Selenium WebDriver + Java. Complete step by step course.

Learn what Java is, how it works, and why it powers standalone, web, enterprise, and mobile applications through source code, compiler, byte code, and the Java virtual machine.

Install and configure the Java development environment on macOS (Windows alike), including JDK 9 and Eclipse, verify Java and javac versions, and differentiate JVM, JRE, and JDK.

Install the IntelliJ IDEA IDE for Java by downloading the macOS community version, dragging it into your application folder, and opening it to create a Hello World program.

Write and run a simple Java hello world program in IntelliJ, using a main method, Java class, and System.out.println, then compile to a class file and view the console output.

Declare and initialize variables in a Java main method, following camelCase naming conventions. Explore primitive data types—int, short, long, float, double, char, boolean, and byte—and print with System.out.println.

Explore non-primitive reference data types in Java, focusing on strings as class-based objects. Learn string declaration, concatenation with the plus operator, and simple outputs.

Explore how a while loop in Java controls repeated execution with a condition, using booleans and comparisons, incrementing values to avoid infinite loops and print messages.

Explore the do-while loop in Java, which executes the body first and checks the condition after, with an example that prints 0–9 and contrasts it with while loops.

Explore the Java for loop, its initialization, condition, and update, compare it to while loops, and practice printing results while avoiding infinite loops through proper conditions.

Master Java conditional statements by learning how if and if else test boolean conditions, execute code blocks, and handle else if scenarios, including input validation like radius and age.

Learn to read user input in Java using the Scanner class: import java.util.Scanner, create a Scanner with new Scanner(System.in), and read lines with nextLine or integers with nextInt.

Master the Java switch statement, its syntax, and how it selects among multiple cases, including break and default behavior, with examples handling months and seasons.

Explore how arrays in java store homogeneous values in a fixed-size container, using zero-based indices, default initialization, and both explicit and inline initialization between primitive and reference types.

Learn to create and use string arrays by size or inline initialization, access elements by index, see null defaults, and understand that arrays store string references, not the strings themselves.

Learn how to iterate through arrays in Java using a simple for loop and a for-each loop, including array initialization, length, and printing elements.

Explore two-dimensional arrays in Java to model grids and tables, using arrays of arrays with zero-based indexing. Declare, initialize, access, and nest loops to iterate rows and columns.

Learn how to define classes and create objects in Java, using a public class and main method, then instantiate a person with name and age and print details.

Explore Java methods by defining, calling, and using instance data in a person class; learn method syntax, dot notation, and conditional behavior for age ranges.

Explore void and int return types in Java, learn how methods return results, store them in variables, and how return terminates a method with examples like retirement calculations.

Learn how to pass parameters to methods in Java, including defining a string parameter for set name and passing multiple arguments with correct types.

Discover encapsulation in Java by using private fields and public setters and getters to validate data, protect internal state, and decouple class implementation from end users.

Explore how this keyword distinguishes instance variables from parameters in Java by modeling a human class with name and age, with setters, getters, and a get inform method.

Explore how constructors initialize new objects in Java, allocate memory, and support default and parameterized constructors with different parameter lists, with the new keyword selecting the appropriate constructor.

Explore the static keyword in Java by distinguishing class variables from instance variables, accessing static members via the class, and illustrating with examples like company and counter.

Explore the final keyword in Java, which restricts changes to final variables and makes them constants. Declare and initialize final variables in constructors and use static final for class-wide constants.

Explore string immutability in Java, compare string concatenation with StringBuilder, and learn to append efficiently and chain methods for memory-friendly text building.

discover advanced string formatting in java with print and println, escape sequences, and printf formatting, including width, alignment, and floating-point precision for clean output.

Explore the object class as the parent of all Java classes, show how hashCode is produced, and learn how to override toString to represent objects as strings.

Understand how Java inheritance lets a subclass extend a superclass to inherit properties and behaviors. See single, multilevel, and hierarchical inheritance, and that Java cannot extend multiple classes.

Explore how Java interfaces define contracts and enable polymorphism across classes such as animal and person, where interface methods have no body and must use matching signatures.

Explore abstraction in Java by contrasting abstract classes with interfaces, showing how abstract classes prevent instantiation and require makeSound to be implemented by subclasses like cat and dog.

Explore Java packages to logically group classes, create namespaces, manage imports, and use wildcard imports to organize code across forest and util packages.

Explore Java access modifiers: public, protected, default, and private, and see how they govern access to classes, methods, and fields across packages with concrete examples.

Explore polymorphism in Java by comparing an animal base class and a cat subclass, showing inheritance, interfaces, method overrides, late binding, and how a single method serves multiple types.

