Frequently Used Selenium WebDriver Methods (2023)

 

Please note that the Selenium methods mentioned below are just a selection of commonly used methods, and many more are available in Selenium WebDriver for Java. 

Refer to the below methods for Interview Preparation.

import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
 
// Assuming you have already initialized a WebDriver instance, for example:
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
 
// Finding Elements
WebElement element = driver.findElement(By.<locator_strategy>("<locator_value>"));
List<WebElement> elements = driver.findElements(By.<locator_strategy>("<locator_value>"));
 
// Interacting with Elements
element.click();  // Clicks on the element
element.sendKeys("<text>");  // Types text into the element
element.clear();  // Clears the text in the element
 
// Accessing Element Information
String text = element.getText();  // Retrieves the text of the element
String attributeValue = element.getAttribute("<attribute_name>");  // Retrieves the value of the specified attribute
element.isDisplayed();  // Checks if the element is visible on the page
element.isEnabled();  // Checks if the element is enabled
element.isSelected();  // Checks if the element is selected (for checkboxes and radio buttons)
 
// Element Interaction (Mouse Actions)
Actions actions = new Actions(driver);
actions.moveToElement(element).perform();  // Moves the mouse pointer to the element
actions.contextClick(element).perform();  // Performs a right-click on the element
actions.doubleClick(element).perform();  // Performs a double-click on the element
actions.dragAndDrop(source, target).perform();  // Drags the source element and drops it on the target element
 
// Waiting for Elements
driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS);  // Implicitly waits for elements to be present
WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, 10);
wait.until(ExpectedConditions.<expected_condition>(By.<locator_strategy>("<locator_value>")));  // Explicitly waits for a specific condition to be met
 
// Switching Between Frames and Windows
driver.switchTo().frame("<frame_name>");  // Switches to a frame using its name or ID
driver.switchTo().defaultContent();  // Switches back to the default content
driver.switchTo().window("<window_handle>");  // Switches to a window using its handle
driver.switchTo().window(driver.getWindowHandles().toArray()[1].toString());  // Switches to a newly opened window
 
// Executing JavaScript
JavascriptExecutor js = (JavascriptExecutor) driver;
js.executeScript("<javascript_code>");  // Executes JavaScript code in the context of the current page
 
// Interacting with Select Elements (Dropdowns)
Select select = new Select(element);
select.selectByVisibleText("<visible_text>");  // Selects an option by its visible text
select.selectByValue("<value>");  // Selects an option by its value attribute
select.selectByIndex(<index>);  // Selects an option by its index (starting from 0)
select.deselectAll();  // Deselects all selected options
select.deselectByVisibleText("<visible_text>");  // Deselects an option by its visible text
select.deselectByValue("<value>");  // Deselects an option by its value attribute
select.deselectByIndex(<index>);  // Deselects an option by its index
 
// Uploading Files
element.sendKeys("<file_path>");  // Uploads a file by specifying its local file path
 
// Handling Windows and Tabs
String mainWindowHandle = driver.getWindowHandle();  // Retrieves the handle of the main window
Set<String> windowHandles = driver.getWindowHandles();  // Retrieves the handles of all open windows
driver.switchTo().window("<window_handle>");  // Switches to a window using its handle
driver.switchTo().defaultContent();  // Switches back to the default content
 
// Executing Asynchronous Scripts
WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, 10);
wait.until(ExpectedConditions.<expected_condition>(<arguments>));  // Waits for a specific condition to be met
 
// Closing the Browser
driver.close();  // Closes the current window
driver.quit();  // Quits the browser session and closes all windows
 

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