Headless Selenium raises an ElementNotInteractable error for dropdown submenus. How can I successfully click these elements?
WebElement itemOption = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//div[@class='menu-container']//span[text()='hey i had similar issues. use js executer for the click, scrolling the element into view first. headless sometimes misbehaves with hidden elements, making it a bit tricky.
I encountered a similar issue when working with headless Selenium tests. In my experience, the root of the problem was that the element was not rendered as visible, so it couldn’t accept interactions in the normal way. Rather than using the usual JavaScript click method, I adjusted the element’s CSS directly before interacting with it. I injected a script to change the display property, making the element visible, and subsequently executed the click. This approach resolved the error and proved effective under headless conditions, especially when combined with explicit waits.
In my experience, the key is to simulate a real-world scenario as much as possible even in headless mode. I was able to overcome similar issues by ensuring that elements were both visible and reusable by incorporating explicit waits along with CSS condition checks before performing any click action. Using Selenium Actions to move to the element before clicking has also been effective at times. Additionally, adjusting the window size for headless tests helped correctly render elements that are otherwise hidden. These strategies helped me to trigger clicks without encountering the interactivity error.
hey, i ended up triggering a hover over the menu before clicking and then waited a bit so styles update. using a mix of js style tweaks and waits helped unhide the element in headless mode, and it eventually worked for me.