Click on JavaScript link with onclick attribute

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I have tried a lot to find a solution to a link that has onclick attribute but I could noot find a clue The HTML for the element like that

<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="dealSideLinkPage('/lawyerViews/lawOrders/newCase.jsp')">أمر أداء جديد</a>

I tried to use ExecuteScript but got error. I am using selenium in VBA Trying this line doesn't work with me

.ExecuteScript "document.getElementByXPath(""//*[@id='SrvTabs1']/div/div/div[1]/nav/div/ul/li[3]/a"").click()"

user14779175 · Accepted Answer · 2020-12-12 20:12:38Z

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You can try any of these XPaths -

//a[text()='أمر أداء جديد']

//a[contains(text(),'أمر أداء جديد')]

Note: Onclick and style attributes are not suggested to write XPath.

answered Dec 12, 2020 at 20:12

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undetected Selenium · Accepted Answer · 2020-12-12 19:25:09Z

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To click() on the element with text as أمر أداء جديد using the onclick attribute you can use either of the following Locator Strategies:

Using FindElementByLinkText:

driver.FindElementByLinkText("أمر أداء جديد").click

Using FindElementByCss:

driver.FindElementByCss("a[onclick^='dealSideLinkPage'][onclick*='newCase']").click

Using FindElementByXPath:

driver.FindElementByXPath("//a[starts-with(@onclick, 'dealSideLinkPage') and text()='أمر أداء جديد']").click

answered Dec 12, 2020 at 19:25

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YasserKhalil Over a year ago

I think the problem is related to the position of the element. For the first time in loop, it works well with no problem but in the second loop, the problem occurs element click intercepted. so how can I get to the top of the web page each time at the start of the loop?

undetected Selenium Over a year ago

@YasserKhalil Add some wait and retest please.

YasserKhalil Over a year ago

No the problem is not in the wait I am sure. When I go manually to the top of the webpage, the line works very well. I have tested that myself more than once.

undetected Selenium Over a year ago

How about implementing ScrollIntoViewCenter()

YasserKhalil Over a year ago

I have found a better way which uses ExecuteScript too and this solved the problem

.ExecuteScript "arguments[0].click();", .FindElementByXPath("//a[starts-with(@onclick, 'dealSideLinkPage') and text()='أمر أداء جديد']")

. Thank you very much for the great support.

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