In Selenium WebDriver, you can click on an image using different locators such as ID, Name, XPath, CSS Selector, etc. Since images (<img> tags) do not have a click event by default, we usually click them using their associated anchor (<a>) tag or by directly clicking the image element.

Example 1: Clicking an Image Using ID Locator

If the image has a unique id attribute, you can directly locate and click it.

HTML Example

<img id="logoImage" src="logo.png" alt="Company Logo">

Selenium Code

WebElement image = driver.findElement(By.id("logoImage"));
image.click();  // Clicks on the image

✅ Best for: Images with unique id attributes.

Example 2: Clicking an Image Inside a Link (<a> Tag)

If the image is wrapped inside an <a> tag, clicking the <img> tag might not work. Instead, click the parent <a> tag.

HTML Example

<a href="home.html">
    <img src="home.png" alt="Home Button">
</a>

Selenium Code

WebElement imageLink = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//a/img"));
imageLink.click();  // Clicks on the image inside <a>

📌 Tip: Using //a/img selects the <img> inside <a>, but if clicking the image doesn’t work, use //a.

Example 3: Clicking an Image Using XPath Locator

If the image does not have an id or name, use XPath based on src or alt attributes.

WebElement image = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//img[@alt='Company Logo']"));
image.click();

Or by src attribute:

WebElement image = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//img[contains(@src,'logo.png')]"));
image.click();

✅ Best for: Images without id but with unique alt or src attributes.

Example 4: Clicking an Image Using CSS Selector

Using CSS Selector based on src or alt attributes:

WebElement image = driver.findElement(By.cssSelector("img[alt='Company Logo']"));
image.click();

✅ Best for: Short and efficient selectors.

Example 5: Clicking an Image Using JavaScript Executor (If Click Fails)

If .click() does not work due to hidden or overlaying elements, execute JavaScript.

WebElement image = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//img[@alt='Company Logo']"));
JavascriptExecutor js = (JavascriptExecutor) driver;
js.executeScript("arguments[0].click();", image);

✅ Best for: Clicking hidden elements or when .click() does not work.

Example 6: Clicking an Image Inside an iFrame

If the image is inside an iframe, switch to the iframe before clicking.

driver.switchTo().frame("iframeID");  // Switch to iframe
WebElement image = driver.findElement(By.id("logoImage"));
image.click();  
driver.switchTo().defaultContent();  // Switch back to main page

✅ Best for: Clicking images inside iframes.

Example 7: Clicking a Dynamically Loaded Image

If the image is loaded dynamically, use WebDriverWait.

WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, Duration.ofSeconds(10));
WebElement image = wait.until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(By.xpath("//img[@alt='Company Logo']")));
image.click();

✅ Best for: Clicking images that load with a delay.

Summary

Method Best Use Case
By.id() When image has a unique id
By.xpath() When identifying via alt or src
By.cssSelector() For short and fast selectors
By.tagName("img") When selecting all images
JavaScriptExecutor When .click() doesn’t work
Switch to iframe When image is inside an iframe
WebDriverWait When image loads dynamically

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