selenium click using span class or onclick

Question

I am a newbie to java and selenium webdriver. I am having an issue clicking an image. Below is the page source.

<a href="javascript:void(0);">
<span class="HomeButton" onclick="javascript:onBtnHomeClick();"/>
</a>

I tried below codes but did not work and still getting the Unable to locate element error.

driver.findElement(By.xpath("//a[@onclick='onBtnHomeClick()']")).click();

wait.until(ExpectedConditions.visibilityOfElementLocated(By.xpath(".//*[@id='js_AppContainer']/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/span"))).click();


wait.until(ExpectedConditions.visibilityOfElementLocated(By.className("HomeButton"))).click();

I have to click the homebutton. Any help would be much appreciated

Click on Upvote / Accept, for , my answer if my locator works. provided this is your application functionality it will always work even if minor changes will be present. Also this is one of your best strategies for non break ability. — Makjb lh
– Makjb lh, Commented Mar 1, 2016 at 16:07

Guy · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-01 14:47:30Z

I don't know why By.className("HomeButton") didn't work but you have errors in the other two.

In driver.findElement(By.xpath("//a[@onclick='onBtnHomeClick()']")).click(); the tag for onclick is <span> not <a>. It also not onBtnHomeClick() but javascript:onBtnHomeClick();

driver.findElement(By.xpath("//span[@onclick='javascript:onBtnHomeClick();']")).click();

If you want to use onBtnHomeClick() use contains

driver.findElement(By.xpath("//span[contains(@onclick, 'onBtnHomeClick')]")).click();

Or

driver.findElement(By.cssSelector("onclick*='onBtnHomeClick'")).click();

And in wait.until(ExpectedConditions.visibilityOfElementLocated(By.xpath(".//*[@id='js_AppContainer']/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/span"))).click(); the <span> parent tag is <a>, not <div>

wait.until(ExpectedConditions.visibilityOfElementLocated(By.xpath(".//*[@id='js_AppContainer']/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/a/span"))).click();

Makjb lh · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-01 16:06:58Z

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You simply need the correct locator IF your element will be eventually visible.

Xpath = "//span[contains(@class,'HomeButton') and contains(@onclick,'onBtnHomeClick')]"

Add wait as needed above exanmple, that should work.

answered Mar 1, 2016 at 16:06

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