How to use createDefaultService method of org.openqa.selenium.opera.OperaDriverService class

public void openBrowserInPrivacyMode(boolean isBrowserActive) {
    System.setProperty("webdriver.ie.driver", "path/to/IEDriverServer_x32.exe"); 
    DesiredCapabilities capabilities = DesiredCapabilities.internetExplorer();  
    capabilities.setCapability(InternetExplorerDriver.FORCE_CREATE_PROCESS, true);  
    сapabilities.setCapability(InternetExplorerDriver.IE_SWITCHES, "-private");
    InternetExplorerDriver driver = new InternetExplorerDriver(capabilities);

WebDriverException: Element is not clickable at point (x, y)

This is a typical org.openqa.selenium.WebDriverException which extends java.lang.RuntimeException.

The fields of this exception are :

• BASE_SUPPORT_URL : protected static final java.lang.String BASE_SUPPORT_URL
• DRIVER_INFO : public static final java.lang.String DRIVER_INFO
• SESSION_ID : public static final java.lang.String SESSION_ID

About your individual usecase, the error tells it all :

WebDriverException: Element is not clickable at point (x, y). Other element would receive the click 

It is clear from your code block that you have defined the wait as WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, 10); but you are calling the click() method on the element before the ExplicitWait comes into play as in until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable).

Solution

The error Element is not clickable at point (x, y) can arise from different factors. You can address them by either of the following procedures:

1. Element not getting clicked due to JavaScript or AJAX calls present

Try to use Actions Class:

WebElement element = driver.findElement(By.id("navigationPageButton"));
Actions actions = new Actions(driver);
actions.moveToElement(element).click().build().perform();

2. Element not getting clicked as it is not within Viewport

Try to use JavascriptExecutor to bring the element within the Viewport:

WebElement myelement = driver.findElement(By.id("navigationPageButton"));
JavascriptExecutor jse2 = (JavascriptExecutor)driver;
jse2.executeScript("arguments[0].scrollIntoView()", myelement); 

3. The page is getting refreshed before the element gets clickable.

In this case induce ExplicitWait i.e WebDriverWait as mentioned in point 4.

4. Element is present in the DOM but not clickable.

In this case induce ExplicitWait with ExpectedConditions set to elementToBeClickable for the element to be clickable:

WebDriverWait wait2 = new WebDriverWait(driver, 10);
wait2.until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(By.id("navigationPageButton")));

5. Element is present but having temporary Overlay.

In this case, induce ExplicitWait with ExpectedConditions set to invisibilityOfElementLocated for the Overlay to be invisible.

WebDriverWait wait3 = new WebDriverWait(driver, 10);
wait3.until(ExpectedConditions.invisibilityOfElementLocated(By.xpath("ele_to_inv")));

6. Element is present but having permanent Overlay.

Use JavascriptExecutor to send the click directly on the element.

WebElement ele = driver.findElement(By.xpath("element_xpath"));
JavascriptExecutor executor = (JavascriptExecutor)driver;
executor.executeScript("arguments[0].click();", ele);

In WebDriver there is separate Class (Select) is there to deal with Combo lists.

Use below logic to select options from pick list fields

Select select=new Select(driver.findElement(By.xpath("//div[@id='views/div/select']"));

select.selectByVisibleText("NIC");
or
select.selectByIndex(0);
or
select.selectByValue("value");

Refer this post for more info regarding Select class.

You should use WebDriverWait with some expected condition. For example,

WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, 5); // sets timeout to 5 seconds
wait.until(...); // Use ExpectedCondition to set the condition you need to check for (i.e. element to be clickable, frame to be visible, etc.)
// Do your thing.

The until method will return an object type relative to the function passed. For example, until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(...)); will return a WebElement object you can use to exert an action on (like clicking on it).

Lastly, you should wrap those lines in a try/catch and handle the TimeoutException the wait method will throw if the condition never arises.

