Clearing fields in Selenium Java - Test Execution Trace

Test Overview

This test opens a web page with a text input field, enters some text, then clears the field. It verifies that the field is empty after clearing.

Test Code - JUnit with Selenium WebDriver

Selenium Java

import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;

public class ClearFieldTest {
    WebDriver driver;

    @BeforeEach
    public void setUp() {
        driver = new ChromeDriver();
    }

    @Test
    public void testClearInputField() {
        driver.get("https://example.com/form");
        WebElement inputField = driver.findElement(By.id("username"));
        inputField.sendKeys("testuser");
        inputField.clear();
        String fieldValue = inputField.getAttribute("value");
        assertEquals("", fieldValue, "Input field should be empty after clearing");
    }

    @AfterEach
    public void tearDown() {
        driver.quit();
    }
}

Execution Trace - 8 Steps

Step	Action	System State	Assertion	Result
1	Test starts	Test framework initializes ChromeDriver	-	PASS
2	Browser opens Chrome	Chrome browser window is open and ready	-	PASS
3	Navigates to https://example.com/form	Page with input field having id 'username' is loaded	-	PASS
4	Finds input field by id 'username'	Input field element is located on the page	-	PASS
5	Enters text 'testuser' into input field using sendKeys	Input field now contains text 'testuser'	-	PASS
6	Clears the input field using clear() method	Input field is now empty	-	PASS
7	Gets the value attribute of input field	Retrieved value is '' (empty string)	Assert that input field value equals ''	PASS
8	Test ends and browser closes	Browser window is closed, WebDriver quits	-	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: Input field is not found or clear() does not empty the field

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

What Selenium method is used to empty the text from the input field?

A sendKeys("")

B clear()

C delete()

D remove()

Key Result

Always verify the locator used to find elements is correct and that the clear() method empties the field before asserting its value.