Having difficulty pressing a button using Selenium

I'm having difficulty clicking a button with Selenium.

Here is the DOM structure: http://example.com/dom

I have identified the button element using a valid Xpath that returns one node as shown below:

WebElement send_message_button = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//*[@class='mp-button-content'][.='Send Message']"));

I have attempted to click the button using the Xpath in different ways, but none of them seem to work for me.

Using WebDriver's click() method : send_message_button.click()

JavaScriptExecutor:

JavascriptExecutor js = (JavascriptExecutor)driver;
js.executeScript("arguments[0].click();", send_message_button);

Actions class:

Actions action = new Actions(driver);
action.moveToElement(send_message_button).click().build().perform();

I have also checked if the button is located inside a frame/iframe, but it does not appear to be the case.

javascriptjavaseleniumwebdriver

Answer №1

After updating the xpath to 

.//mp-button[@class='mp-button-primary submit_button']
, the problem was successfully resolved. However, there is a concern about the fragility of this xpath. I am open to any suggestions or recommendations on how to improve it!

Answer №2

Attempt to select the main button

xpath = "//*[@class='mp-button-content'][.='Send This Message']/.."

or its ancestor 

xpath = "//*[@class='mp-button-content'][.='Send This Message']/../.."

and implement a waiting period until the element is clickable. 

WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, 30);
WebElement elem = wait.until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(By.xpath(xpath)));
elem.click();

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