Perform Click on an Element

Question

I am working on Selenium WebDriver. I need to point the mouse to an element and perform click on it and I want to use javascript here instead of Xpaths.

The javascript of that element is not a method so that I can just fire it directly. I am confused how to create a javascript so that the method when auto-executed should go to that object (I want to point to that object using its javascript only) and perform click.

Element's javascript:

javascript:setParam(paramOrderNbr, '4');
go('survey_editing.jsp','actMoveItemUp);

Please help!

Kumar

Answer 1

try this:

String cssSelector =.... //css selector of the element you want click on
JavascriptExecutor js = (JavascriptExecutor) driver;
        StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
        stringBuilder.append("var x = $(\'"+cssSelector+"\');");
        stringBuilder.append("x.click();");
        js.executeScript(stringBuilder.toString());

hope this works for you

Answer 2

Good job. But try to modify a lil bit your css selector. Try simply map[name="edit_1"]> area But before you try to execute anuthing verify with firebug ( i use firepath, firebug addon in ffox) to verify that your css selector is correct. Then try execute the code I mentioned above. It always works.

But also is possible to try another approach. If your selenium test is connected with pointing out web element with onmousehover action handling. Then is possible to user action builder:

WebElement mnuElement;
WebElement submnuElement;
mnEle = driver.findElement(By.Id("mnEle")).click();
sbEle = driver.findElement(By.Id("sbEle")).click();

Actions builder = new Actions(driver);
// Move cursor to the Main Menu Element
builder.moveToElement(mnEle).perform();
// Giving 5 Secs for submenu to be displayed
Thread.sleep(5000L);
// Clicking on the Hidden SubMenu
driver.findElement(By.Id("sbEle")).click();

please inform as soon as you check this one.

Answer 3

I've made a little investigation on your problem. And now I'ma a lil bit frustrated. Firebug is unable to locate anything which is contained in <script> tags. See the picture below

So if we are unable of locating element using standard tree DOM model then the last assumption is left (in my opinion). I'll share only the idea I would implement if come across with your problem. Simply try to click on fixed coordinates using js.But this is considered to be bad approach. It is explained here So returning back to the js locating coordinates to click you can use this Using described part we locate x, y coordinates of the element we need to locate. And using this you can actually perform the click. Something like that:

JavascriptExecutor js = (JavascriptExecutor) driver;
        StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
        stringBuilder.append("x.trigger("click", [x, y]);"); //where [x,y] you've already //obtained
        js.executeScript(stringBuilder.toString());

By the way, you can get to know about advanced user actions here . I find it quite helpful in some cases.

But it still seems to me that somehow it is possbile to locate your needed element in DOM. Hope my answer helps somehow)