Selenium WebDriver API Commands

Browser Regular commands

get() – opens a specified URL in the browser window.
Syntax: driverName.get("URL");

getTitle() – Returns the current browser title.
Syntax: System.out.println(driverName.getTitle());

getCurrentUrl() – Return current URL of the browser window.
Syntax: System.out.println(driverName.getCurrentUrl());

close() – It closes the focused browser window.
Syntax: driver.close();

quite() – It closes all browser that opened by Selenium WebDriver during execution.
Syntax: driver.quite();

Browser Navigation commands

navigate().to() – It lands a new page in the current browser window. We can also user get() instead of navigate().to() but best practice is use to navigate().to() in single script for better readability.
Syntax: driver.navigate().to("URL");

navigate().back() – It moves a single item back in the browser history.
Syntax: driver.navigate().back();

navigate().forward() – It moves a single item forward in the browser history.
Syntax: driver.navigate().forward();

navigate().refresh() – Its refresh the current window.
Syntax: driver.navigate().forward();

Command for Web Elements

findElement() – It find first element with the current web using given locator.
Syntax: driver.findElement(By.locator("value");

sendKeys() – It send keys on edit box or text box.
Syntax: driver.findElement(By.id("id")).sendKeys("arg");

clear() – It clear the value form edit box or text box.
Syntax: driver.findElement(By.id("id")).clear();

click() – It clicks an element like button, link, checkbox etc..
Syntax: driver.findElement(By.id("id")).click();

Verification Commands

isDisplayed() – It is applicable on all web elements. It checks weather an element is displaying or not in the current web page and return Boolean result.
Syntax: driver.findElement(By.id("id")).isDisplayed();

isEnabled()– It checks weather an element is enabled or not in the current web page and return Boolean result.
Syntax: driver.findElement(By.id("id")).isEnabled();

isSelected() – It checks weather an element is selected or not in the current web page and return Boolean result.
Syntax: driver.findElement(By.id("id")).isSelected();

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