Selenium WebDriver Tutorial #12 - What are Locators in Selenium WebDriver

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Selenium WebDriver Tutorial #12 - Locators in Selenium - Notes 1. Introduction: - Locators play a vital role in identifying elements on a web page in Selenium WebDriver. - They are essential for writing effective test cases in Selenium automation. 2. Web Elements: - Web elements are elements present on a web page, such as text fields, buttons, and links. - Manual testing involves identifying and interacting with these elements. 3. Basic Locator Strategies: - Selenium provides eight basic locator strategies to identify web elements: - ID: Locate elements by their unique ID attribute using "By.id." - Name: Locate elements by their name attribute using "By.name." - Class Name: Locate elements by their class attribute using "By.className." - CSS Selector: Locate elements using CSS selectors with "By.cssSelector." - XPath: Advanced locator using XPath expressions with "By.xpath." - Link Text: Locate anchor elements (links) based on their visible text with "By.linkText." - Partial Link Text: Locate anchor elements using partial matching of their visible text with "By.partialLinkText." - Tag Name: Locate elements by their HTML tag name using "By.tagName." 4. Using Locators: - To use locators, we can use the "findElement" method provided by WebDriver. - Example: To locate an element by ID, use "driver.findElement(By.id("elementID"))." 5. Ensuring Unique Locators: - Chosen locators must be unique and reliably identify the correct element on the page. - If one locator doesn't work, try other locators until finding the most suitable one. 6. Selenium 4 Update: - Selenium 4 introduces relative locators (previously called friendly locators), which will be covered in the next tutorial. 7. Advanced Locator Strategies: - For handling dynamic web elements and more advanced strategies, refer to separate tutorials on XPath and CSS selector. 8. Conclusion: - Locators are crucial for identifying web elements in Selenium WebDriver. - Understanding and using various locator strategies enhances test case effectiveness. - Selenium 4 introduces relative locators for further improvements. - Refer to additional tutorials for handling dynamic elements using XPath and CSS selector.

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[@priyaroy6005]

@@softwaretestingmentor hlo sir The method click() is undefined for the type By. Why this error is showing. Please help me sir . I am not able to figure out the error.

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[@samBobo208]

Hi I am following your tutorial and so far it's been amazing! I just need some help. My code is running and the browser does close after execution but on my console I don't see any information example 'Chrome started successfully' etc. I tried a print statement and it works fine. Any Idea what's wrong?

[@ganapathisubramanyamjayam]

great tutorial! but I actually have a small problem. I am trying to use selenium to test a jsp page and I am not able to find any elements there. I have tried finding by name, id and xpath but nothing worked. can I get some help with this please.

[@sudhamshakula128]

Yeah I had the same problem

[@moonsharmin8774]

hello sir , i am a beginner here. can explain me why you use hyphen between username ?

[@shubhangisuryavanshi5860]

Sir its not going to Quick tour page when I have typed the command.

[@gunaseelanponnuvel3180]

Sir please tell the priority of Locators in Selenium

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[@priyaroy6005]

The method Click() is undefined for the type By . Why this error is showing . Please help.

[@dsc_dsc]

I hope it's not too late, but you're doing the same mistake as 16:37. Click is a method of findElement, not By. Watch that he add an ) and it solved it.

[@soundaryaleharichunduri8565]

sir ihave done samebut driver.get norworking getting main threadexceptionerror

[@Bell4Fun]

why dataset attribute us not used