Commonly used Selenium Commands

1.     Action Commands

                                        Open(Locator) – This Command will open the specified

                                        click(Locator) – This Command will Click at specified target

                                        check(Locator) – Toggles the checked value of a checkbox

                                        type(Locator, value) –Sends text input to an element

                                        select (Locator, value)– This will select the specified item in a list

Note: most action commands in Selenium IDE also have a duplicate command with the AndWait suffix.   When these are used the action is performed and a page load is expected and the command will not complete until the page has loaded or the timeout is reached.

2.     Store, Check, and Wait

·         store(expression, variableName) – Allows you to temporarily store a value

·         verify(pattern) – performs verification and skip execution, if fails.

·         assert(pattern)  – performs verification and stop execution, if fails.

·         waitFor(pattern)   – Waits until the value matches the specified value or the timeout.

Note: These Commands are heart of Selenium ,as these deal with verifiacation and validation part.

3.     Triggering Events

·         mouseDown / mouseUp(locator) – This simulates clicking the left mouse button.

·         keyDown / keyUp(locator, keySequence) – Simulate the user pressing a key or releasing a key.

·         fireEvent(locator, eventName) – If all else fails you can fire the JavaScript event directly.

 

Note:  When using the type and click commands, you might find that certain JavaScript events aren’t firing. For this reason there are several alternative commands that may help. Some of these are listed above.