grafana/k6 · error

getting text content of %q: %w

Error message

getting text content of %q: %w

What it means

Error "getting text content of %q: %w" thrown in grafana/k6.

Source

Thrown at internal/js/modules/k6/browser/common/locator.go:501

}

// Nth will return the nth child of the element matching the locator's
// selector.
func (l *Locator) Nth(nth int) *Locator {
	return NewLocator(l.ctx, nil, l.selector+" >> nth="+strconv.Itoa(nth), l.frame, l.log)
}

// TextContent returns the element's text content that matches
// the locator's selector with strict mode on. The second return
// value is true if the returned text content is not null or empty,
// and false otherwise.
func (l *Locator) TextContent(opts *FrameTextContentOptions) (string, bool, error) {
	l.log.Debugf("Locator:TextContent", "fid:%s furl:%q sel:%q opts:%+v", l.frame.ID(), l.frame.URL(), l.selector, opts)

	opts.Strict = true
	s, ok, err := l.frame.textContent(l.selector, opts)
	if err != nil {
		return "", false, fmt.Errorf("getting text content of %q: %w", l.selector, err)
	}

	return s, ok, nil
}

// InputValue returns the element's input value that matches
// the locator's selector with strict mode on.
func (l *Locator) InputValue(opts *FrameInputValueOptions) (string, error) {
	l.log.Debugf("Locator:InputValue", "fid:%s furl:%q sel:%q opts:%+v", l.frame.ID(), l.frame.URL(), l.selector, opts)

	opts.Strict = true
	v, err := l.frame.inputValue(l.selector, opts)
	if err != nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("getting input value of %q: %w", l.selector, err)
	}

	return v, nil
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at internal/js/modules/k6/browser/common/locator.go:501 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of grafana/k6@93accf6570 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/ba53fdb80e221b5c. Report an issue: GitHub.