To summarize, structurally, your code should look something like this:

// instantiate the WebDriver
...
int timeoutMax = 2; // The maximum number of seconds you wish to wait before timing out (let's assume 2 seconds is reasonable for your case)
try {
    By checkboxLocator = By.id("checkboxID"); // Locate element by some criteria (id, css, xpath). Using by ID for illustration purposes only
    By buttonLocator = By.id("buttonID"); // same as above
    By popupLocator = By.id("frameid"); // same as above
    WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, timeoutMax);
    wait.until(ExpectedConditions.frameToBeAvailableAndSwitchToIt(popupLocator)); // assuming it is an iframe

    // The next lines will not be executed if the "Don't display this again" and clicking "OK" were clicked before (locating the frame will timeout because it not be visible)
    WebElement checkbox = wait.until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(checkboxLocator));
    WebElement okBtn = wait.until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(checkboxLocator));
    checkbox.click();
    okBtn.click();
    driver.switchTo().defaultContent(); // Switch back to default window
} catch (TimeoutException exc) {
    // Handle exception (i.e. log a warning) - This should be thrown as long as the modal dialog doesn't become visible
    // If modal dialog ever becomes visible again, clicking on the checkbox and OK button will be executed again.
}

Something like this should work. Of course, this make some assumptions that might not be true for your case. However, if you use the right locating technique for your modal dialog, you should be able to:

1. Locate the modal window (use By class to locate it)
2. Use WebDriverWait to setup your timeout conditions
3. Tell the driver to switch to it (if this times out, skip steps 3, 4, and 5)
4. Locate the checkbox and OK buttons
5. Click the checkbox and the OK button in that order
6. Tell the driver to switch back to the main window
7. Continue with your test

    psdbComponent.clickDocumentLink();
    ArrayList<String> tabs2 = new ArrayList<String> (driver.getWindowHandles());
    driver.switchTo().window(tabs2.get(1));
    driver.close();
    driver.switchTo().window(tabs2.get(0));

This code perfectly worked for me. Try it out. You always need to switch your driver to new tab, before you want to do something on new tab.

I believe there's no way to get the real on-screen location of the elements on the page.

I also think the fullscreen mode is your best bet.

That said, I wrote a RobotCalibration class that can detect the real offsets of your current browser. It opens a specially crafted page and uses the Robot class to click on it. The algorithm starts in the center of the browser and then uses bisecting to find the top left corner of the browser viewport.

Tested on IE8 and FF18. Works for both maximized and windowed browsers. Known issue: If you have a top Bookmarks Toolbar enabled, it may click on some of the bookmarks and therefore redirect. It can be handled pretty easily, but I left it up to you if you needed that :).

The testing page:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en" onclick="document.getElementById('counter').value++">
<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <title>Calibration Test</title>
</head>
<body>
    <img height="1" width="1" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;"
        onclick="document.getElementById('done').value = 'yep'" />
    <input type="text" id="counter" value="0" />
    <input type="text" id="done" value="nope" />
</body>
</html>

The RobotCalibration class. It's a little bit long, so I suggest you to copypaste it into your favourite IDE and explore it there:

import java.awt.AWTException;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.Robot;
import java.awt.Toolkit;
import java.awt.event.InputEvent;
import java.nio.file.Paths;

import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.ie.InternetExplorerDriver;

public class RobotCalibration {

    public static Point calibrate(WebDriver driver) {
        return new RobotCalibration(driver).calibrate();
    }

    /** Time for which to wait for the page response. */
    private static final long TIMEOUT = 1000;

    private final WebDriver driver;
    private final Robot r;

    private final Point browserCenter;
    private int leftX;
    private int rightX;
    private int midX;
    private int topY;
    private int bottomY;
    private int midY;

    private RobotCalibration(WebDriver driver) {
        this.driver = driver;
        try {
            driver.manage().window().getSize();
        } catch (UnsupportedOperationException headlessBrowserException) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Calibrating a headless browser makes no sense.", headlessBrowserException);
        }

        try {
            this.r = new Robot();
        } catch (AWTException headlessEnvironmentException) {
            throw new IllegalStateException("Robot won't work on headless environments.", headlessEnvironmentException);
        }

        Dimension screenSize = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
        org.openqa.selenium.Dimension browserSize = driver.manage().window().getSize();
        org.openqa.selenium.Point browserPos = driver.manage().window().getPosition();

