Method click

playwright/async_api/_generated.py:2270–2345

ElementHandle.click This method clicks the element by performing the following steps: 1. Wait for [actionability](https://playwright.dev/python/docs/actionability) checks on the element, unless `force` option is set. 1. Scroll the element into view if needed. 1. Use

(
        self,
        *,
        modifiers: typing.Optional[
            typing.Sequence[Literal["Alt", "Control", "ControlOrMeta", "Meta", "Shift"]]
        ] = None,
        position: typing.Optional[Position] = None,
        delay: typing.Optional[float] = None,
        button: typing.Optional[Literal["left", "middle", "right"]] = None,
        click_count: typing.Optional[int] = None,
        timeout: typing.Optional[typing.Union[float, datetime.timedelta]] = None,
        force: typing.Optional[bool] = None,
        no_wait_after: typing.Optional[bool] = None,
        trial: typing.Optional[bool] = None,
        steps: typing.Optional[int] = None,
    )

        )

    async def click(
        self,
        *,
        modifiers: typing.Optional[
            typing.Sequence[Literal["Alt", "Control", "ControlOrMeta", "Meta", "Shift"]]
        ] = None,
        position: typing.Optional[Position] = None,
        delay: typing.Optional[float] = None,
        button: typing.Optional[Literal["left", "middle", "right"]] = None,
        click_count: typing.Optional[int] = None,
        timeout: typing.Optional[typing.Union[float, datetime.timedelta]] = None,
        force: typing.Optional[bool] = None,
        no_wait_after: typing.Optional[bool] = None,
        trial: typing.Optional[bool] = None,
        steps: typing.Optional[int] = None,
    ) -> None:
        """ElementHandle.click

        This method clicks the element by performing the following steps:
        1. Wait for [actionability](https://playwright.dev/python/docs/actionability) checks on the element, unless `force` option is set.
        1. Scroll the element into view if needed.
        1. Use `page.mouse` to click in the center of the element, or the specified `position`.
        1. Wait for initiated navigations to either succeed or fail, unless `noWaitAfter` option is set.

        If the element is detached from the DOM at any moment during the action, this method throws.

        When all steps combined have not finished during the specified `timeout`, this method throws a `TimeoutError`.
        Passing zero timeout disables this.

        Parameters
        ----------
        modifiers : Union[Sequence[Union["Alt", "Control", "ControlOrMeta", "Meta", "Shift"]], None]
            Modifier keys to press. Ensures that only these modifiers are pressed during the operation, and then restores
            current modifiers back. If not specified, currently pressed modifiers are used. "ControlOrMeta" resolves to
            "Control" on Windows and Linux and to "Meta" on macOS.
        position : Union[{x: float, y: float}, None]
            A point to use relative to the top-left corner of element padding box. If not specified, uses some visible point of
            the element.
        delay : Union[float, None]
            Time to wait between `mousedown` and `mouseup` in milliseconds. Defaults to 0.
        button : Union["left", "middle", "right", None]
            Defaults to `left`.
        click_count : Union[int, None]
            defaults to 1. See [UIEvent.detail].
        timeout : Union[float, None]
            Maximum time in milliseconds. Defaults to `30000` (30 seconds). Pass `0` to disable timeout. The default value can
            be changed by using the `browser_context.set_default_timeout()` or `page.set_default_timeout()` methods.
        force : Union[bool, None]
            Whether to bypass the [actionability](../actionability.md) checks. Defaults to `false`.
        no_wait_after : Union[bool, None]
            Actions that initiate navigations are waiting for these navigations to happen and for pages to start loading. You
            can opt out of waiting via setting this flag. You would only need this option in the exceptional cases such as
            navigating to inaccessible pages. Defaults to `false`.
            Deprecated: This option will default to `true` in the future.
        trial : Union[bool, None]
            When set, this method only performs the [actionability](../actionability.md) checks and skips the action. Defaults
            to `false`. Useful to wait until the element is ready for the action without performing it.
        steps : Union[int, None]