findElement by name in Selenium Java - Test Execution Trace

Test Overview

This test opens a browser, navigates to a sample login page, finds the username input field by its name attribute, enters a username, and verifies the input was successful.

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 FindElementByNameTest {
    private WebDriver driver;

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

    @Test
    public void testFindElementByName() {
        driver.get("https://example.com/login");
        WebElement usernameInput = driver.findElement(By.name("username"));
        usernameInput.sendKeys("testuser");
        assertEquals("testuser", usernameInput.getAttribute("value"));
    }

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

Execution Trace - 6 Steps

Step	Action	System State	Assertion	Result
1	Test starts and Chrome browser opens	Chrome browser window is open and ready	-	PASS
2	Browser navigates to https://example.com/login	Login page is loaded with username input field having name='username'	-	PASS
3	Find element by name 'username' using driver.findElement(By.name("username"))	Username input field is located on the page	Element found with name attribute 'username'	PASS
4	Enter text 'testuser' into the username input field	Username input field contains text 'testuser'	-	PASS
5	Verify the input field's value attribute equals 'testuser'	Username input field value is 'testuser'	assertEquals("testuser", usernameInput.getAttribute("value"))	PASS
6	Test ends and browser closes	Browser window is closed	-	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: The element with name 'username' is not present on the page

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

Which Selenium method is used to find the username input field in this test?

A driver.findElement(By.id("username"))

B driver.findElement(By.name("username"))

C driver.findElement(By.className("username"))

D driver.findElement(By.tagName("input"))

Key Result

Always verify the locator attribute (like 'name') matches exactly what is on the page, and ensure the page is fully loaded before locating elements to avoid NoSuchElementException.