findElement by tagName in Selenium Java - Test Execution Trace

Test Overview

This test opens a webpage, finds the first <h1> tag on the page using findElement(By.tagName), and verifies that the heading text matches the expected value.

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 FindElementByTagNameTest {
    private WebDriver driver;

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

    @Test
    public void testFindH1ByTagName() {
        driver.get("https://example.com");
        WebElement heading = driver.findElement(By.tagName("h1"));
        String headingText = heading.getText();
        assertEquals("Example Domain", headingText);
    }

    @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	Navigate to https://example.com	Browser displays the Example Domain webpage with a visible <h1> heading	-	PASS
3	Find the first <h1> element using driver.findElement(By.tagName("h1"))	The <h1> element with text 'Example Domain' is located	Verify the <h1> element is found and not null	PASS
4	Get the text of the <h1> element	Text 'Example Domain' is retrieved from the <h1> element	-	PASS
5	Assert that the heading text equals 'Example Domain'	The heading text matches the expected string	assertEquals("Example Domain", headingText)	PASS
6	Close the browser and end the test	Browser window is closed	-	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: The <h1> tag is not found on the page or the text does not match 'Example Domain'

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

What does driver.findElement(By.tagName("h1")) do in this test?

A Finds all <h1> elements on the page

B Finds the first <h1> element on the page

C Finds an element by its ID 'h1'

D Finds an element by its class name 'h1'

Key Result

Always verify that the element you find by tag name exists and contains the expected text to ensure your test checks the correct page content.