Issue with clicking a button in Selenium using JavaScript for automation

I'm encountering an issue where Selenium is detecting an element as disabled, despite it being enabled. To work around this, I am attempting to click on the element using JavaScript with the following code snippet:


IWebElement button = driver.FindElement(By.XPath(ButtonXpath));
((IJavaScriptExecutor)driver).ExecuteScript("arguments[0].click()", button);

However, when running this code, nothing happens. The script proceeds without clicking the button (or anchor in this case), and since the anchor does not have an ID, I am unable to use that as a selector.

What can be done to ensure the click event gets triggered properly?

Appreciate any insights or suggestions.

Thank you, Rahul

javascriptselenium-webdriver

Answer №1

The issue is likely due to an incorrect selector or a problem with loading the element. It is important to verify that the element was located properly before running the script. Double-check the selector and consider using an explicit wait if necessary.

//This test can be run with or without an explicit wait
[Test]
public void ExecutorTest()
{
    _webDriver = new ChromeDriver();
    _webDriver.Navigate().GoToUrl("https://github.com/");
    _webDriver.Manage().Window.Maximize();

    By xpathBy = By.XPath("//a[@href='/join']");
    IWebElement element =
        new WebDriverWait(_webDriver, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10))
        .Until(ExpectedConditions.ElementExists(xpathBy));

    ((IJavaScriptExecutor)_webDriver).ExecuteScript("arguments[0].click();", element);

    _webDriver.Quit();

}

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