Using try/catches to handle exceptions has become quite fashionable when writing tests with Java. However, this approach is also a frequent source of having false positives while running tests. Many times when writing the tests people forget to consider both sections of this code block: they forget to write the appropriate code in both sections – the code that deals with not encountering the exception (if the code in try executes) and the code that deals with encountering the exception (if the code in catch executes).
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One of the most frequent kind of interactions with the web page when testing with Selenium is checking whether a particular element is present. More specifically, whether it is visible when looking at the page and does not have a “hidden” attribute. The isDisplayed() method is used for such checks, but in many cases it is not used properly. Some tests appear to be unreliable Continue reading Selenium: How to correctly test whether an element is displayed (or not) →
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Here is a list of the most common Selenium exceptions, and their possible cause:
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