Selenium Scripting & Execution Processes 3

Question 1

Which Selenium command is used to retrieve the current URL of the browser?

Accepted Answer

driver.getCurrentUrl()

Answer

driver.getCurrentUrl() returns the URL of the page currently loaded in the browser.

Question 2

What is the purpose of driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait() in Selenium?

Accepted Answer

Tells WebDriver to poll the DOM for a set duration when locating elements

Answer

implicitlyWait() sets a global timeout that makes WebDriver poll for an element before throwing NoSuchElementException.

Question 3

In Selenium, how do you switch to a child window after clicking a link that opens a new tab?

Accepted Answer

driver.switchTo().window(windowHandle)

Answer

driver.switchTo().window(handle) switches the driver's context to the window with the specified handle.

Question 4

Which approach should be preferred over Thread.sleep() for synchronization in Selenium scripts?

Accepted Answer

Explicit waits with WebDriverWait

Answer

Explicit waits using WebDriverWait with ExpectedConditions are more reliable and efficient than fixed Thread.sleep() pauses.

Question 5

How do you read a value from a text input field using Selenium WebDriver?

Accepted Answer

element.getAttribute("value")

Answer

getAttribute("value") retrieves the current value of a form input element, as getText() returns the visible text between tags.

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