Selenium Basics & Tips

1.       Maximize Firefox browser window using selenium webdriver
       WebDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver();
      driver.manage().window().maximize();

 2.   Customize browser window size

       driver.manage().window().setSize(new Dimension(320, 480));

3.       Get current web page URL
      System.out.println(driver.getCurrentUrl());

4.       Navigate Back | Forward & Page refresh
       Navigate Back
       Webdriver driver = new FirefoxDriver();
      driver.navigate().back();

      (or)

    Actions actions = new Actions(driver);

    actions.sendKeys(Keys.BACK_SPACE).perform();

    Navigate Forward

    driver.navigate().forward();

Page Refresh

    driver.navigate().refresh();

 (or)

 Actions actions = new Actions(driver);

 actions.keyDown(Keys.CONTROL).sendKeys(Keys.F5).perform();

5.       Highlighting Elements
    WebElement element1 = driver.findElement(By.className("Value"));
    WebElement element2 = driver.findElement(By.id("Value"));
    JavascriptExecutor jse = (JavascriptExecutor)driver;
   jse.executeScript("arguments[0].setAttribute('style', arguments[1]);", element1, "color: blue; border: 2px solid blue;");

 jse.executeScript("arguments[0].setAttribute('style', arguments[1]);", element2, "color: yellow; border: 0px solid red;");

6.       Double-click WebElement

    Actions action = new Actions(driver);

    action.doubleClick(driver.findElement(By.id("Value")));
    action.perform();

7.       Delete All Cookies

      driver.manage().deleteAllCookies();