How can I solve the issue of “org.openqa.selenium.elementclickinterceptedexception”?

 In the context of selenium, you can troubleshoot and resolve the issue of “org.openqa.selenium.elementclickinterceptedexception” by using the several steps which are given below:-

Identifying the interfering element

Try to determine which element is intercepting the operation related to click. This could be due to overlaying elements, animations, etc.

Wait for elements to intercept for resolving

You can try to execute a wait mechanism to ensure the interfering element has disappeared or even it is no longer blocking the desirable element.

WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, 10);
Wait.until(ExpectedConditions.invisibilityOfElementLocated(By.id(“interferingElementId”)));

Move to the element before clicking

You can use the “actions” class for moving the element before trying to attempt the click operations. This would provide you help in overcoming the issues well.

WebElement elementToClick = driver.findElement(By.id(“yourElementId”));
Actions actions = new Actions(driver);
Actions.moveToElement(elementToClick).click().perform();

Javascriptexecutor as a backup

If you get that the problem is persisting even after following the above steps then you can use the “JavaScriptExecutor” to trigger a click event directly.

WebElement elementToClick = driver.findElement(By.id(“yourElementId”));
JavascriptExecutor js = (JavascriptExecutor) driver;
Js.executeScript(“arguments[0].click();”, elementToClick);