Not able to check the check box, exception "element not visible"

Question

In an table which can contain more rows, user is searchable using the email id. After searching, selecting the first check box. But selenium is throwing the element not visible exception.

//*[@id='share_user']/tbody/tr1/td1//label

//*[@id='share_user']/tbody/tr1/td1//input

//label[@for='checkbox_416']

last identifier is dynamic. Still getting the element not visible exception.

Table code is mentioned below

<table class="table table-striped table-hover dataTable" id="share_user"
	aria-describedby="share_user_info">
	<thead>
		<tr role="row">
			<th class="small-cell sorting" role="columnheader" tabindex="0"
				aria-controls="share_user" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="width: 137px;"
				aria-label="Share Profile : activate to sort column ascending">Share Profile </th>
			<th class="medium-cell sorting" role="columnheader" tabindex="0"
				aria-controls="share_user" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="width: 523px;"
				aria-label="User Details: activate to sort column ascending">User Details</th>
			<th class="medium-cell sorting_asc" role="columnheader" tabindex="0"
				aria-controls="share_user" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="width: 366px;"
				aria-sort="ascending" aria-label="Access: activate to sort column descending">Access</th>
		</tr>

	</thead>

	<tbody role="alert" aria-live="polite" aria-relevant="all">
		<tr class="odd">

			<td class="">
				<div class="checkbox check-default">

					<input name="checkUser" id="checkbox_416" value="416" class="shareCheck"
						type="checkbox">
						<label for="checkbox_416"></label>
				</div>
			</td>
			<td class=" ">
				<img src="" class="img-responsive display-inline share-image">
					<div class="display-inline">

						<p class="share-name">alexx</p>
						<p class="muted">
							<i class="fa fa-envelope" hidden="true"></i>
							<span>alexxm360@gmail.com</span>
						</p>
					</div>
			</td>

			<td style="vertical-align: middle;" class="  sorting_1">

				<div class="select2-container medium-cell" id="s2id_rolelink416"
					style="float:left;">
					<a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="return false;" class="select2-choice"
						tabindex="-1">
						<span class="select2-chosen">PROFILE ADMIN</span>
						<abbr class="select2-search-choice-close"></abbr>
						<span class="select2-arrow">
							<b></b>
						</span>
					</a>
					<input class="select2-focusser select2-offscreen" id="s2id_autogen11"
						type="text">
						<div class="select2-drop select2-display-none select2-with-searchbox">
							<div class="select2-search">
								<input autocomplete="off" autocorrect="off"
									autocapitalize="off" spellcheck="false" class="select2-input"
									type="text">
							</div>
							<ul class="select2-results">
							</ul>
						</div>
				</div>
				<select name="profileUsers.roleId" id="rolelink416"
					class="medium-cell select2-offscreen" style="float:left;" tabindex="-1">
					<option value="6">PROFILE ADMIN</option>
					<option value="7">PROFILE AGENT</option>
					<option value="8">PROFILE VIEWER</option>
					<option value="196">profile role</option>

				</select>

			</td>

		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

providing the screen shots as well.

Answer 1

You can use the following expression, I have verified working fine.

driver.findElement(By.xpath("//*[@id='share_user']/tbody/tr[1]/td[1]/div")).click();

Answer 2

Used this //*[@id='share_user']/tbody/tr[1]/td[1]/div worked

Answer 3

Try this

int ele_size=driver.findElements(By.xpath("locator")).size();

driver.findElements(By.xpath("locator")).get(ele_size-1).click();

We might encounter element not visible exception if element matching the locator existed in the DOM but is not currently visible. So we have to take the size of the element in first statement then in next statement we have to take the first element from the list and click on element.

Answer 4

Try to use explicit wait with Expected Conditions

WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, 10);
WebElement checkbox = wait.until(ExpectedConditions.visibilityOfElementLocated(By.xpath("//*[@id='share_user']/tbody/tr[1]/td[1]//input")));
checkbox.click();