Writing Your First Selenium Test Case Using Java

✅ Step 1: Set Up Your Environment

Requirements

Java JDK (Java Development Kit)

An IDE (e.g., IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse)

Maven (for dependency management)

Selenium WebDriver

A browser driver (e.g., ChromeDriver)

Maven Project Setup

Create a new Maven project and add this to your pom.xml:

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<dependencies>

    <dependency>

        <groupId>org.seleniumhq.selenium</groupId>

        <artifactId>selenium-java</artifactId>

        <version>4.21.0</version>

    </dependency>

</dependencies>

(Use the latest version from the official Maven repository).

✅ Step 2: Download Browser Driver

For example, if you're using Chrome:

Go to: https://chromedriver.chromium.org/downloads

Download the version that matches your browser

Extract and place it in a known location

You can also set the path programmatically in code (explained below).

✅ Step 3: Write Your First Test Case

Here's a basic test case that:

Launches Chrome

Opens Google

Searches for “Selenium WebDriver”

Prints the title of the results page

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import org.openqa.selenium.By;

import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;

import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;

import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;

public class FirstSeleniumTest {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        // Set path to chromedriver

        System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver", "path/to/chromedriver");

        // Initialize WebDriver

        WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();

        // Open Google

        driver.get("https://www.google.com");

        // Accept cookies if prompt appears (optional)

        // WebElement acceptButton = driver.findElement(By.id("L2AGLb"));

        // acceptButton.click();

        // Locate search box, type query, and submit

        WebElement searchBox = driver.findElement(By.name("q"));

        searchBox.sendKeys("Selenium WebDriver");

        searchBox.submit();

        // Wait for the results to load (simple sleep for demo; better to use WebDriverWait)

        try {

            Thread.sleep(2000);

        } catch (InterruptedException e) {

            e.printStackTrace();

        }

        // Print the title of the page

        System.out.println("Page Title: " + driver.getTitle());

        // Close the browser

        driver.quit();

    }

}

✅ Step 4: Run the Test

Run your Java class.

You should see a browser pop up, navigate to Google, perform the search, and close.

🧠 Tips

For real test cases, use WebDriverWait instead of Thread.sleep() for reliability.

Use a test framework like JUnit or TestNG for managing multiple tests.

Selenium Grid can help you run tests across multiple browsers and environments.

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