Getting text and attributes in Selenium Java - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to get the visible text of the web element.

Selenium Java

String text = element.[1]();

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AgetAttribute

BgetText

CgetValue

DgetContent

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using getAttribute instead of getText to get visible text.

Trying to use getValue which is not a WebElement method.

The getText() method returns the visible text of a web element.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to get the value of the 'href' attribute of the web element.

Selenium Java

String hrefValue = element.[1]("href");

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AgetProperty

BgetValue

CgetText

DgetAttribute

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using getText to get attribute values.

Using getValue which is not a WebElement method.

The getAttribute("href") method returns the value of the 'href' attribute of the element.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the code to correctly get the 'class' attribute of the element.

Selenium Java

String className = element.[1]("class");

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AgetAttribute

BgetText

CgetClass

DgetProperty

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using getClass which returns the Java class, not the attribute.

Using getText which returns visible text, not attribute.

The correct method to get an attribute value is getAttribute. getClass is a Java method unrelated to Selenium attributes.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to get the text and the 'title' attribute of the element.

Selenium Java

String text = element.[1]();
String title = element.[2]("title");

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AgetText

BgetValue

CgetAttribute

DgetContent

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using getValue instead of getText for visible text.

Using getText to get attribute values.

Use getText() to get visible text and getAttribute("title") to get the 'title' attribute value.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to get the text, 'alt' attribute, and 'id' attribute of the element.

Selenium Java

String text = element.[1]();
String altText = element.[2]("alt");
String idValue = element.[3]("id");

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AgetValue

BgetAttribute

CgetText

DgetProperty

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using getValue which is not a WebElement method.

Using getText to get attribute values.

Use getText() for visible text, and getAttribute() for both 'alt' and 'id' attributes.

Practice

1. Which Selenium WebDriver method is used to retrieve the visible text from a web element in Java?

easy

A. getValue()

B. getText()

C. getAttribute()

D. getContent()

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand the purpose of getText()

   The getText() method returns the visible text inside a web element on the page.

2. Step 2: Differentiate from getAttribute()

   getAttribute() retrieves attribute values like 'href' or 'class', not visible text.

3. Final Answer:

   getText() -> Option B

4. Quick Check:

   Visible text = getText() [OK]

Hint: Use getText() for visible text, getAttribute() for attributes [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Confusing getText() with getAttribute()
• Using getValue() which is not a Selenium method
• Trying to get text with getContent() which doesn't exist

2. Which of the following is the correct syntax to get the value of the 'href' attribute from a WebElement named link in Selenium Java?

easy

A. String url = link.getAttribute("href");

B. String url = link.getText("href");

C. String url = link.getValue("href");

D. String url = link.getHref();

Solution

1. Step 1: Recall getAttribute() usage

   To get an attribute value, use getAttribute("attributeName") on the WebElement.

2. Step 2: Check syntax correctness

   String url = link.getAttribute("href"); correctly calls getAttribute("href") and assigns it to a String variable.

3. Final Answer:

   String url = link.getAttribute("href"); -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   Attribute value = getAttribute("name") [OK]

Hint: Use getAttribute("attr") syntax to get attribute values [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Using getText() to get attribute values
• Calling non-existent methods like getHref()
• Passing attribute name as parameter to getText()

3. Consider the following Selenium Java code snippet:

WebElement button = driver.findElement(By.id("submitBtn"));
String text = button.getText();
String type = button.getAttribute("type");
System.out.println(text + "," + type);

If the button's visible text is "Submit" and its type attribute is "button", what will be printed?

medium

A. button

B. button,Submit

C. Submit

D. Submit,button

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand getText() output

   getText() returns the visible text "Submit" from the button element.

2. Step 2: Understand getAttribute() output

   getAttribute("type") returns the attribute value "button".

3. Step 3: Analyze print statement

   Prints text + "," + type, which is "Submit,button".

4. Final Answer:

   Submit,button -> Option D

5. Quick Check:

   Text + "," + Attribute = Submit,button [OK]

Hint: getText() shows visible text; getAttribute() shows attribute value [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Mixing order of printed values
• Expecting getText() to return attribute value
• Ignoring the comma in print output

4. You wrote this code to get the placeholder attribute of an input field:

WebElement input = driver.findElement(By.name("email"));
String placeholder = input.getText();

But placeholder is empty. What is the error and how to fix it?

medium

A. Use getAttribute("placeholder") instead of getText()

B. Use getText() but call it after clicking the input

C. Use getValue() instead of getText()

D. Use getText() with parameter "placeholder"

Solution

1. Step 1: Identify why getText() returns empty

   getText() returns visible text inside element, but placeholder is an attribute, not visible text.

2. Step 2: Correct method to get attribute value

   Use getAttribute("placeholder") to get the placeholder attribute's value.

3. Final Answer:

   Use getAttribute("placeholder") instead of getText() -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   Attributes need getAttribute() [OK]

Hint: Use getAttribute() for attributes like placeholder [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Using getText() to get attribute values
• Trying to pass attribute name to getText()
• Using non-existent getValue() method

5. You want to verify that a link's visible text is "Home" and its href attribute contains "index.html". Which Selenium Java code snippet correctly asserts both conditions?

hard

A. assertEquals(link.getText(), "index.html");
assertTrue(link.getAttribute("href").contains("Home"));

B. assertEquals(link.getAttribute("text"), "Home");
assertTrue(link.getText().contains("index.html"));

C. assertEquals(link.getText(), "Home");
assertTrue(link.getAttribute("href").contains("index.html"));

D. assertTrue(link.getText().equals("Home"));
assertEquals(link.getAttribute("href"), "index.html");

Solution

1. Step 1: Verify visible text with getText()

   Use assertEquals(link.getText(), "Home") to check visible text exactly.

2. Step 2: Verify href attribute contains substring

   Use assertTrue(link.getAttribute("href").contains("index.html")) to check href contains the expected part.

3. Final Answer:

   assertEquals(link.getText(), "Home"); assertTrue(link.getAttribute("href").contains("index.html")); -> Option C

4. Quick Check:

   Text = getText(), Attribute = getAttribute() [OK]

Hint: Assert visible text with getText(), attribute with getAttribute() [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Using getAttribute("text") which is invalid
• Comparing href exactly instead of contains
• Mixing up text and href in assertions