How to move cursor position using WebDriver

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I am working on a Liferay 6.2 project. In Liferay, they used Vaadin. When I click on a button it opens with a different iframe. I can code that all functionality. Now I want to move the cursor to the iframe element using WebDriver. Because when I move mouse to the iframe checkbox after that my automate script can run. I want to automate a script to move the mouse pointer to the the element.

I have tried the code below, but it doesn't work.

1) using Action moveToElement:

driver.findElement(By.xpath("element1")).click();
new Actions(driver).moveToElement(driver.findElement(By.xpath("element2"))).click().perform();

2) using mouseMove

WebElement element = driver.findElement(By.xpath("element xpath"));
Locatable hoverItem = (Locatable) element;
Mouse mouse = ((HasInputDevice) driver).getMouse();
mouse.mouseMove(hoverItem.getCoordinates());

error: getting a error in ((HasInputDevice) driver). HasInputDevice cannot be resolved to a type

3)

Locatable hoverItem = (Locatable) driver.findElement(By.xpath("element xpath"));
int y = hoverItem.getCoordinates().getLocationOnScreen().getY();
((JavascriptExecutor)driver).executeScript("window.scrollBy(0,"+y+");");

error: getting a error in getLocationOnScreen() The method getLocationOnScreen() is undefined for the type Coordinates

4)

Point coordinates = driver.findElement(By.xpath("element xpath")).getLocation();
Robot robot = new Robot();
WebElement markNews = driver.findElement(By.xpath("element xpath"));
markNews.click();
robot.mouseMove(coordinates.x,coordinates.y+80);

This does not work.

I just want to move cursor point to the iframe locator.

Innovation · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-24 10:40:31Z

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You can directly select iframe using:

driver.switchTo().frame(driver.findElement(By.id("frameId")));

Now by using selenium web driver you can perform any operation in this iframe.

To move back to main window you just need to :

driver.switchTo().defaultContent();

answered Dec 24, 2013 at 10:40

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Raj Kumar Over a year ago

i dont want to switch frame. i have already done that stuff. i need to move cursor(mouse pointer).

Innovation Over a year ago

If your site support jquery then you can try selenium javascript executor with this code $(document) .mouseXPos(e.pageX + 50) .mouseYPos(e.pageY + 50);

jgode · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-30 21:08:26Z

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It's:

HasInputDevices

(devices is plural)

answered Jan 30, 2014 at 21:08

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Bey · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-06 01:45:09Z

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I thought your first example:

new Actions(driver).moveToElement(driver.findElement(By.xpath("element2"))).click().perform();

Should read:

new Actions(driver).moveToElement(driver.findElement(By.xpath("element2"))).build().perform().click();

That is, you first find the element, then build a series of actions to perform on it (in this case just one) then perform those actions (now the mouse should be over the element) then click

answered Feb 6, 2014 at 1:45

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Curtis Miller · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-24 16:25:20Z

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You can use a tool called Sikuli which integrates directly into Selenium:

Sikuli Install Info

Example Code:

import org.sikuli.script.Button;
import org.sikuli.script.FindFailed;
import org.sikuli.script.Location;
import org.sikuli.script.Match;
import org.sikuli.script.Pattern;
import org.sikuli.script.Screen;

Screen screen = new Screen();
// Find where you want to move the mouse and set a location
Location wheelPoint = new Location(1000, 800);
// You can always just get center as well
// Location wheelCenter = screen.getCenter();
try {
    screen.wheel(wheelPoint, Button.WHEEL_DOWN, steps);
} catch (Exception e) {
    Assert.fail("Mouse did not move to desired location");
}

answered Dec 24, 2013 at 16:25

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