Explore how to compare primitives with == and objects with the equals method, override equals for structural equality (using IDs), and apply equals for strings to ensure accurate comparisons.

Explore java exceptions, including file not found exceptions, and learn to handle them with try-catch blocks, stack traces, and user-friendly error messages.

Throw and handle exceptions in a scanner loop, use an IO exception when input differs from zero, and provide a user friendly message with custom scanner exception and try catch.

Understand Java's checked (compile-time) and unchecked (runtime) exceptions with examples like file not found, division by zero, and null pointer exception and array index out of bounds exception.

Explore the Java collections framework, its hierarchy and the root collection interface from which list and set extend, and learn that Java.util contains the classes and interfaces for manipulating collections.

Explore the ArrayList class and its dynamic, indexed collection that implements the list interface. Learn to create, add, get, size, iterate, and remove elements; understand why middle removals are slower.

Explore how Selenium automates web-based applications with the IDE, WebDriver, and Grid, a widely used open source solution.

Explore how Selenium WebDriver automates browser testing with a free API-driven framework. Run tests across Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and other browsers using language bindings.

Explore the advantages and disadvantages of Selenium WebDriver with Java, including open source, freeware and portable tool, language and browser support, CI integration with Jenkins, and challenges in element identification.

Learn to install Java and IntelliJ, configure Selenium WebDriver, and run a ChromeDriver script that opens Wikipedia and clicks the search button.

Master locating web elements to power functional test automation with selenium webdriver, emphasizing reliable element identification as the cornerstone of building automated tests.

Master html basics, including opening and closing tags and content, with tags like h1, a, and img, and attributes such as id to identify web elements for webdriver.

Explore eight Selenium locator strategies: id, class name, name, tech name, link text, partial link text, css selector, and xpath.

Learn how to locate elements by id in Selenium WebDriver using By.id, leveraging unique id attributes to click the login button and handle NoSuchElementException.

Discover how to locate elements using the class name locator in Selenium WebDriver for Java, handle multiple classes, and resolve compound class name errors.

Locate elements by name locator in Selenium WebDriver for Java, noting that name locator is not unique and selects first matching element, then locate and click a sign up button.

Explore locating elements by the link text locator, select the first match when duplicates exist, and click the link using driver.findElement(By.linkText(...)) while noting it works only on hyperlinks.

Learn to locate elements by partial link text in Selenium WebDriver for Java, using partial link text to find and click links such as forgot account.

Locate elements by tag name to find all links on a page, count them, and print each link's text using a list of web elements and driver.findElements(By.tagName('a')).

Learn to locate web elements with css selectors in selenium by id (hash), class (dot), and attributes, including multiple classes, ends of type, and wildcard characters (^ $ *).

Learn to locate elements with XPath in Selenium, using absolute and relative paths, forward slash and double forward slash, and attributes, contains, and contains text functions to build robust selectors.

Explore Selenium Webdriver commands at the driver level and at the web element level. Start with driver commands and learn how to view all driver commands by typing driver dot.

Learn the get() command, which loads a new page in the current browser window from a URL string and navigates using driver.get(baseURL) after creating a ChromeDriver.

Discover how the getTitle() command retrieves the current page title as a string, handles null titles, and stores the value to verify correct navigation and detect 404 errors.

Learn to use the getCurrentUrl() command to retrieve the current page URL from the driver, store it in a string variable, and validate redirection in complex flows.

retrieve a page's source code using the getPageSource() command in selenium web driver for java, store the result in a string variable, and print or manipulate the source.

Learn Selenium WebDriver close and quit commands to manage browser windows. Close closes the current window without ending the session, while quit ends the session and closes all windows.

Run and verify a basic Selenium WebDriver Java exercise, confirming the page title, current URL, and page length to validate the practice scenario and understand console outputs.

Learn the navigate().to() command in Selenium WebDriver. Load a page in the current browser window by passing a string parameter, and it behaves the same as driver.get.

Learn how navigate().forward() and navigate().back() mimic browser history navigation in selenium webdriver, moving one page with no returns, and test a registration form stays filled after navigation.

Learn how to use the navigate().refresh() command in Selenium WebDriver with Java to refresh the current page, mirroring the browser's refresh button, with no return value.

Learn to handle popup windows and frames with Selenium WebDriver using window handles to switch control between multiple windows. Understand how Selenium WebDriver assigns a window handle to each window.

Learn how to use the get window handle command to retrieve the current window handle and get window handles to obtain all handles, demonstrated with a practical script.

