My code is functioning perfectly in Firefox, but when I try it on Internet Explorer, there is flickering.
Here is my code:
WebElement mouseOver= driver.findElement(By.linkText("abc"));
//I'm locating the element by link text. Selenium finds the link text, then I use the Action class to move over it.
Actions action = new Actions(driver);
action.moveToElement(mouseOver).build().perform();
Thread.sleep(1000);
After the line triggers the action moves to the element, it seems to be stuck in a loop where the cursor keeps moving over the "abc" link text. The flickering prevents it from reaching the next element. I have added a thread.sleep because other items are supposed to display after hovering over the element, which normally takes about 1 second to appear.
I referred to the following link , and it mentioned
The prevailing theory why this occurs is that IE is doing hit-testing of some sort during its event loop, which causes it to respond to the physical mouse position when the physical cursor is within the window bounds.
Does this mean hover will not work in IE? Is there a solution to prevent the flickering?