WebDriver Click doesn't work when onclick has javascript and jquery. Options

[lukeis]

Originally reported on Google Code with ID 2556

Below is the html tag, WebDriver click doesn't work. 
This website is not a public url so I am putting the html tag for your 
reference. 
<INPUT id=ADMServerPanel1_ctl02_ctl05_ctl06_btnSearch 
class=DataEntryPanelButton onclick="$(this).siblings('img[id 
$=imgSearchProgress]').replaceWith('<img src=&quot;/Branding_LPL/ 
Images/ProgressWheel.gif&quot;/>');WebForm_DoPostBackWithOptions(new 
WebForm_PostBackOptions(&quot;ADMServerPanel1$ctl02$ctl05$ctl06$btnSearch&q uot;, 
&quot;&quot;, true, &quot;&quot;, &quot;&quot;, false, false))" 
name=ADMServerPanel1$ctl02$ctl05$ctl06$btnSearch value="Search 
Products" type=submit> 
Can someone please shed some light on it? Or should I just log it as 
defect for the dev team to take a look at it? 
Using : Webdriver 2.6 IE 9 and IE 8 Win 7 and Win XP


Used the latest version. 2.7 . I am getting the exception below. But the 
element is clearly visible in the WebPage .
Not Visible Exception:Cannot click on element (WARNING: The server did 
not provide any stacktrace information); duration or timeout: 55.11 
seconds 
Build info: version: '2.7.0', revision: '13926', time: '2011-09-23 
13:25:56' 
System info: os.name: 'Windows 7', os.arch: 'amd64', os.version: 
'6.1', java.version: '1.6.0_26' 
Driver info: driver.version: RemoteWebDriver 
Not Visible Exception:Cannot click on element (WARNING: The server did 
not provide any stacktrace information); duration or timeout: 841 
milliseconds 
Build info: version: '2.7.0', revision: '13926', time: '2011-09-23 
13:25:56' 
System info: os.name: 'Windows 7', os.arch: 'amd64', os.version: 
'6.1', java.version: '1.6.0_26' 
Driver info: driver.version: RemoteWebDriver 

Reported by jraghavan on 2011-09-28 20:03:16

[lukeis]

Try to use Advanced User Interation API:

WebElement input = driver.findElement(By.id("ADMServerPanel1_ctl02_ctl05_ctl06_btnSearch"));
new Actions(driver).moveToElement(input).click().perform();

Reported by barancev on 2011-09-28 20:56:41

[lukeis]

You are getting an expected exception:
Not Visible Exception:Cannot click on element

You have a few options, one is to restyle the element to be "visible" or to use javascript
to perform your click action. Most likely there is another element on the page that
you should be clicking.

Reported by luke.semerau on 2011-09-28 21:07:10

• Status changed: WorkingAsIntended

[lukeis]

This element is clearly visible in Webpage. I don't need to manipulated to make it visible.
Please take a second look at this problem one more time. Element = ADMServerPanel1_ctl02_ctl05_ctl06_btnSearch

Reported by jraghavan on 2011-09-28 23:13:53

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[lukeis]

You use JQuery, so the button may have some effects. Yes, it may be visible, but that
does not mean you can click it. Sometimes a button becomes clickable only when you
put the mouse over it. Or you may "see" it, but when you put the mouse over it, another
element replaces the button. Have you tried Advanced User Interation API? Does it work?

Reported by barancev on 2011-09-29 05:03:03

[lukeis]

I did try "new Actions(driver).moveToElement(input).click().perform();" to for this
button to click. It still didn't work.  

Reported by jraghavan on 2011-09-29 05:13:38

[lukeis]

Please Reopen this defect. Attaching the full html files for this defect. Try clicking
on ADMServerPanel1_ctl02_ctl05_ctl06_btnSearch. It will not work.

Reported by jraghavan on 2011-09-29 23:53:59

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[lukeis]

Can this be due to an browser update? My tests were running well some time ago before
applying IE updates.

Reported by dadelcas on 2012-01-23 11:39:45

[lukeis]

this is still an issue. i cannot click a <a href="javascript:...."> link in IExplore
using element.click(), what works is element.sendKeys(Keys.Enter)
This is NOT workasintended.

Reported by asbytes on 2012-02-01 18:20:46