XPath not working to click a button from a Greasemonkey script












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I would like to open a link that contains the word google. It looks like this:



 <input class="submit" style="background: #409999; border-radius: 10px;" value="open" onclick="Open('143615', '1', 'https://www.google.de/');" type="submit">




I tried this Greasemonkey code:



var snapResults = document.evaluate("//input[contains(@onclick, 'test')]",document, null, XPathResult.UNORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE, null);

for (var i = snapResults.snapshotLength - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
var elm = snapResults.snapshotItem(i);
// do stuff with elm

if (elm) //open the window, which contains "test"
{
elm.singleNodeValue.click(); //there is no effect ...
alert(i+". element opend");
}
else
{
alert(i+". Not found.");
}
}


It has no effect. I would like to open the window via Greasemonkey (click event ?)



When I use alert(elm.href); it says it is "undefined". But the XPath works when I try it in FirePath.










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    I would like to open a link that contains the word google. It looks like this:



     <input class="submit" style="background: #409999; border-radius: 10px;" value="open" onclick="Open('143615', '1', 'https://www.google.de/');" type="submit">




    I tried this Greasemonkey code:



    var snapResults = document.evaluate("//input[contains(@onclick, 'test')]",document, null, XPathResult.UNORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE, null);

    for (var i = snapResults.snapshotLength - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
    var elm = snapResults.snapshotItem(i);
    // do stuff with elm

    if (elm) //open the window, which contains "test"
    {
    elm.singleNodeValue.click(); //there is no effect ...
    alert(i+". element opend");
    }
    else
    {
    alert(i+". Not found.");
    }
    }


    It has no effect. I would like to open the window via Greasemonkey (click event ?)



    When I use alert(elm.href); it says it is "undefined". But the XPath works when I try it in FirePath.










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      I would like to open a link that contains the word google. It looks like this:



       <input class="submit" style="background: #409999; border-radius: 10px;" value="open" onclick="Open('143615', '1', 'https://www.google.de/');" type="submit">




      I tried this Greasemonkey code:



      var snapResults = document.evaluate("//input[contains(@onclick, 'test')]",document, null, XPathResult.UNORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE, null);

      for (var i = snapResults.snapshotLength - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
      var elm = snapResults.snapshotItem(i);
      // do stuff with elm

      if (elm) //open the window, which contains "test"
      {
      elm.singleNodeValue.click(); //there is no effect ...
      alert(i+". element opend");
      }
      else
      {
      alert(i+". Not found.");
      }
      }


      It has no effect. I would like to open the window via Greasemonkey (click event ?)



      When I use alert(elm.href); it says it is "undefined". But the XPath works when I try it in FirePath.










      share|improve this question
















      I would like to open a link that contains the word google. It looks like this:



       <input class="submit" style="background: #409999; border-radius: 10px;" value="open" onclick="Open('143615', '1', 'https://www.google.de/');" type="submit">




      I tried this Greasemonkey code:



      var snapResults = document.evaluate("//input[contains(@onclick, 'test')]",document, null, XPathResult.UNORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE, null);

      for (var i = snapResults.snapshotLength - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
      var elm = snapResults.snapshotItem(i);
      // do stuff with elm

      if (elm) //open the window, which contains "test"
      {
      elm.singleNodeValue.click(); //there is no effect ...
      alert(i+". element opend");
      }
      else
      {
      alert(i+". Not found.");
      }
      }


      It has no effect. I would like to open the window via Greasemonkey (click event ?)



      When I use alert(elm.href); it says it is "undefined". But the XPath works when I try it in FirePath.







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      edited Sep 24 '13 at 15:10









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          You say the XPath works, but elm.href is undefined in the GM script. This suggests that the <input> is added via AJAX.



          Your script needs to use AJAX-aware techniques. Something like:



          // ==UserScript==
          // @name _Clicking "Open" buttons
          // @include http://YOUR_SERVER.COM/YOUR_PATH/*
          // @require http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.3/jquery.min.js
          // @require https://gist.github.com/raw/2625891/waitForKeyElements.js
          // @grant GM_addStyle
          // ==/UserScript==
          /*- The @grant directive is needed to work around a design change
          introduced in GM 1.0. It restores the sandbox.
          */
          waitForKeyElements ("input.submit[onclick*='open']", clickOpenBtn);

          function clickOpenBtn (jNode) {
          triggerMouseEvent (jNode[0], "click");
          }

          function triggerMouseEvent (node, eventType) {
          var clickEvent = document.createEvent ('MouseEvents');
          clickEvent.initEvent (eventType, true, true);
          node.dispatchEvent (clickEvent);
          }





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            You say the XPath works, but elm.href is undefined in the GM script. This suggests that the <input> is added via AJAX.



