Verify clicking the Submit button navigates to confirmation page

Preconditions (2)

Step 1: Locate the Submit button by its id 'submitBtn'

Step 2: Click the Submit button

Step 3: Wait for the page to load

Step 4: Verify the URL changes to 'https://example.com/confirmation'

✅ Expected Result: After clicking the Submit button, the browser navigates to the confirmation page URL 'https://example.com/confirmation'

Automation Requirements - Selenium WebDriver with Java

Assertions Needed:

Verify the Submit button is clickable before clicking

Verify the URL after clicking matches the expected confirmation page URL

Best Practices:

Use explicit waits to wait for the Submit button to be clickable

Use By.id locator for the Submit button

Use assertions from a testing framework like TestNG or JUnit

Avoid Thread.sleep; use WebDriverWait instead

Automated Solution

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.openqa.selenium.support.ui.ExpectedConditions;
import org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.WebDriverWait;
import org.testng.Assert;
import org.testng.annotations.AfterClass;
import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;
import java.time.Duration;

public class ClickActionTest {
    private WebDriver driver;
    private WebDriverWait wait;

    @BeforeClass
    public void setUp() {
        // Set path to chromedriver executable if needed
        driver = new ChromeDriver();
        wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, Duration.ofSeconds(10));
        driver.manage().window().maximize();
    }

    @Test
    public void testClickSubmitButtonNavigatesToConfirmation() {
        driver.get("https://example.com/form");

        // Wait until Submit button is clickable
        WebElement submitButton = wait.until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(By.id("submitBtn")));

        // Click the Submit button
        submitButton.click();

        // Wait until URL changes to expected confirmation page URL
        boolean urlChanged = wait.until(ExpectedConditions.urlToBe("https://example.com/confirmation"));

        // Assert URL is correct
        Assert.assertTrue(urlChanged, "URL did not change to confirmation page after clicking Submit button");
    }

    @AfterClass
    public void tearDown() {
        if (driver != null) {
            driver.quit();
        }
    }
}

This test uses Selenium WebDriver with Java and TestNG for assertions.

In setUp(), we start the Chrome browser and set an explicit wait of 10 seconds.

In the test method, we open the form page URL, then wait explicitly for the Submit button to be clickable using ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable. This avoids timing issues.

We then click the Submit button and wait until the URL changes to the expected confirmation page URL using ExpectedConditions.urlToBe.

Finally, we assert that the URL did change correctly, ensuring the click action worked as expected.

In tearDown(), we close the browser to clean up.

This approach follows best practices: using explicit waits, proper locators, and clear assertions.

Common Mistakes - 3 Pitfalls

Using Thread.sleep() instead of explicit waits

Using XPath with absolute paths for locating the Submit button

Clicking the button without checking if it is clickable

Bonus Challenge

Now add data-driven testing with 3 different form URLs and verify clicking Submit navigates to their respective confirmation pages.

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