'Cannot invoke "org.openqa.selenium.SearchContext.findElement(org.openqa.selenium.By)" because "this.searchContext" is null

The below code is failing in homeSignInLink.click(); and giving error

"NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "org.openqa.selenium.SearchContext.findElement(org.openqa.selenium.By)" because "this.searchContext" is null

Code

public class LoginTest extends TestBase
{
    WebDriver driver;
    HomePage objHomePage = new HomePage(driver);
     
    @Test
    public void login_check()
    {
        objHomePage.clickHomeSignInLink();
        objHomePage.clickRecruiterSignInLink();
    }
}

public class HomePage
{
    WebDriver driver;
    
    @FindBy(xpath="//a[@class='nav-link bold' and text()='Sign in']") WebElement homeSignInLink;   
    @FindBy(xpath="//a[text()='Recruiter sign in']") WebElement recruiterSignInLink;  

    public HomePage(WebDriver driver)
    {
        this.driver = driver;
        //This initElements method will create all WebElements
        PageFactory.initElements(driver, this);
    } 
    public void clickHomeSignInLink()
    {   
        homeSignInLink.click();
    }
    public void clickRecruiterSignInLink()
    {
        recruiterSignInLink.click();
    }
}
javaseleniumpom.xmlpage-factory


Solution 1:[1]

Please use the same WebDriver instance from your TestBase class throughout all the scripts. Ex., in LoginTest class remove the WebDriver declaration and modify the line:

HomePage objHomePage = new HomePage(TestBase.driver);

Make the WebDriver instance as static in TestBase class.

Solution 2:[2]

WebDriver driver; You are freshly declaring hence its null.

public class LoginTest extends TestBase { //Comment this as you are already extending TestBase // WebDriver driver;

//Also instead of mentioning driver //= new Chromedriver(); // in before //method..write it here.

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Solution Source
Solution 1 AbiSaran
Solution 2

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