If element is not visible on page – retry the whole locator logic for upto 3 times for the element to become visible on the page
If it fails to become visible even after 3 attempts fail the step – error code E0004
If element is visible
Wait till it becomes clickable – wait for upto 10s
Then click the element
Click on the 4 extremities of the element – this helps in case the element is being hidden or overlaid and only a part of the element is visible on screen
If that also fails – try to perform a mouse click
If mouse click also fails – check if the element is a button incorrectly identified as a span or a div, if yes, remove the span or div tags and search for the button and try to click again.
If click still fails – try to relocate the element again to see if the behaviour will change – a total of 3 attempts are made
If the 3 attempts still fails – maximize the screen resolution and try clicking again – this is to check if screen resolution is some how hampering the clicking of the element
The try to click using javascript
Then try Try another mouse click
If click still fails – fail the step
If element is not visible – use javascript to click
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