Unable to select checkbox using Selenium webdrive (c#)

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I've been puzzling at this for a few hours now. Checked through similar issues on Stackoverflow but been unable to find a solution.

I have a checkbox I'm trying to use Selenium webdriver to check, but when I run the script, I don't get any error messages but the checkbox remains unchecked.

I'm using the line below to select and check the box

IWebElement checkBox = m_driver.FindElement(By.XPath("//div[2]/label/span"));
checkBox.Click();

I've copied the HTML from it below.

<div class="input-group single-option label-empty" >
    <label class="" >
        <input type="checkbox" name="privacy" value="true"  required  />
            <span>I have read and understood the <a data-toggle="#privacy-terms" 
                  data-group="privacy-terms">Privacy Policy</a> and <a data-toggle=
                  "#terms" data-group="privacy-terms">Terms and Conditions</a>. </span>
    </label>

I'd really be grateful for some help. I'm pretty new to automation...and C#

Unfortunately, I am unable to post the url as it's a passworded client site. If I can post the HTML, that may help...

I've posted the html from the page in question but removed the client name :)

Link to HTML

If I select the checkbox through Chrome developer tools and copy the Xpath, I get this.

IWebElement checkBox = m_driver.FindElement(By.XPath("/html/body/div[1]/main/section/form/div[2]/label/input"));

I re-ran it and Selenium generated an error.

Message: OpenQA.Selenium.WebDriverException : unknown error: Element is not clickable at point (491, 593). Other element would receive the click: ... (Session info: chrome=71.0.3578.98) (Driver info: chromedriver=2.45.615291 (ec3682e3c9061c10f26ea9e5cdcf3c53f3f74387),platform=Windows NT 10.0.17134 x86_64)

developer tools

Here is a screenshot of developer tools with the checkbox ticked. Could it be something to do with the 'span'?

this XPATH: "//div[2]/label/span" is not a robust one... can't you find a better one? — Moshe Slavin
– Moshe Slavin, Commented Dec 20, 2018 at 17:04
"//input[@type='checkbox'][@name='privacy']" try this xpath — Void Spirit
– Void Spirit, Commented Dec 20, 2018 at 17:20
And btw, try to avoid absolute xpath, use it when you do not have any other option. — Void Spirit
– Void Spirit, Commented Dec 20, 2018 at 17:23
Unfortunately that didn't work. The error was generated again. — Dave
– Dave, Commented Dec 20, 2018 at 17:25

Dave · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-20 18:10:52Z

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I figured it out. Instead of using "checkBox.Click();", I used "checkBox.SendKeys(Keys.Space);

and it works. Now I'm trying to do the same with the recaptcha which by definition should be difficult.

answered Dec 20, 2018 at 18:10

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JeffC · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-20 18:01:51Z

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You are clicking the SPAN not the INPUT that is the checkbox. This should work.

m_driver.FindElement(By.CssSelector("input[name='privacy']")).Click();

You may need a wait, depending on what is going on before the click.

Your error about element is not clickable could be any number of things. It could be popup blocking it, a floating DIV panel, a loading spinner, ... etc. You will need to deal with the popup (by closing it, etc.), floating DIV may require the page to be scrolled, or for the spinner a wait for the spinner to become invisible. It's hard to say without more information.

answered Dec 20, 2018 at 18:01

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