Trying to execute onClick

[mnaeem]

Hello,

This is the html tag I want to press the onclick button but seems its not working. i am trying to avoid the OCR facility because image can change anytime.

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<input type="submit" onclick="2KKM25268FGTR0IDC6FIL04KV4_form_submit();" value="Continue" class="submit_input">

This is how I am approaching in my code. See the last 2 lines of code.

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//Let>CHROMEDRIVER_EXE=c:\chromedriver.exe
Let>CHROMEDRIVER_EXE=C:\ProgramData\chromedriver\chromedriver.exe
//start a chrome session
ChromeStart>session_id
//navigate to google.com
ChromeNavigate>session_id,url,https://www.abcdefg.com
//get some info 
ChromeGetInfo>session_id,url,theURL
ChromeGetInfo>session_id,title,theTitle
ChromeGetInfo>session_id,source,theSource
//find the input (name=userid)
ChromeFindElements>session_id,name,userid,elements
Wait> 1
//enter something into it
ChromeSetElementValue>session_id,elements_1,TomCruise
Wait> 1
//find the continue button and click it  -- NOT WORKING
ChromeFindElements>session_id,class,submit_input,elements
ChromeElementAction>session_id,elements_1,click

Regards

[mightycpa]

I don't know much about it, but what is the value of elements_1?

It seems to me that a class could represent many objects, whereas a name (like in the docs) will only represent one thing. Maybe you can't click an entire class, even if it is only used once.

[mnaeem]

Hello mightycpa,

Yes you are right, I am doing something wrong as elements_1 is not appearing in the Watch List while debugging.

This is the complete html for that button. I am trying to reach to that input element whose type is submit and execute the function mentioned in the onclick.

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<div class="button primary btnNext buttonMargin">
	<span class="buttonInner">
	          <input type="submit" onclick="2KKM25268FGTR0IDC6FIL04KV4_form_submit();" value="Continue" class="submit_input">
	        <span class="icon"></span>
	 </span>
</div>

[mightycpa]

The docs are a little vague, but they do say this:

Finds matching elements and returns an array of element IDs. Requires a session_id created by ChromeStart.

strategy can be one of:

id
name
class name
css selector
link text
partial link text
tag name
xpath

value takes the value of the item you are searching for.

Your code uses the strategy name, although I swear that I saw class in there earlier today. Either way, maybe it's that. Your button doesn't have a name, so that probably can't find it. The button only has a class. Try class name as your strategy.

Just a guess.

[mnaeem]

Following your suggestion, I tried these below 2 lines, but no luck page is not getting submitted.

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ChromeFindElements>session_id,class name,submit_input,elements
ChromeElementAction>session_id,elements_1,click

But this below code worked perfectly fine. Don't know why, I am still not convinced that the way I am submitting the page using this below line is the correct way to do things in MS.

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ChromeElementAction>session_id,elements_1,submit

[Dorian (MJT support)]

I tend to rely quite heavily on XPath because it's so versatile.

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ChromeFindElements>session_id,xpath,//input[@type='submit'],el
ChromeElementAction>session_id,el_1,click

This will help understand a little more :
<input type="submit" onclick="2KKM25268FGTR0IDC6FIL04KV4_form_submit();" value="Continue" class="submit_input">

ChromeFindElements>session_id,xpath,//input[@type='submit'],el

Here are some snippets you can save. All you need to do is change "XX" accordingly, like I have above. This always follows exactly the same format.

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ChromeFindElements>session_id,xpath,//XX[@XX='XX'],el
//Get the element contents
ChromeGetElementData>session_id,el_1,text,increment_id

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ChromeFindElements>session_id,xpath,//XX[@XX='XX'],el
//Set the element to "Canada"
ChromeSetElementValue>session_id,el_1,Canada

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ChromeFindElements>session_id,xpath,//XX[@XX='XX'],el
//Perform an action
ChromeElementAction>session_id,el_1,click

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//A snippet containing all three.  Just use the lines you need.
ChromeFindElements>session_id,xpath,//XX[@XX='XX'],el
ChromeGetElementData>session_id,el_1,text,increment_id
ChromeSetElementValue>session_id,el_1,Canada
ChromeElementAction>session_id,el_1,click

[mnaeem]

Hi Dorian,

Thank you so much. You hit right. That is what I was looking for. I tried to go through docs but couldn't make my way out properly.

After using your suggested xpath approach I have realized that we can accurately reach to the desired element.

Appreciate your help.

[Dorian (MJT support)]

Those colours and XXs will help you understand xpath, and once you understand that you'll be using it all the time. I suggest creating a snippet (in the snippets tab) so you have the 4 line sample easily at hand.