| 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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Selenium is a powerful tool for automating web browsers, and using it with Java allows you to perform a variety of actions on web elements. Below, Here is describe how to perform some common actions using Selenium in Java, with examples for each.
Launching a Browser
First, set up your WebDriver to open a browser.
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
public class SeleniumExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Set the path to the chromedriver executable
System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver", "path/to/chromedriver");
// Initialize WebDriver
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
// Open a webpage
driver.get("https://www.example.com");
// Perform actions...
// Close the browser
driver.quit();
}
}
Clicking Elements
To click an element, first locate it and then perform the click action.
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
public class ClickExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver", "path/to/chromedriver");
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
driver.get("https://www.example.com");
// Locate the element to click
WebElement elementToClick = driver.findElement(By.id("exampleButtonId"));
// Perform the click action
elementToClick.click();
driver.quit();
}
}
Typing Text into Input Fields
To type text into an input field, locate the input element and use the ‘sendKeys‘ method.
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
public class TypeExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver", "path/to/chromedriver");
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
driver.get("https://www.example.com");
// Locate the input field
WebElement inputField = driver.findElement(By.id("exampleInputFieldId"));
// Type text into the input field
inputField.sendKeys("Hello, Selenium!");
driver.quit();
}
}
Clearing Text from Input Fields
To clear text from an input field, locate the input element and use the ‘clear‘ method.
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
public class ClearExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver", "path/to/chromedriver");
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
driver.get("https://www.example.com");
// Locate the input field
WebElement inputField = driver.findElement(By.id("exampleInputFieldId"));
// Clear text from the input field
inputField.clear();
driver.quit();
}
}
Combining Actions
You can combine these actions to perform more complex interactions. For example, entering text into a field and then clicking a button:
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
public class CombinedExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver", "path/to/chromedriver");
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
driver.get("https://www.example.com");
// Locate and clear the input field
WebElement inputField = driver.findElement(By.id("exampleInputFieldId"));
inputField.clear();
// Type text into the input field
inputField.sendKeys("Hello, Selenium!");
// Locate and click the submit button
WebElement submitButton = driver.findElement(By.id("exampleSubmitButtonId"));
submitButton.click();
driver.quit();
}
}
Tips for Locating Elements
There are various ways to locate elements in Selenium, including:
By.id("elementId")By.name("elementName")By.className("elementClass")By.tagName("elementTag")By.cssSelector("cssSelector")By.xpath("xpathExpression")
Choose the method that best suits the structure of the webpage you’re automating.
These examples provide a basic introduction to performing common actions in Selenium with Java. For more complex interactions, consider exploring Selenium’s advanced features like Actions class for complex gestures, WebDriverWait for handling waits, and JavaScriptExecutor for executing JavaScript directly.
