Navigation (back, forward, refresh) in Selenium Java - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to navigate back to the previous page.

Selenium Java

driver.navigate().[1]();

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Aforward

Bto

Cback

Drefresh

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'forward' instead of 'back' will go to the next page, not the previous.

Using 'refresh' reloads the current page, not navigate back.

The back() method navigates the browser to the previous page in history.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to refresh the current page.

Selenium Java

driver.navigate().[1]();

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Arefresh

Bback

Cforward

Dto

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'back' or 'forward' will change pages instead of refreshing.

Using 'to' requires a URL parameter and is not for refreshing.

The refresh() method reloads the current page in the browser.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the code to navigate forward to the next page.

Selenium Java

driver.navigate().[1]();

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Aback

Brefresh

Cgo

Dforward

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'back' will go to the previous page, not forward.

Using 'go' is not a valid method in Selenium navigation.

The forward() method moves the browser to the next page in history.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to navigate to a new URL and then refresh the page.

Selenium Java

driver.navigate().[1]("https://example.com");
driver.navigate().[2]();

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Ato

Brefresh

Cforward

Dback

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'back' or 'forward' instead of 'to' for URL navigation.

Using 'to' without a URL parameter causes errors.

The to() method navigates to a specified URL, and refresh() reloads the current page.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to navigate to a URL, go back, then forward.

Selenium Java

driver.navigate().[1]("https://openai.com");
driver.navigate().[2]();
driver.navigate().[3]();

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Ato

Bback

Cforward

Drefresh

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Mixing up the order of navigation methods.

Using 'refresh' instead of 'forward' at the end.

First, navigate to the URL with to(), then go back with back(), and finally forward with forward().

Practice

1. What does the driver.navigate().back() method do in Selenium WebDriver?

easy

A. It closes the browser window.

B. It navigates the browser to the previous page in history.

C. It navigates the browser to the next page in history.

D. It refreshes the current page.

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand the back() method

   The back() method simulates clicking the browser's back button, moving to the previous page in history.

2. Step 2: Compare with other navigation methods

   forward() moves forward, refresh() reloads the page, and closing the browser is done by driver.close().

3. Final Answer:

   It navigates the browser to the previous page in history. -> Option B

4. Quick Check:

   back() = previous page [OK]

Hint: Back() always goes to the previous page in browser history [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Confusing back() with refresh()
• Thinking back() closes the browser
• Mixing back() with forward()

2. Which of the following is the correct syntax to refresh the current page using Selenium WebDriver in Java?

easy

A. driver.navigate().refresh();

B. driver.refresh();

C. driver.navigate().reload();

D. driver.refreshPage();

Solution

1. Step 1: Recall the refresh method syntax

   In Selenium Java, refreshing the page is done by calling driver.navigate().refresh();.

2. Step 2: Eliminate incorrect options

   driver.refresh(), driver.navigate().reload(), and driver.refreshPage() are not valid Selenium WebDriver methods.

3. Final Answer:

   driver.navigate().refresh(); -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   refresh() method is under navigate() [OK]

Hint: Use navigate().refresh() to reload the page [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Using driver.refresh() directly
• Using non-existent reload() method
• Confusing refresh with back or forward

3. Consider the following Selenium Java code snippet:

driver.get("https://example.com/page1");
driver.get("https://example.com/page2");
driver.navigate().back();
String currentUrl = driver.getCurrentUrl();

What will be the value of currentUrl after execution?

medium

A. "https://example.com/home"

B. "https://example.com/page2"

C. "https://example.com/page1"

D. Throws an exception

Solution

1. Step 1: Trace navigation steps

   The driver first opens page1, then page2. Calling navigate().back() moves back to page1.

2. Step 2: Check current URL after back()

   After going back, getCurrentUrl() returns the URL of page1.

3. Final Answer:

   "https://example.com/page1" -> Option C

4. Quick Check:

   back() returns to previous URL [OK]

Hint: Back() returns to the last visited URL [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Assuming current URL stays on page2
• Expecting an exception on back()
• Confusing back() with refresh()

4. Identify the error in the following Selenium Java code snippet:

driver.get("https://example.com");
driver.navigate().forward();
String url = driver.getCurrentUrl();

What is the problem?

medium

A. driver.get() should be replaced with driver.navigate().to().

B. Syntax error in navigate().forward() method call.

C. driver.getCurrentUrl() returns null after forward().

D. Calling forward() without a previous back() navigation does nothing.

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand forward() behavior

   The forward() method moves forward in browser history only if there is a forward page available.

2. Step 2: Analyze code context

   Since no back() was called before, there is no forward page, so forward() does nothing.

3. Final Answer:

   Calling forward() without a previous back() navigation does nothing. -> Option D

4. Quick Check:

   forward() needs prior back() [OK]

Hint: Use back() before forward() to enable forward navigation [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Expecting forward() to always change page
• Thinking forward() causes syntax error
• Confusing get() and navigate().to()

5. You want to test that after navigating back and then forward, the browser returns to the original page URL. Which sequence of Selenium Java commands correctly achieves this?

hard

A. driver.navigate().back(); driver.navigate().forward(); String url = driver.getCurrentUrl();

B. driver.navigate().forward(); driver.navigate().back(); String url = driver.getCurrentUrl();

C. driver.navigate().refresh(); driver.navigate().back(); String url = driver.getCurrentUrl();

D. driver.navigate().back(); driver.navigate().refresh(); String url = driver.getCurrentUrl();

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand navigation flow

   To test returning to the original page, first go back, then forward to return to the original page.

2. Step 2: Verify correct command order

   driver.navigate().back(); driver.navigate().forward(); String url = driver.getCurrentUrl(); correctly calls back() then forward(), then gets the current URL.

3. Final Answer:

   driver.navigate().back(); driver.navigate().forward(); String url = driver.getCurrentUrl(); -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   Back then forward returns to original URL [OK]

Hint: Back then forward returns to original page URL [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Calling forward() before back()
• Using refresh() instead of forward()
• Not checking URL after navigation