Proper xpath for identifying the checkbox

Question

I am trying to write an selenium script using xpath to click on the checkbox but am unable to perform the operation rather i am getting an error

Element is not clickable at point (210.5, 616). Other element would receive the click: Command duration or timeout: 75 milliseconds

html:

<div style="float:left;">
<label class="enhanced-checkbox" for="lender_user_privacy">
<i class="icon"/>
</label>
<input id="lender_user_privacy" class="ui-helper-hidden-accessible" type="checkbox" value="1" required="required" name="lender_user[privacy]"/>
</div>

xpath:

driver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@id = 'lender_user_privacy']")).click();

Note: Could you suggest me the right xpath for clicking on the checkbox as i am getting the above error when i write the above xpath

have you tried waiting for some time and then performing the click? is the element hidden? — mkaran, Aug 17 '16 at 08:02
no its a checkbox...i did try using wait but the input id is for the text next to the checkbox ,as when i identify the checkbox using firepath ,this line of html is highlighted().Is there anyway wherein i navigate back to the parent which is the checkbox ? — Vdev, Aug 17 '16 at 08:11
The problem is not on the xpath. You have a problem with another component overlaping your checkbox. Check this for possible reasons http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11908249/debugging-element-is-not-clickable-at-point-error — Ricardo Vila, Aug 17 '16 at 08:18

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 17 '16 at 08:32

Considering the comment, to navigate back to the parent you can use xpath's parent expression /... If .//input[@id='lender_user_privacy'] is identifying you the label, that' a child of the checkbox, then you can access the checkbox using

.//input[@id='lender_user_privacy']/..

as your xpath. However, the wait is most likely necessary considering the error that you're getting.

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Aug 17 '16 at 09:33

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xpath seems to be correct. Use explicit wait. Following code is in c#:

try { 
    WebDriverWait wt;
    wt = new WebDriverWait(driver, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5));
    wt.Until(ExpectedConditions.ElementToBeClickable(driver.FindElement(By.xpath("//input[@id='lender_user_privacy']")))).Click();
} catch(WebDriverException) {
    // do some actions on exception if you want
}

edited Aug 17 '16 at 09:33

Paras

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answered Aug 17 '16 at 08:04

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i did try using wait but the input id is for the text next to the checkbox ,as when i identify the checkbox using firepath ,this line of html is highlighted().Is there anyway wherein i navigate back to the parent which is the checkbox ?i did try using wait but it is with the same error... – Vdev Aug 17 '16 at 08:17

Proper xpath for identifying the checkbox

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