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FAQ: Why can’t I click on the hyperlink which contains an image?

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I have the following construct in my html page.

<a href="https://bing.com"><img src="bing.jpg"/></a>

 

I am unable click on this hyperlink. Why?

 

In this case, the hyperlink does not have a clickable point. The image completely covers the hyperlink. You can click on the image though. In most applications, we find that click on the image is correct expected behavior.

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  • Anonymous
    May 03, 2010
    Hi Mathew, I have an application in which menu is composed from HtmlHyperlink items. How can I check if an HtmlHyperlink item is visible? Because it may be hidden. Here is an example: Menu1 Submenu1 Menu2 Submenu2 If the user clicks on Submenu1, the Submenu2 item exists, but it's hidden. Regards

  • Anonymous
    May 04, 2010
    You can use the TryGetClickablePoint() method to verify if a control is clickable. We decided against using the term "Visible" since there was a lot of controversy around its definition.

  • Anonymous
    May 05, 2010
    I've tried this, but I got an error: Test method TestManager.LogIn.CodedUITestMethod1 threw exception: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Extension.FailedToPerformActionOnHiddenControlException: Cannot perform 'GetClickablePoint' on the hidden control.

  • Anonymous
    May 05, 2010
    Did you use TryGetClickablePoint(). THis method catches the exception and returns true or false. If you use GetClickablePoint, the above exception will occur as expected.

  • Anonymous
    May 05, 2010
    I've used a method: public bool linkExists(HtmlHyperlink link)        {            Point p;            try            {                p = link.GetClickablePoint();            }            catch (FailedToPerformActionOnHiddenControlException e)            {                return false;            }            return true;        } But isn't there a direct way to check this? This works only with walk arround?

  • Anonymous
    May 05, 2010
    The direct way is to use link.TryGetClickablePoint(). public bool linkExists(HtmlHyperlink link) {           Point p;           return link.TryGetClickablePoint(out p); }