click
Click on an element.
This issues a WebDriver click
command for the selected element , which generally scrolls to and then clicks the
selected element when no options are passed. When options object is passed it uses action class instead of webdriver click which
give added capabilities like passing button type, coordinates etc. By default, when using options a release action
command is send after performing the click action, pass option.skipRelease=true
to skip this action.
If you have fixed-position elements (such as a fixed header or footer) that cover up the selected element after it is scrolled within the viewport, the click will be issued at the given coordinates, but will be received by your fixed (overlaying) element. In these cased the following error is thrown:
Element is not clickable at point (x, x). Other element would receive the click: ..."
To work around this, try to find the overlaying element and remove it via execute
command so it doesn't interfere
the click. You also can try to scroll to the element yourself using scroll
with an offset appropriate for your
scenario.
The click command can also be used to simulate a long press on a mobile device. This is done by setting the duration
.
See the example below for more information.
Usage
$(selector).click({ button, x, y, skipRelease, duration })
Parameters
Name | Type | Details |
---|---|---|
options optional | ClickOptions | Click options (optional) |
options.button | string , number | Can be one of [0, "left", 1, "middle", 2, "right"] WEB-ONLY (Desktop/Mobile) |
options.x optional | number | Clicks X horizontal pixels away from location of the element (from center point of element) WEB and Native (Desktop/Mobile) |
options.y optional | number | Clicks Y vertical pixels away from location of the element (from center point of element) WEB and Native support (Desktop/Mobile) |
options.skipRelease optional | boolean | Boolean (optional) WEB-ONLY (Desktop/Mobile) |
options.duration optional | number | Duration of the click, aka "LongPress" MOBILE-NATIVE-APP-ONLY (Mobile) |
Examples
<button id="myButton" onclick="document.getElementById('someText').innerHTML='I was clicked'">Click me</button>
<div id="someText">I was not clicked</div>
it('should demonstrate the click command', async () => {
const myButton = await $('#myButton')
await myButton.click()
const myText = await $('#someText')
const text = await myText.getText()
assert(text === 'I was clicked') // true
})
it('should fetch menu links and visit each page', async () => {
const links = await $$('#menu a')
await links.forEach(async (link) => {
await link.click()
})
})
<button id="myButton">Click me</button>