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SELENIUM WEBDRIVER BASICS


UNDERSTANDING WEBDRIVER AND ITS
ROLE

/Junaid Aziz /Qasim Nazir


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WebDriver Basics

Understanding WebDriver and its Role

WebDriver Overview: Selenium WebDriver is the heart of Selenium automation,


providing a programmatic interface to interact with web browsers. Its primary
purpose is to automate user interactions with web applications, making it an
invaluable tool for functional testing and browser automation.

Role of WebDriver:
• WebDriver enables the simulation of user actions on a web page, such as
clicking buttons, filling forms, navigating between pages, and validating
content.
• It interacts with the Document Object Model (DOM) of the web page,
allowing users to locate and manipulate HTML elements.
• WebDriver supports multiple programming languages, including Java,
Python, C#, and more, making it versatile for developers and testers.

2. Different WebDriver Implementations:


1. ChromeDriver:
• Usage: Used for automating Google Chrome.
• Setup: Download the ChromeDriver executable from the official
ChromeDriver page
(https://sites.google.com/chromium.org/driver/), and specify its
path in your Selenium script.
• Example Code (Java):
System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver", "path/to/chromedriver");
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();

2. FirefoxDriver:
• Usage: Used for automating Mozilla Firefox.
• Setup: No separate executable needed; FirefoxDriver is included with
the Selenium library.
• Example Code (Java):
WebDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver();

/Junaid Aziz /Qasim Nazir


Live Classes www.qastack.net
On Weekend +92 300 1404 303

3. EdgeDriver:
• Usage: Used for automating Microsoft Edge.
• Setup: Download the Microsoft Edge WebDriver executable from the
official Microsoft Edge WebDriver page, and specify its path in your
Selenium script.
• Example Code (Java):
System.setProperty("webdriver.edge.driver", "path/to/msedgedriver");
WebDriver driver = new EdgeDriver();

4. InternetExplorerDriver:
• Usage: Used for automating Internet Explorer.
• Setup: Download the Internet Explorer WebDriver executable from
the official Internet Explorer WebDriver page, and specify its path in
your Selenium script.
• Example Code (Java):
System.setProperty("webdriver.ie.driver", "path/to/IEDriverServer"); WebDriver
driver = new InternetExplorerDriver();

5. SafariDriver:
• Usage: Used for automating Safari on macOS.
• Setup: Integrated with the Safari browser on macOS systems; no
separate setup needed.
• Example Code (Java):
WebDriver driver = new SafariDriver();

6. RemoteWebDriver:
• Usage: Allows running tests on a remote machine or a cloud-based
testing platform.
• Setup: Connects to a remote Selenium server; no separate WebDriver
executable needed.
• Example Code (Java):
WebDriver driver = new RemoteWebDriver(new URL("http://remote-server:44

/Junaid Aziz /Qasim Nazir

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