Debugging & Exception/Error handling in Selenium

Debug:-

It is a process of running the scripts in a step by step mode to identify the errors in runtime and we can also see the execution flow of the script.

describe the scripts to run any class in debug mode

Add the breakpoint at the specific line by double-clicking on the line number.

From the breakpoint onwards the script will be executed line by line

Right-click on the script

click on debugsàselect java application

Click yes in the “confirm perspective switch” window to run the script in debug mode

Click on F1 to run the scripts in line by line

Click on F5 to navigate into the method

Click on F8 to run the script without debug mode

TOI come back to the normal window click on redbutton[terminal] in the debug section then click on java.

Double click on the breakpoint to remove.

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Exception/Error handling:-

Exception means error .while running the scripts if any error identified the script execution will be block or break.

To continue the execution while in exception we need to we try-catch block

It is for both known and unknown exceptions

Public void  hindi() {

Try{

Selenium.click(“link=hindi123”);

English();

}

Catch(exception e) {   e.print stocktrace();}

}

Public void bengali(){

Try{

Selenium.click(“link=Bengali”);

Englidsh();

} catch(exception e){ }

}

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Location:-

In selenium RC we are having the below locators

1)ID

2)NAME

3)CSS

4)X path

5)DOM ->document object model:- it is only for selenium RC, not web load

If ID ,Name, CSS, are not available (or) not working then  we can go for x path (or)DOM

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