ExpectedConditions class in Selenium Java - Test Execution Trace

Test Overview

This test uses Selenium's ExpectedConditions class to wait until a button is clickable before clicking it. It verifies that the button click leads to the expected page title change.

Test Code - JUnit 5 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.openqa.selenium.support.ui.ExpectedConditions;
import org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.WebDriverWait;
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;
import java.time.Duration;

public class ExpectedConditionsTest {
    WebDriver driver;
    WebDriverWait wait;

    @BeforeEach
    public void setUp() {
        driver = new ChromeDriver();
        wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, Duration.ofSeconds(10));
    }

    @Test
    public void testButtonClickable() {
        driver.get("https://example.com/buttonpage");
        By buttonLocator = By.id("submit-btn");
        WebElement button = wait.until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(buttonLocator));
        button.click();
        wait.until(ExpectedConditions.titleIs("Submission Successful"));
        assertEquals("Submission Successful", driver.getTitle());
    }

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

Execution Trace - 7 Steps

Step	Action	System State	Assertion	Result
1	Test starts and Chrome browser opens	Chrome browser window is open and ready	-	PASS
2	Navigates to https://example.com/buttonpage	Page with a button having id 'submit-btn' is loaded	-	PASS
3	Waits until the button with id 'submit-btn' is clickable using ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable	Button is visible and enabled for clicking	Button is clickable	PASS
4	Clicks the button	Button click triggers page change	-	PASS
5	Waits until the page title is 'Submission Successful' using ExpectedConditions.titleIs	Page title changes to 'Submission Successful'	Page title is exactly 'Submission Successful'	PASS
6	Asserts that the page title equals 'Submission Successful'	Page title is 'Submission Successful'	assertEquals passes	PASS
7	Browser closes and test ends	Browser window closed	-	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: Button with id 'submit-btn' is not clickable within 10 seconds

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

What does ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable ensure before clicking?

A The element is present in the DOM only

B The element is hidden but enabled

C The element is visible and enabled for clicking

D The element is disabled

Key Result

Using ExpectedConditions with WebDriverWait helps tests wait smartly for elements or page states, making tests more reliable and faster than fixed waits.