java - Selenium webdriver :org.openqa.selenium.InvalidElementStateException: Element is disabled and so may not be used for actions

Question

I am getting this error while trying to write to simple code in selenium webdriver to enter a value in google search page and enter. Following is my code -:

    WebDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver(profile);
    driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(40, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
    driver.get("http://www.google.com");

    WebElement element=driver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@id='gs_htif0']"));
        boolean b = element.isEnabled();

    if (b){

        System.out.println("Enabled");
    }

    element.sendKeys("Test Automation");

    element.submit();

Can anyone please help me out with this? How to enable a disabled element?

Answer 1

You are using the wrong 'input' for entering the text. You should be using the following XPath:

//input[@name='q']

Like

WebElement element=driver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@name='q']"));

This 'input' element accepts the input text just fine.