25 – Selenium WebDriver API Commands

Selenium Class 25: Selenium WebDriver API Commands

Selenium WebDriver API Commands
i) Browser Regular Commands
ii) Browser Navigation Commands
iii) Commands on Web Elements
iv) Verification Commands on Web Elements
v) Others

i) Browser Regular Commands

1) get()

Description:
Opens a specified URL in the Browser window

Syntax:
driverObject.get(“URL”);

Example:
driver.get(“https://www.icicibank.com/”);

2) getTitle()

Description: Returns the Current Browser Title

Syntax:
String browserTitle = driver.getTitle();

Example:
driver.get(“https://www.icicibank.com/”);
Thread.sleep(3000);
String title = driver.getTitle();
System.out.println(title);

3) getCurrentUrl()

Description:
Returns current url of the Browser window

Syntax:
String browserUrl = driver.getCurrentUrl();

Example:
//Instantiate MS Edge Browser
System.setProperty(“webdriver.edge.driver”, “E:/MicrosoftWebDriver.exe”);

//Create MS Edge Browser Driver
WebDriver driver = new EdgeDriver();

//Launch gcrShop Admin Interface
driver.get(“http://www.gcrit.com/build3/admin/”);

//Click on “Online Catalog” Link in Admin Login Page
driver.findElement(By.linkText(“Online Catalog”)).click();
Thread.sleep(3000);
String url = driver.getCurrentUrl();
System.out.println(url);

ii) Browser navigation commands

4) navigate().to()

Description:

It loads a new page in the current Browser Window

Syntax:

driverObject.naviagte().to(“URL”);

Example:
//Instantiate Chrome Browser driver
System.setProperty(“webdriver.chrome.driver”, “E:/chromedriver.exe”);

//Create Google Chrome Driver
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
driver.manage().window().maximize();

driver.get(“https://www.google.com/”);
String browserUrl= driver.getCurrentUrl();
System.out.println(browserUrl);//Google Url

driver.navigate().to(“https://in.yahoo.com/”);
browserUrl= driver.getCurrentUrl();
System.out.println(browserUrl);//Yahoo Url
……………………………………….
Or
//Instantiate Chrome Browser driver
System.setProperty(“webdriver.chrome.driver”, “E:/chromedriver.exe”);

//Create Google Chrome Driver
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
driver.manage().window().maximize();

driver.get(“https://www.google.com/”);
System.out.println(driver.getCurrentUrl());//Google Url

driver.get(“https://in.yahoo.com/”);

System.out.println(driver.getCurrentUrl());//Yahoo Url

5) navigate().back()

Description:
It moves a single item back in the browser history

Syntax:
driverObject.navigate().back();

Example:

//Instantiate Chrome Browser driver
System.setProperty(“webdriver.chrome.driver”, “E:/chromedriver.exe”);

//Create Google Chrome Driver
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
driver.manage().window().maximize();

driver.get(“https://www.google.com/”);
System.out.println(driver.getCurrentUrl());//Google Url

driver.navigate().to(“https://in.yahoo.com/”);
String url =driver.getCurrentUrl();
System.out.println(url);//Yahoo Url

driver.navigate().back();
System.out.println(driver.getCurrentUrl());//Google Url
……………………………………….
Or
//Instantiate Chrome Browser driver
System.setProperty(“webdriver.chrome.driver”, “E:/chromedriver.exe”);

//Create Google Chrome Driver
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
driver.manage().window().maximize();

driver.get(“https://www.google.com/”);
System.out.println(driver.getCurrentUrl());//Google Url

driver.get(“https://in.yahoo.com/”);
String url =driver.getCurrentUrl();
System.out.println(url);//Yahoo Url

driver.get(“https://www.google.com/”);
System.out.println(driver.getCurrentUrl());//Google Url

6) naviagte().forward()

Description:
It moves a single item forword in the Browser history

Syntax:
driverObject.navigate().forword();

Example:
//Instantiate Chrome Browser driver
System.setProperty(“webdriver.chrome.driver”, “E:/chromedriver.exe”);

