| Introduction to Selenium |
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| Introduction to Automation Testing |
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| Selenium WebDriver Basics |
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| Understanding WebDriver |
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| First Selenium Script |
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| Locating Web Elements |
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| WebDriver Commands |
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| Advanced Web Element Interaction |
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| Synchronization in Selenium |
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| Implicit Wait |
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| Fluent Wait |
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| Working with Different Browsers |
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| Setting up WebDriver for different browsers |
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| Cross-Browser Testing |
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| Handling Advanced User Interactions |
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| Mouse Actions |
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| Keyboard Actions |
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| Page Object Model (POM) |
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| Introduction to POM |
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| Implementing POM |
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| TestNG Framework |
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| Introduction to TestNG |
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| Creating and Running TestNG Tests |
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Setting up WebDriver for Firefox using Selenium in Java involves several steps. Below is a detailed guide with examples to help you get started:
Steps to Set Up WebDriver for Firefox
Step 1: Set Up Your Project
1. Create a Maven Project in Eclipse:
- Open Eclipse IDE.
- Go to ‘
File‘ -> ‘New‘ -> ‘Maven Project‘. - Select a workspace location and click ‘
Next‘. - Choose an ‘
archetype‘, such as ‘maven-archetype-quickstart‘, and click ‘Next‘. - Provide ‘
Group Id‘ and ‘Artifact Id‘, and click ‘Finish‘.
2. Add Selenium and WebDriver Manager Dependencies:
Open the ‘pom.xml‘ file and add the following dependencies:
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.seleniumhq.selenium</groupId>
<artifactId>selenium-java</artifactId>
<version>4.1.2</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>io.github.bonigarcia</groupId>
<artifactId>webdrivermanager</artifactId>
<version>5.1.0</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
Step 2: Write the Selenium Test
1. Create a Java Class:
- Right-click on
src/main/java->New->Class. - Name it
FirefoxTestand clickFinish.
2. Write the Test Code:
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.firefox.FirefoxDriver;
import io.github.bonigarcia.wdm.WebDriverManager;
public class FirefoxTest {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Setup WebDriverManager
WebDriverManager.firefoxdriver().setup();
// Initialize Firefox WebDriver
WebDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver();
// Open a website
driver.get("https://www.example.com");
// Print the title of the page
System.out.println("Page title is: " + driver.getTitle());
// Close the browser
driver.quit();
}
}
Step 3: Run the Test
1. Run the FirefoxTest class:
- Right-click on the
FirefoxTest.javafile. - Select
Run As->Java Application.
2. Observe the Output:
- The Firefox browser should launch, navigate to
https://www.example.com, print the title of the page, and then close.
Explanation of the Code
1. WebDriverManager Setup:
WebDriverManager.firefoxdriver().setup();
This line uses WebDriverManager to download and set up the appropriate Firefox driver version automatically, avoiding manual download and configuration.
2. Initialize Firefox WebDriver:
WebDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver();
This initializes the ‘FirefoxDriver‘, which is used to control the Firefox browser.
3. Navigate to a Website:
driver.get("https://www.example.com");
This opens the specified URL in the Firefox browser.
4. Get and Print Page Title:
System.out.println("Page title is: " + driver.getTitle());
This retrieves the title of the current page and prints it to the console.
5. Close the Browser:
driver.quit();
This closes the browser and ends the WebDriver session.
Additional Tips
- Geckodriver Path: If you want to specify the path to the ‘
geckodriver‘ manually, you can set it using:
System.setProperty("webdriver.gecko.driver", "path/to/geckodriver");
This is generally unnecessary when using WebDriverManager.
- Implicit Waits: To handle dynamic web elements, you can add implicit waits:
driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
- Explicit Waits: For more control over waits, you can use explicit waits:
WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, 10);
WebElement element = wait.until(ExpectedConditions.visibilityOfElementLocated(By.id("elementId")));
Following these steps and tips will help you set up and run Selenium WebDriver tests with Firefox in Java effectively.
