How To Click WebElement Using JavaScriptExecutor

In this tutorial I will explain how to click on WebElement using JavaScriptExecutor. Sometimes click() does not work then you can use JavaScriptExecutor to click button or WebElement.

Click WebElement Using JavaScriptExecutor

import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.JavascriptExecutor;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.firefox.FirefoxDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.ExpectedConditions;
import org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.WebDriverWait;

public class Training {
 static WebDriver driver;

 public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {

  driver = new FirefoxDriver();
  driver.manage().window().maximize();
  driver.get("http:// www.google .com/");
  driver.findElement(By.name("q")).sendKeys("http://reditblog.blogspot.in");

  Thread.sleep(5000);
  WebElement element1 = driver.findElement(By.name("btnK"));
  JavascriptExecutor executor1 = (JavascriptExecutor) driver;
  executor1.executeScript("arguments[0].click();", element1);
  Thread.sleep(5000);
  WebElement element2 = driver.findElement(By.linkText("Reditblog"));
  JavascriptExecutor executor2 = (JavascriptExecutor) driver;
  executor2.executeScript("arguments[0].click();", element2);
  Thread.sleep(5000);
  driver.quit();
 }

}