Unable to locate element: {"method":"xpath","selector":"//li[@id="tablist1-tab3"]"} error using Selenium and Java

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I have received this error for several times:

Unable to locate element: {"method":"xpath","selector":"//li[@id="tablist1-tab3"]"}

Code that I have used is:

options.addArguments("--headless");
options.addArguments("window-size=1200x900");
driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
WebElement tab = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//li[@id=\"tablist1-tab3\"]"));
tab.click();

Can someone help me with this error?

webdriverwait selenium-webdriver css-selectors xpath java
3 Answers

You need to use WebDriverWait for the elementToBeClickable() and you can use either of the following Locator Strategies:

  • cssSelector:

    new WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(By.cssSelector("li#tablist1-tab3"))).click();

  • xpath:

    new WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(By.xpath("//li[@id=\"tablist1-tab3\"]"))).click();
user_74294470

WebElement tab = driver.findElement(By.xpath('//li[@id="tablist1-tab3"]')); try this

user_130563080

Make sure the element is not inside an iFrame. If it is, then you need to first find the iFrame element and use Selenium's switchTo(). After that you will be able to locate elements inside the iframe.

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