350. Typing the Text into Text box by Locating the Text Box field with XPath Statement

Lets write a Sample Program which locates the Text Box element on the web page using XPath Statement:

Test Description:

First of all lets understand the Test Description by going through the comments mentioned on the below screenshot.

Lets Implement the Test on Eclipse IDE:

Pre-requisites:

1. Create a new Project say 'WebDriver-Project17' in Eclipse IDE
2. Configure the Project to work with Selenium WebDriver
3. Create a package say 'package17' under the newly created project.
4. Create a Java Class file say 'Class17' under the newly created package as shown below:

Actual Steps:

1. Ensure that you already know how to use the Selenium predefined methods sendKeys( ) and getAttribute("value"). If not please refer to the posts #30 and #37 before going to the next steps.

2. Write the following code into the newly created Java Class file as shown below and make sure that you resolve all the errors before going to next step:

3. Write the test method 'enterTextToHomePageTextBoxAndVerifyWhetherAdded()' which uses XPath Statements for locating the Text Box field as shown below:

4. Save and Run the 'Class17.java' file by selecting the 'JUnit Test' option and ensure that the test is passed as shown below: (This means that our test has entered the text www.selenium143.blogspot.com into the Text Box field and also verified whether the entered text got added to the text box field):

Watch the below video:

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Download this Project:

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Please comment below to feedback or ask questions.

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