Explore the switchTo() command to move between named windows using window handles, iterate over open windows, and switch to the second window while printing handles.

Learn to switch between frames with switchTo().frame() by name, id, or a found element, and switch back to default content to continue interacting with the main page.

Master how to switch to alerts with Selenium's switchTo().alert, using accept, dismiss, get text, and send keys to interact with confirm dialogs in Java.

Learn how to maximize, minimize, or resize the browser using Selenium WebDriver for Java. Use get size, set size, maximize, and set position to control window dimensions and position.

Learn how to work with web elements by locating them with ID, class, name, CSS selector, or XPath, and explore the methods available on web element objects.

Master the click() method to simulate clicking web elements, such as links and radio boxes, by locating an element by link text and triggering a click with Selenium.

Learn how the sendKeys command simulates typing into text and password fields by sending a string to a web element, with a textbox located by ID.

Learn how the clear method deletes text in an input field, takes no parameters, and is often used before sendKeys to ensure the field is empty prior to typing.

Learn how Selenium WebDriver submit() triggers a form submission from any element, not just the submit button, by locating the form in the DOM.

Explore Selenium visibility methods to confirm that a specific object exists during test execution, and compare their differences across the next couple of lessons.

Learn how the isSelected() method checks if an element is selected, returning true or false for checkboxes, radio buttons, and select options, with a sample script.

Explore isEnabled() in Selenium WebDriver with Java, which returns true if an element is enabled and false otherwise, guiding actions via if conditions on a text box and buttons.

Use the isDisplayed() method in Selenium WebDriver for Java to return true when an element is visible and false when hidden, and compare with findElements for DOM presence.

Demonstrate the difference between findElement and findElements: findElement returns the first match, while findElements returns all matches; use tag name to collect all links and inspect their text.

Learn how the getText() method fetches the visible inner text of an element, including subelements, and returns a string. The example locates element by XPath, stores the text, and prints.

Use the getTagName() method to retrieve an element’s tag name as a string, and leverage tag names like button, input, and anchor to locate elements in Selenium.

Learn to use getCssValue() to retrieve a web element's CSS property value, such as background color, by locating the element, calling getCssValue, and printing result, including color changes after interaction.

Learn how Selenium's getAttribute method fetches an element's attribute value from HTML, explaining attribute name versus value, with a practical Java example.

Explore Selenium WebDriver with Java to retrieve an element’s size using the getSize method; create a Dimension object to obtain width and height and print the results.

Execute the getLocation method to obtain the x and y coordinates of a web element in Selenium WebDriver with Java, locating the element by its id and printing the coordinates.

Learn to select options from a dropdown with selenium's select class in java by importing the select class and creating a new Select object for a select tag.

Explore how to use select by visible text, select by index, and select by value in Selenium WebDriver, including examples with dropdowns, zero-based index, and value attributes.

Learn to use getOptions to retrieve all options from a select tag in Selenium WebDriver with Java, count them, and iterate to print each option.

Learn to deselect options in Selenium WebDriver with Java by using deselect all, deselect by index, deselect by value, and deselect by visible text to manage multiple selections.

Learn to manage timing in selenium by using implicit wait, explicit wait, fluent wait, and thread.sleep to control test execution.

Understand implicit wait in Selenium, which directs the driver to wait up to a specified time before finding elements, lasting for the entire browser session and applying to all searches.

Learn how explicit wait directs WebDriver to wait for a condition before proceeding, improving over implicit wait, using expected conditions like visibility of element located to handle dynamically loaded elements.

Learn how fluent wait, available in Selenium vs Java, defines max wait time and polling frequency, configures ignored exceptions, and waits up to 30 seconds with checks every 5 seconds.

Replace Thread.sleep with Selenium wait primitives to make tests reliable and fast, using higher timeouts when needed and evaluating conditions as often as required.

Explore the differences between implicit, explicit, and fluent wait in Selenium WebDriver with Java, including how implicit wait handles element search and the benefits of fluent wait for dynamic elements.

Explore the next-generation testing framework inspired by JUnit and NUnit, enabling structured, readable automated tests. Discover data providers and cross-browser testing across devices, browsers, and versions for enterprise-grade robustness.

Set up eclipse with the testng plugin by installing eclipse, adding the update site, and restarting to enable test creation options. Add the testing library to the project build path.

Create and run test cases in Java using TestNG annotations, including test, before method, before class, before test, and before suite, with automatic execution and no main method needed.

Explore postcondition annotations in TestNG, including after method, after class, after test, and after suite, and understand the execution sequence and how before/after methods relate to test cases.