        // a maximized browser returns negative position
        // a maximized browser returns size larger than actual screen size
        // you can't click outside the screen
        leftX = Math.max(0, browserPos.x);
        rightX = Math.min(leftX + browserSize.width, screenSize.width - 1);
        midX = (leftX + rightX) /2;

        topY = Math.max(0, browserPos.y);
        bottomY = Math.min(topY + browserSize.height, screenSize.height - 1);
        midY = (topY + bottomY) /2;

        browserCenter = new Point(midX, midY);
    }

    private Point calibrate() {
        driver.get(Paths.get("files/RobotCalibration.html").toUri().toString());

        // find left border
        while (leftX < rightX) {
            click(midX, midY);
            if (clickWasSuccessful()) {
                rightX = midX;
            } else {
                leftX = midX + 1;
                // close any menu we could have opened
                click(browserCenter.x, browserCenter.y);
            }
            midX = (leftX + rightX) /2;
        }

        // find top border
        while (topY < bottomY) {
            click(midX, midY);
            if (clickWasSuccessful()) {
                bottomY = midY;
            } else {
                topY = midY + 1;
                // close any menu we could have opened
                click(browserCenter.x, browserCenter.y);
            }
            midY = (topY + bottomY) /2;
        }

        if (!isCalibrated()) {
            throw new IllegalStateException("Couldn't calibrate the Robot.");
        }
        return new Point(midX, midY);
    }

    /** clicks on the specified location */
    private void click(int x, int y) {
        r.mouseMove(x, y);
        r.mousePress(InputEvent.BUTTON1_DOWN_MASK);
        r.mouseRelease(InputEvent.BUTTON1_DOWN_MASK);

        // for some reason, my IE8 can't properly register clicks that are close
        // to each other faster than click every half a second
        if (driver instanceof InternetExplorerDriver) {
            sleep(500);
        }
    }

    private static void sleep(int millis) {
        try {
            Thread.sleep(millis);
        } catch (InterruptedException ignored) {
            // nothing to do
        }
    }

    private int counter = 0;
    /** @return whether the click on a page was successful */
    private boolean clickWasSuccessful() {
        counter++;

        long targetTime = System.currentTimeMillis() + TIMEOUT;
        while (System.currentTimeMillis() < targetTime) {
            int pageCounter = Integer.parseInt(driver.findElement(By.id("counter")).getAttribute("value"));
            if (counter == pageCounter) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

    /** @return whether the top left corner has already been clicked at */
    private boolean isCalibrated() {
        long targetTime = System.currentTimeMillis() + TIMEOUT;
        while (System.currentTimeMillis() < targetTime) {
            if (driver.findElement(By.id("done")).getAttribute("value").equals("yep")) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

}

Sample usage:

WebDriver driver = new InternetExplorerDriver();
Point p = RobotCalibration.calibrate(driver);
System.out.println("Left offset: " + p.x + ", top offset: " + p.y);
driver.quit();

Feel free to ask any questions if something is unclear.

This worked for me:

command: runScript target: tinyMCE.activeEditor.setContent('Replace with your text')

Got it from http://www.tinymce.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=27960

You cannot do it with Selenium by itself, but you can do it executing javascript with Selenium. Js is pretty simple:

window.getSelection().toString();

So just:

((JavascriptExecutor)driver).executeScript("return window.getSelection().toString();");

PS will not work in <=IE8 (will provide how if you'll need)

Finally this worked for me. Element is not currently visible and so may not be interacted with.

Initially it was like test was successful only 2 of 5 times. Was not sure how it was working sometimes and others not.

Worked by reducing the security settings in IE. Enable all activeX controls. Enable scripts and IFRAMES also. Some of these will warn to put computer at risk, but it was the only solution I had. Introduce Explicit wait by using presenceOfElementLocated instead of visibilityOfElementLocated at every point where page load takes time.

    WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver,30);
    wait.until(ExpectedConditions.presenceOfElementLocated(By.xpath("//*[@id='campaignListTable']")));   /*examining the xpath for a search     
    box*/
    driver.findElement(By.xpath("//*[@id='campaignListTable']")).sendKeys("TEXT");   /*enter text in search 
    box*/