//Create Google Chrome Driver
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
driver.manage().window().maximize();

driver.get(“https://www.google.com/”);
System.out.println(driver.getCurrentUrl());//Google Url

driver.navigate().to(“https://in.yahoo.com/”);
String url =driver.getCurrentUrl();
System.out.println(url);//Yahoo Url

driver.navigate().back();
System.out.println(driver.getCurrentUrl());//Google Url

driver.navigate().forward();
System.out.println(driver.getCurrentUrl());//Yahoo Url

7) navigate().refresh()

Description:
It refreshes the Browser Window

Syntax:
driverObject.navigate().refresh();

Example:
//Instantiate MS Edge Browser driver
System.setProperty(“webdriver.edge.driver”, “E:/MicrosoftWebDriver.exe”);

//Create Edge Browser Driver for WebDriver interface
WebDriver driver= new EdgeDriver();

//Launch gcrShop Admin Home page
driver.get(“http://www.gcrit.com/build3/admin/”);

driver.findElement(By.name(“username”)).sendKeys(“abcdef”);
Thread.sleep(4000);
driver.navigate().refresh();

8) close()

Description:
It closes the focused Browser

Syntax:
driverObject.close();

Example:
//Instantiate MS Edge Browser driver
System.setProperty(“webdriver.edge.driver”, “E:/MicrosoftWebDriver.exe”);

//Create Edge Browser Driver for WebDriver interface
WebDriver driver= new EdgeDriver();

//Launch gcrShop Admin Home page
driver.get(“http://www.gcrit.com/build3/admin/”);

driver.close();

9) quit()

It closes all browsers that opened by WebDriver during execution

Syntax:
driverObject.quict();

Example:
//Instantiate MS Edge Browser driver
System.setProperty(“webdriver.edge.driver”, “E:/MicrosoftWebDriver.exe”);

//Create Edge Browser Driver for WebDriver interface
WebDriver driver= new EdgeDriver();

//Launch gcrShop Admin Home page
driver.get(“file:///E:/HTMLExamples/LoginPage.html”);

driver.findElement(By.linkText(“Sign In”)).click();

driver.quit();

iii) Commands on Elements

10) findElement

It finds first element within the current web page usin given locator

Syntax:
driverObject.findElement(By.locator(“value”).WebDriverCommand();

example:
//Instantiate MS Edge Browser driver
System.setProperty(“webdriver.edge.driver”, “E:/MicrosoftWebDriver.exe”);

//Create Edge Browser Driver for WebDriver interface
WebDriver driver= new EdgeDriver();

//Launch gcrShop Admin Home page
driver.get(“https://www.google.com/”);

driver.findElement(By.partialLinkText(“ma”)).click();

11) sendKeys()

It enters a value in to an Edit Box or Text box

Syntax:
driverObject.WebDriverCommand/findElement(By.elementLocator(“value”)).sendkeys(Parameter/”value”);

Example:
driver.findElement(By.name(“username”)).sendKeys(“india@123”);
or
String user=”India@123″;
driver.findElement(By.name(“username”)).sendKeys(user);

12) clear()

It clears the Value from an Edit box or Text Box

Syntax:
driverObject.WebDriverCommand/findElement(By.locatorname(“value”)).WebDriverCommand/clear();

Example:
driver.findElement(By.name(“username”)).sendKeys(“India123@gmail.com”);
Thread.sleep(4000);
driver.findElement(By.name(“username”)).clear();

13) click()

Description:
It clicks an Element (Button, Link, Radio Button, Checkbox)

Syntax:
driverObject.WebDriverCommand/findElement(By.ElementLocator(“LocatorValue”)).WebDriverCommand/click();

Example:

driver.findElement(By.linkText(“Gmail”)).click();
Thread.sleep(3000);

driver.findElement(By.linkText(“SIGN IN”)).click();

driver.findElement(By.cssSelector(“#identifierNext > content”)).click();

driver.navigate().to(“http://www.gcrit.com/build3/create_account.php?osCsid=bhqj38g35mq33rttsb4a70k077”);
Thread.sleep(3000);

driver.findElement(By.name(“gender”)).click();
Thread.sleep(3000);

driver.findElement(By.name(“newsletter”)).click();

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