            Your script needs to use AJAX-aware techniques. Something like:



            // ==UserScript==
            // @name _Clicking "Open" buttons
            // @include http://YOUR_SERVER.COM/YOUR_PATH/*
            // @require http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.3/jquery.min.js
            // @require https://gist.github.com/raw/2625891/waitForKeyElements.js
            // @grant GM_addStyle
            // ==/UserScript==
            /*- The @grant directive is needed to work around a design change
            introduced in GM 1.0. It restores the sandbox.
            */
            waitForKeyElements ("input.submit[onclick*='open']", clickOpenBtn);

            function clickOpenBtn (jNode) {
            triggerMouseEvent (jNode[0], "click");
            }

            function triggerMouseEvent (node, eventType) {
            var clickEvent = document.createEvent ('MouseEvents');
            clickEvent.initEvent (eventType, true, true);
            node.dispatchEvent (clickEvent);
            }





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              You say the XPath works, but elm.href is undefined in the GM script. This suggests that the <input> is added via AJAX.



              Your script needs to use AJAX-aware techniques. Something like:



              // ==UserScript==
              // @name _Clicking "Open" buttons
              // @include http://YOUR_SERVER.COM/YOUR_PATH/*
              // @require http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.3/jquery.min.js
              // @require https://gist.github.com/raw/2625891/waitForKeyElements.js
              // @grant GM_addStyle
              // ==/UserScript==
              /*- The @grant directive is needed to work around a design change
              introduced in GM 1.0. It restores the sandbox.
              */
              waitForKeyElements ("input.submit[onclick*='open']", clickOpenBtn);

              function clickOpenBtn (jNode) {
              triggerMouseEvent (jNode[0], "click");
              }

              function triggerMouseEvent (node, eventType) {
              var clickEvent = document.createEvent ('MouseEvents');
              clickEvent.initEvent (eventType, true, true);
              node.dispatchEvent (clickEvent);
              }





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                You say the XPath works, but elm.href is undefined in the GM script. This suggests that the <input> is added via AJAX.



                Your script needs to use AJAX-aware techniques. Something like:



                // ==UserScript==
                // @name _Clicking "Open" buttons
                // @include http://YOUR_SERVER.COM/YOUR_PATH/*
                // @require http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.3/jquery.min.js
                // @require https://gist.github.com/raw/2625891/waitForKeyElements.js
                // @grant GM_addStyle
                // ==/UserScript==
                /*- The @grant directive is needed to work around a design change
                introduced in GM 1.0. It restores the sandbox.
                */
                waitForKeyElements ("input.submit[onclick*='open']", clickOpenBtn);

                function clickOpenBtn (jNode) {
                triggerMouseEvent (jNode[0], "click");
                }

                function triggerMouseEvent (node, eventType) {
                var clickEvent = document.createEvent ('MouseEvents');
                clickEvent.initEvent (eventType, true, true);
                node.dispatchEvent (clickEvent);
                }





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                You say the XPath works, but elm.href is undefined in the GM script. This suggests that the <input> is added via AJAX.



                Your script needs to use AJAX-aware techniques. Something like:



                // ==UserScript==
                // @name _Clicking "Open" buttons
                // @include http://YOUR_SERVER.COM/YOUR_PATH/*
                // @require http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.3/jquery.min.js
                // @require https://gist.github.com/raw/2625891/waitForKeyElements.js
                // @grant GM_addStyle
                // ==/UserScript==
                /*- The @grant directive is needed to work around a design change
                introduced in GM 1.0. It restores the sandbox.
                */
                waitForKeyElements ("input.submit[onclick*='open']", clickOpenBtn);

                function clickOpenBtn (jNode) {
                triggerMouseEvent (jNode[0], "click");
                }

                function triggerMouseEvent (node, eventType) {
                var clickEvent = document.createEvent ('MouseEvents');
                clickEvent.initEvent (eventType, true, true);
                node.dispatchEvent (clickEvent);
                }






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