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How to resolve exception Element Not Interactable Exception in Selenium?
We can resolve the exception – ElementNotInteractableException with Selenium webdriver. This exception is thrown if a webelement exists in DOM but cannot be accessed. The below image shows an example of such an exception.
If a specific webelement is overspread by another webelement we normally get this exception. To fix this, we can either apply explicit wait so that the webdriver waits for the expected condition - invisibilityOfElementLocated of the overlaying webelement.
Or, we can apply the expected condition - elementToBeClickable on the webelement that we want to interact with. To resolve a permanent overlay, we have to use the JavaScript Executor to perform the click action. Selenium utilizes the executeScript method to run JavaScript commands.
Syntax
WebDriverWait wait= (new WebDriverWait(driver, 5));
wait.until(ExpectedConditions . elementToBeClickable (By.id("element id")));
//alternate solution
wait.until(ExpectedConditions. invisibilityOfElementLocated(By.id("overlay element id")));
//fix with JavaScript executor
WebElement m = driver.findElement(By.id("element id"));
JavascriptExecutor jse = (JavascriptExecutor) driver;
jse.executeScript("arguments[0].click();", m);Example
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.JavascriptExecutor;
public class InteractableExceptResolve{
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver", "C:\Users\ghs6kor\Desktop\Java\chromedriver.exe");
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
//launch URL
driver.get("https://login.yahoo.com/");
//identify element
WebElement m = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@id='persistent']"));
//JavascriptExecutor to click element
JavascriptExecutor jse = (JavascriptExecutor) driver;
jse.executeScript("arguments[0].click();", m);
boolean b = m.isSelected();
if (b) {
System.out.println("Checkbox is not checked");
}else {
System.out.println("Checkbox is checked");
}
driver.close();
}
}Output
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