Espresso NoMatchingViewException when using withId matcher

Question

I\'m trying to write a simple test where I simply click on a MenuItem that is in the main activity:

public class doTest extends ActivityInstrumentationTestC         


        

Answer 1

haffax's answer is right. The menu item and the View generated for the menu have different IDs. Using withText is the best known practice in this case.

To avoid hardcoding a text like 'Add new' in your test, I would recommmand using a String reference. E.g.,