Selenium Java Basics - Cheatsheet

What is Selenium?

Selenium is an open-source browser automation framework used to automate web browsers. It enables testers and developers to simulate real user interactions and validate web application behavior across browsers and platforms.

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🚀 Selenium WebDriver - Create Driver

Create a new WebDriver instance.

WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();

🛑 Selenium WebDriver - Quit Driver

Terminate browser and WebDriver session.

driver.quit();

🔲 Selenium Browser - Maximize Window

Maximize browser window.

driver.manage().window().maximize();

🔻 Selenium Browser - Minimize Window

Minimize browser window.

driver.manage().window().minimize();

🖥️ Selenium Browser - Fullscreen Mode

Set browser to fullscreen.

driver.manage().window().fullscreen();

🌐 Selenium Navigation - Open URL

Navigate to a URL.

driver.get("https://example.com");

🧭 Selenium Navigation - Navigate To

Navigate using Navigation API.

driver.navigate().to("https://example.com");

⬅️ Selenium Navigation - Back

Go back to previous page.

driver.navigate().back();

➡️ Selenium Navigation - Forward

Go forward in browser history.

driver.navigate().forward();

🔄 Selenium Navigation - Refresh

Refresh current page.

driver.navigate().refresh();

🆔 Selenium Locator - By ID

Locate element using ID.

driver.findElement(By.id("username"));

📛 Selenium Locator - By Name

Locate element using name attribute.

driver.findElement(By.name("password"));

🎨 Selenium Locator - By Class Name

Locate element using class name.

driver.findElement(By.className("btn-primary"));

🎯 Selenium Locator - By CSS Selector

Locate element using CSS selector.

driver.findElement(By.cssSelector("#login button"));

🔍 Selenium Locator - By XPath

Locate element using XPath.

driver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@type='text']"));

🔗 Selenium Locator - By Link Text

Locate link using full text.

driver.findElement(By.linkText("Click here"));

📌 Selenium Locator - By Partial Link Text

Locate link using partial text.

driver.findElement(By.partialLinkText("Click"));

👆 Selenium Element - Click

Click on an element.

element.click();

⌨️ Selenium Element - Send Keys

Type text into input field.

element.sendKeys("admin");

🧹 Selenium Element - Clear Input

Clear text from input field.

element.clear();

📝 Selenium Element - Get Text

Fetch visible text.

element.getText();

🔖 Selenium Element - Get Attribute

Fetch attribute value.

element.getAttribute("value");

👁️ Selenium Element - Is Displayed

Check visibility of element.

element.isDisplayed();

✅ Selenium Element - Is Enabled

Check if element is enabled.

element.isEnabled();

☑️ Selenium Element - Is Selected

Check selection state.

element.isSelected();

⏱️ Selenium Wait - Implicit Wait

Apply global implicit wait.

driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(Duration.ofSeconds(10));

✔️ Selenium Alert - Accept Alert

Accept browser alert.

driver.switchTo().alert().accept();

❌ Selenium Alert - Dismiss Alert

Dismiss browser alert.

driver.switchTo().alert().dismiss();

🖼️ Selenium Frame - Switch by Index

Switch to iframe using index.

driver.switchTo().frame(0);

🏠 Selenium Frame - Switch to Default Content

Return to main page.

driver.switchTo().defaultContent();

🪟 Selenium Window - Get Window Handle

Get current window ID.

driver.getWindowHandle();

🔄 Selenium Window - Switch Window

Switch to another browser window.

driver.switchTo().window(windowId);

📸 Selenium Screenshot - Capture Screenshot

Capture screenshot of browser.

File src = ((TakesScreenshot) driver).getScreenshotAs(OutputType.FILE);

📄 Selenium Browser - Get Title

Get page title.

driver.getTitle();

🔗 Selenium Browser - Get Current URL

Get current page URL.

driver.getCurrentUrl();