Selenium click works in Python but not Java

Question

I believe I have the same logic in Python and Java, with the same xpath to a button (picture below).

Python code:

button = driver.find_element(By.XPATH, "//*[@id='tool_form']/div/div[1]/div/button")
button.click()

Java code:

WebElement button = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//*[@id='tool_form']/div/div[1]/div/button"));
button.click();

The button gets clicked using my Python code, but not my Java code. What could I be doing wrong?

is the page loaded in Java vs. python? What happens if you try to get the text content from the button? (does the Java version still get the content)? — Andrew Ryan, Mar 16 '23 at 20:38

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 16 '23 at 20:49

To click on the clickable element ideally you need to induce WebDriverWait for the elementToBeClickable() and you can use either of the following locator strategies:

Using Java client:

new WebDriverWait(driver, Duration.ofSeconds(10)).until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(By.xpath("//*[@id='tool_form']/div/div[1]/div/button"))).click();

Using _Python_client:

WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "//*[@id='tool_form']/div/div[1]/div/button"))).click()

Selenium click works in Python but not Java

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