Unable to scroll a specific DIV using Selenium WebDriver with Java

Question

WebDriver fails to find the element which is not visible in browser's visible area.In order to make the WebElement viewable by WebDriver, We need to make that element to visible in browser's view to do scroll down on particular div! I tried lot, doesn't helped me. Hence its still not working at all . Kindly advise

My Code :

((JavascriptExecutor)driver).executeScript("arguments[0].scrollIntoView();", driver.findElement(By.xpath("//*[@id='lobbyMain']/div[3]/div[2]/ul/li[1]/div[1]/h3/a"))).onclick;

@KishanPatel I can't share the website due its still on deployment , haven't go live yet. — Jayden Ng, Jun 03 '16 at 03:22
@KishanPatel i want to scroll the certain div that i selected — Jayden Ng, Jun 03 '16 at 03:33
Scroll the page? Or scroll a drop down? Can you show me a screenshot please? — Kishan Patel, Jun 03 '16 at 03:34
This answer may help you http://stackoverflow.com/questions/27189182/how-to-scroll-a-specific-div-using-selenium-webdriver-with-java/43043225#43043225 — Gaurav Lad, Mar 27 '17 at 11:20

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 03 '16 at 03:40

See the basic way to scroll is:

Webelement element = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//*[@id='lobbyMain']/div[3]/div[2]/ul/li[1]/div[1]/h3/a"))

JavascriptExecutor js = (JavascriptExecutor) element;
    int yPosition = element.getLocation().getY();

    for (int second = 0;; second++) {
        if(second >=4){
            break;
        }
        ((JavascriptExecutor) driver).executeScript("window.scrollBy(0,200)", ""); //y value '400' can be altered
        Thread.sleep(3000);

You can vary seconds as per your convenience.

Or else Just refer to below link. It will help you.

https://www.seleniumeasy.com/selenium-tutorials/scrolling-web-page-with-selenium-webdriver-using-java

If you still face problem, then do reply me. :-)

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 03 '16 at 08:57

Selenium will automatically scroll to the element for you when you perform a click on an element. You can simply do:

driver.findElement(By.xpath("//*[@id='lobbyMain']/div[3]/div[2]/ul/li[1]/div[1]/h3/a")).click()

And selenium should find it, scroll to it and click on it. If this does not work, I sometimes use this to scroll:

((JavascriptExecutor) driver).executeScript(
            "scroll(" + element.getLocation().getX() + "," + element.getLocation().getY() + ")");

Unable to scroll a specific DIV using Selenium WebDriver with Java

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