Getting text and attributes in Selenium Java - Test Execution Trace

Test Overview

This test opens a web page, finds a button element, retrieves its visible text and the value of its 'type' attribute, and verifies both values are as expected.

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 GetTextAndAttributeTest {
    WebDriver driver;

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

    @Test
    public void testButtonTextAndTypeAttribute() {
        driver.get("https://example.com/buttonpage");
        WebElement button = driver.findElement(By.id("submit-btn"));
        String buttonText = button.getText();
        String buttonType = button.getAttribute("type");
        assertEquals("Submit", buttonText);
        assertEquals("button", buttonType);
    }

    @AfterEach
    public void tearDown() {
        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	Navigates to URL 'https://example.com/buttonpage'	Browser displays the page with a button having id 'submit-btn'	-	PASS
3	Finds the button element by id 'submit-btn'	Button element located on the page	-	PASS
4	Retrieves visible text from the button element	Button text is read as 'Submit'	Verify button text equals 'Submit'	PASS
5	Retrieves 'type' attribute value from the button element	Button attribute 'type' read as 'button'	Verify button attribute 'type' equals 'button'	PASS
6	Test ends and browser closes	Browser window closed	-	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: Button element with id 'submit-btn' is not found or text/attribute values do not match expected

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

What does the test verify after finding the button element?

A The visible text and the 'type' attribute of the button

B Only the button's CSS styles

C The button's position on the page

D The button's click functionality

Key Result

Always verify both visible text and relevant attributes of elements to ensure the UI shows correct content and properties.