Getting text and attributes in Selenium Java - Cheat Sheet & Quick Revision

Recall & Review

beginner

What method in Selenium Java is used to get the visible text of a web element?

The getText() method is used to retrieve the visible text of a web element.

beginner

How do you get the value of an attribute from a web element in Selenium Java?

Use the getAttribute(String attributeName) method, passing the attribute name as a string.

intermediate

What will element.getText() return if the element is hidden on the page?

It will return an empty string because getText() only returns visible text.

intermediate

Why might getAttribute("value") be preferred over getText() for input fields?

Because input fields often store their content in the "value" attribute, not as visible text, so getAttribute("value") retrieves the entered text.

beginner

What is the difference between getText() and getAttribute() in Selenium?

getText() returns the visible text inside an element. getAttribute() returns the value of a specified attribute of the element, which may not be visible text.

Which Selenium Java method retrieves the visible text of a web element?

A getContent()

B getAttribute()

C getText()

D getValue()

getText() returns the visible text inside the element.

How do you get the 'href' attribute of a link element in Selenium Java?

A element.getLink()

B element.getText()

C element.getValue("href")

D element.getAttribute("href")

Use getAttribute("href") to get the value of the 'href' attribute.

What does element.getText() return if the element is not visible?

A The text inside the element

B Empty string

C null

D Throws an exception

getText() returns an empty string if the element is hidden.

Which method is best to get the typed text inside an input field?

A getAttribute("value")

B getText()

C getInput()

D getContent()

Input fields store typed text in the 'value' attribute, so getAttribute("value") is used.

What is the return type of getAttribute() in Selenium Java?

A String

B int

C boolean

D void

getAttribute() returns a String representing the attribute's value.

Explain how to retrieve visible text and attribute values from web elements using Selenium Java.

Think about what you see on the page versus what is stored in element attributes.

Describe a scenario where getText() might not return the expected text and how to handle it.

Consider input fields and hidden elements.