attribute("value")

    WebDriverWait(context.driver, 10).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.CSS_SELECTOR, "#element-id")))
    input_element = context.driver.find_element_by_xpath('//*[@id="element-id"]')
    getTextVal = input_element.get_attribute("value")
    print("element.text >>> >>> >>> ", getTextVal)