WebDriverException: Unexpected token ':'. Expected ')' to end a argument list when using jQuery :contains with Selenium

Question

I have the following code:

String jquery = "$(h4:contains('im looking for this')).get(0)";

WebElement element = (WebElement)((JavascriptExecutor) wd).executeScript(jquery);

and I get this error:

WebDriverException: Unexpected token ':'. Expected ')' to end a argument list.

I don't know why my jQuery string is incorrect/

Answer 1

You're missing quotes around the whole selector:

String jquery = "$(\"h4:contains('im looking for this')\").get(0)";

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