Radio button handling in Selenium Java - Test Execution Trace

Test Overview

This test opens a web page with radio buttons, selects a specific radio button, and verifies that it is selected.

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.assertTrue;

public class RadioButtonTest {
    WebDriver driver;

    @BeforeEach
    public void setUp() {
        driver = new ChromeDriver();
        driver.get("https://example.com/radio-buttons");
    }

    @Test
    public void testSelectRadioButton() {
        WebElement radioButton = driver.findElement(By.id("option2"));
        radioButton.click();
        assertTrue(radioButton.isSelected(), "Radio button option2 should be selected");
    }

    @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, ready to navigate	-	PASS
2	Navigates to https://example.com/radio-buttons	Page with radio buttons is loaded and visible	Page title or URL confirms correct page loaded	PASS
3	Finds radio button element with id 'option2'	Radio button with id 'option2' is located in the DOM	Element is present and interactable	PASS
4	Clicks on the radio button 'option2'	Radio button 'option2' is selected visually	-	PASS
5	Checks if radio button 'option2' is selected	Radio button 'option2' state is selected	assertTrue(radioButton.isSelected()) verifies selection	PASS
6	Test ends and browser closes	Browser window is closed	-	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: Radio button with id 'option2' is not found or not clickable

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

What does the test verify after clicking the radio button?

A That the radio button is disabled

B That the radio button is visible

C That the radio button is selected

D That the radio button is unchecked

Key Result

Always verify that the element is present and interactable before clicking, and assert the expected state after interaction to confirm correct behavior.