Verify Google Search page title

Preconditions (3)

Step 1: Open Chrome browser

Step 2: Navigate to https://www.google.com

Step 3: Verify the page title is 'Google'

Step 4: Close the browser

✅ Expected Result: The browser opens Google homepage, the title is exactly 'Google', and browser closes after verification

Automation Requirements - TestNG with Selenium WebDriver

Assertions Needed:

Assert that the page title equals 'Google'

Best Practices:

Use @BeforeMethod to set up WebDriver and open browser

Use @Test to perform the title verification

Use @AfterMethod to close the browser

Use explicit waits if needed (not required here)

Use meaningful method names

Automated Solution

Selenium Java

import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.testng.Assert;
import org.testng.annotations.AfterMethod;
import org.testng.annotations.BeforeMethod;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;

public class GoogleTitleTest {
    private WebDriver driver;

    @BeforeMethod
    public void setUp() {
        // Initialize ChromeDriver
        driver = new ChromeDriver();
        // Open Google homepage
        driver.get("https://www.google.com");
    }

    @Test
    public void verifyGoogleTitle() {
        // Get the page title
        String title = driver.getTitle();
        // Assert title is exactly 'Google'
        Assert.assertEquals(title, "Google", "Page title should be 'Google'");
    }

    @AfterMethod
    public void tearDown() {
        // Close the browser
        if (driver != null) {
            driver.quit();
        }
    }
}

The @BeforeMethod annotation marks the setUp() method to run before each test. It initializes the ChromeDriver and opens the Google homepage.

The @Test annotation marks verifyGoogleTitle() as the test method. It fetches the page title and asserts it equals 'Google'.

The @AfterMethod annotation marks tearDown() to run after each test. It closes the browser to clean up.

This structure ensures the browser opens fresh for each test and closes afterward, keeping tests independent and clean.

Common Mistakes - 4 Pitfalls

Not closing the browser in @AfterMethod

Initializing WebDriver inside the @Test method

Using Thread.sleep instead of proper waits

Not using assertions to verify the title

Bonus Challenge

Now add data-driven testing with 3 different URLs and verify their titles

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