Selenium WebDriver 4 - New Features in Detail!

Explore the W3C standard WebDriver protocol adopted by Selenium 4, enabling cross-browser test automation with Chrome and Gecko drivers, while noting the JSON Wire Protocol's deprecation.

Discover how Selenium 4 adopts the WebDriver W3C protocol, deprecates the JSON wire protocol, and enables direct browser driver communication for faster, cross-browser testing with an updated API.

Download and extract Maven, set M2_HOME and update Path in system variables, then create a Java Maven project to explore Selenium WebDriver 4 features.

Discover how Selenium WebDriver 4 uses Selenium Manager to auto-handle browser drivers, and run a first test in Chrome by initializing, maximizing, and quitting the browser.

Apply Chrome, Firefox, and Edge options by passing options into the WebDriver. Replace deprecated desired capabilities with the Selenium 4 approach, enabling incognito mode and maximized or custom viewport setups.

learn to use selenium 4's new window api to open a new tab, switch between tabs, navigate to pages, store and compare window handles, and close the new tab.

Discover how to open and switch between multiple browser windows in Selenium WebDriver 4 and minimize a window with driver.manage().window().minimize().

Explore using relative locators in selenium webdriver 4 by anchoring to the last name input field to locate the first name field and type values.

Master locating elements with the below approach in selenium webdriver 4 by anchoring to a reference field to find inputs, textareas, and the reset button below it.

Learn to locate elements in selenium webdriver 4 using an anchor element to position above or below, and use XPath, link text, or class name for reset or submit buttons.

Discover how to use Selenium 4 near locator to find the submit button within a 50 pixel radius of nearby elements, enabling robust form submission.

Explore taking screenshots with Selenium WebDriver 4, including standard, element, and full page screenshots (Firefox support), with hands-on steps to capture, save, and manage image files.

Learn to intercept network traffic in Selenium WebDriver 4, blocking JPEG and PNG images and simulating geo locations and network conditions to speed up tests.