Exception Encountered: ElementNotInteractableException
The ElementNotInteractableException is a W3C exception that signifies an element's presence in the DOM Tree, but being uninteractable.
Causes & Resolutions :
There are several reasons for the occurrence of ElementNotInteractableException.
Possibility of Temporary Overlay by another WebElement:
In such cases, using ExplicitWait like WebDriverWait with ExpectedCondition such as invisibilityOfElementLocated can resolve the issue:
WebDriverWait wait2 = new WebDriverWait(driver, 10);
wait2.until(ExpectedConditions.invisibilityOfElementLocated(By.xpath("xpath_of_element_to_be_invisible")));
driver.findElement(By.xpath("xpath_element_to_be_clicked")).click();
An alternative approach could involve a more precise ExpectCondition, such as elementToBeClickable instead of invisibilityOfElementLocated:
WebDriverWait wait1 = new WebDriverWait(driver, 10);
WebElement element1 = wait1.until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(By.xpath("xpath_of_element_to_be_clicked")));
element1.click();
Permanent Overlay by another WebElement:
If there is a permanent overlay, casting the WebDriver instance to JavascriptExecutor for performing the click operation can be successful:
WebElement ele = driver.findElement(By.xpath("element_xpath"));
JavascriptExecutor executor = (JavascriptExecutor)driver;
executor.executeScript("arguments[0].click();", ele);
To address the ElementNotInteractableException error specifically in this scenario, incorporating ExplicitWait such as WebDriverWait is necessary:
A slight delay is required for the Password field to render correctly in the HTML DOM. Implementing an ExplicitWait for it is advised. Provided below is a functional code snippet for logging into Gmail using Mozilla Firefox:
System.setProperty("webdriver.gecko.driver","C:\\Users\\Ruchi\\workspace2\\SeleniumTest\\jar\\geckodriver-v0.17.0-win64\\geckodriver.exe");
WebDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver();
driver.manage().window().maximize();
String url = "https://accounts.google.com/signin";
driver.get(url);
driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
WebElement email_phone = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@id='identifierId']"));
email_phone.sendKeys("<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5c0d7d7caf7909c9d929de5c2c8c4ccc98bc6cac8">[email protected]</a>");
driver.findElement(By.id("identifierNext")).click();
WebElement password = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@name='password']"));
WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, 20);
wait.until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(password));
password.sendKeys("test1");
driver.findElement(By.id("passwordNext")).click();