Java

In Java, the WebElement has a getCssValue() method.

String display = driver.findElement(By.id("myID")).getCssValue("display");

Python

In Python, the WebElement has a value_of_css_property() method.

display = driver.find_element_by_id("MyID")).value_of_css_property("display")

C#

In C#, the IWebElement has a GetCSSValue() method.

string display = driver.FindElement(By.Id("myID")).GetCssValue("display");

Java

In Java, the Webdriver can be cast to a JavaScriptExecutor, which has an executeScript() method, which returns an Object.

String title = ((JavascriptExecutor) driver).executeScript("return document.title;").toString();

Python

In Python, the Webdriver has an execute_script() method.

title = driver.execute_script("return document.title;")

C#

In C#, the Webdriver can be cast to an IJavaScriptExecutor, which has an ExecuteScript() method, which returns an Object.

String title = ((IJavaScriptExecutor) driver).ExecuteScript("return document.title;").ToString();

Use the value attribute for an <input> element, and the text property for a <textarea>.

Java

String value = driver.findElement(By.tagName("input")).getAttribute("value");
String text = driver.findElement(By.tagName("textarea")).getText()

Python

value = driver.find_element_by_tag_name("input")).get_attribute("value");
text = driver.find_element_by_tag_name("textarea")).text

C#

string value = driver.FindElement(By.TagName("input")).GetAttribute("value");
string text = driver.FindElement(By.TagName("textarea")).Text;

You can use the getAttribute() method to get an attribute.

Java

element.getAttribute("attributeName")

Python

element.get_attribute("attributeName")

C#

element.GetAttribute("attributeName");

You can use the isDisplayed() method of an element to find out if is displayed, but it may still be invisible if it’s obscured by another element.

Java

boolean isDisplayed = driver.findElement(By.id("myId")).isDisplayed();

Python

is_displayed = driver.find_element_by_id("myId").is_displayed()

C#

bool isDisplayed = driver.FindElement(By.Id("myId")).Displayed;

Use the Webdriver’s switchTo() method to switch to the alert.
You can then click its OK button with accept().

Java

Alert alert = driver.switchTo().alert();
alert.accept();

Python

alert = driver.switch_to.alert()
alert.accept()

C#

Alert alert = driver.SwitchTo().Alert
alert.Accept()

You can’t reliably use the checked attribute for this, as this only indicates whether that attribute has been set in code (HTML or JavaScript), not whether the user has checked the checkbox. Instead, you need to use the isSelected() method.

Java

boolean isChecked = driver.findElement(By.id("myInput")).isSelected();

Python

is_checked = driver.find_element_by_id("myInput").is_selected()

C#

bool isChecked = driver.FindElement(By.Id("myInput")).Selected;

The keystrokes needed to open a new tab are platform-specific. In Windows, they are Control + T.
You can either:

• Open a new, empty tab by sending these keystrokes to the body of the document, or
• Open a link in a new tab by sending the keystrokes to the link

Opening a new, empty tab

Java

WebElement body = driver.findElement(By.tagName("body"));
body.sendKeys(Keys.chord(Keys.CONTROL,"t"));

Python

body = driver.find_element_by_tag_name("body")
body.send_keys(Keys.CONTROL + 't')

C#

IWebElement body = driver.FindElement(By.TagName("body"));
body.SendKeys(Keys.Control + 't');

Opening a link in a new tab

Java

WebElement link = driver.findElement(By.linkText("My link text"));
link.sendKeys(Keys.chord(Keys.CONTROL,"t"));

Python

link = driver.find_element_by_link_text("My link text")
link.send_keys(Keys.CONTROL + 't')

C#

IWebElement link = driver.FindElement(By.LinkText("My link text"));
link.SendKeys(Keys.Control + 't');

To clear the text from a TEXTAREA, use the element’s clear() method.

Java

driver.findElement(By.id("myID")).clear()

Python

driver.find_element_by_id("myID").clear()

C#

driver.FindElement(By.Id("myID")).Clear()