node for rootElement not found
Symptom
shirates.core.exception.TestDriverException: node for rootElement not found.(mode=ios, source=<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
Platform
iOS
Cause
Appium driver failed to capture elements and returns invalid element type XCUIElementTypeAny.
Solution
Restart iOS device or simulator.
Exception example
shirates.core.exception.TestDriverException: node for rootElement not found.(mode=ios, source=<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<AppiumAUT>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
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<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
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</XCUIElementTypeAny>
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
<XCUIElementTypeAny type="XCUIElementTypeAny" enabled="true" visible="false" x="-1" y="-1" width="0" height="0">
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
</XCUIElementTypeAny>
</AppiumAUT>)