First Selenium Java test - Test Execution Trace

Test Overview

This test opens a browser, navigates to a website, finds the page title element, and checks if the title text is correct.

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.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 FirstSeleniumTest {
    private WebDriver driver;

    @BeforeEach
    public void setUp() {
        // Set path to chromedriver executable if needed
        driver = new ChromeDriver();
    }

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

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

Execution Trace - 6 Steps

Step	Action	System State	Assertion	Result
1	Test starts and ChromeDriver instance is created	Browser window opens, blank page	-	PASS
2	Browser navigates to https://example.com	Browser shows Example Domain page with heading 'Example Domain'	-	PASS
3	Find element by tag name 'h1'	Element found with text 'Example Domain'	-	PASS
4	Get text from the found element	Text retrieved: 'Example Domain'	-	PASS
5	Assert that the text equals 'Example Domain'	Text matches expected value	assertEquals("Example Domain", titleText)	PASS
6	Close browser and quit driver	Browser window closes	-	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: The element with tag name 'h1' is not found on the page

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

What does the test check after opening the page?

A The page URL contains 'example.com'

B The text inside the <h1> element is 'Example Domain'

C The browser window is maximized

D The page background color is white

Key Result

Always verify that the element you want to test exists on the page before asserting its content. Use clear locators like tag name or id for reliable element finding.