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Not able to click Search button and also select the option from the drop down Getting:

org.openqa.selenium.ElementNotVisibleException: Element is not currently visible and so may not be interacted with

Reason: After selecting the value from the dropdown list the cursor remains in the dropdown text box and is not going to the Search button

Can someone please let me know what can be done

WebElement Searchbox = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//span[contains(normalize-space(),'Search')]/preceding::button[contains(@onclick,'mainForm:messages2')]"));
WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver,50); 
wait.until(ExpectedConditions.visibilityOfElementLocated(By.xpath("//span[contains(normalize-space(),'Search')]/preceding::button[contains(@onclick,'mainForm:messages2')]")));

Searchbox.click();

below is the Html code: - I am trying to click on the Search button

<td role="gridcell" class="ui-panelgrid-cell" colspan="2">
   <button id="mainForm:j_idt441" name="mainForm:j_idt441" class="ui-button ui-widget ui-state-default ui-corner-all ui-button-text-only" 
           onclick="PrimeFaces.ab({s:&quot;mainForm:j_idt441&quot;,u:
                    &quot;mainForm:projectG
                    groupsTable mainForm:messages2&quot;});
                    return false;" type="submit" role="button" aria-disabled="false">
      <span class="ui-button-text ui-c">Search</span>
   </button>
</td>
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  • instead of saying it didn't work and you tried , please add what was the error and what code you have tried
    – PDHide ♦
    Feb 5, 2021 at 11:04
  • Kindly check the error that I have already added above:org.openqa.selenium.ElementNotVisibleException: Element is not currently visible and so may not be interacted with... Code:
    – sandy
    Feb 5, 2021 at 11:44
  • WebElement Searchbox = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//span[contains(normalize-space(),'Search')]/preceding::button[contains(@onclick,'mainForm:messages2')]")); WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver,50); wait.until(ExpectedConditions.visibilityOfElementLocated(By.xpath("//span[contains(normalize-space(),'Search')]/preceding::button[contains(@onclick,'mainForm:messages2')]"))); Searchbox.click();
    – sandy
    Feb 5, 2021 at 11:44
  • ((JavascriptExecutor) driver).executeScript( // "arguments[0].scrollIntoView(true);", Searchbox);
    – sandy
    Feb 5, 2021 at 11:44
  • Actions action = new Actions(driver); action.movetoElement(Searchbox).click.perform();
    – sandy
    Feb 5, 2021 at 11:44

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WebElement Searchbox = wait.until(ExpectedConditions.visibilityOfElementLocated(By.xpath("//span[contains(text(),'Search')]/ancestor::button")));

Searchbox.click();

webdriver wait returns the element , so don't find it before using wait . ALso change normalize text to text() or string()

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  • Thank you for the inputs will try and revert
    – sandy
    Feb 5, 2021 at 12:06
  • No Luck still got the same issue org.openqa.selenium.ElementNotVisibleException: Element is not currently visible and so may not be interacted with.....
    – sandy
    Feb 5, 2021 at 12:17
  • @sandy //span[contains(text(),'Search')]/ancestor::button
    – PDHide ♦
    Feb 5, 2021 at 12:24
  • use this locator button is not preceeding element but ancestor for the html you have provided
    – PDHide ♦
    Feb 5, 2021 at 12:24
  • No luck tried with the xpath that you have given since there are 3 search button took the position of the Search button that needs to be clicked...(//span[contains(text(),'Search')]/ancestor::button)[2]
    – sandy
    Feb 5, 2021 at 12:41

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