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Handle Multiple Browser Tabs and Alerts with Selenium WebDriver

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In this tutorial, we will learn to handle multiple browser tabs within a single Selenium script. Selenium WebDriver does not provide any commands for this task.  But we can make use of the existing Selenium commands in a smarter way to automate this scenario. Although this scenario is quite rare and you will not encounter it usually. 1. Handle Multiple Browser Tabs with Selenium Use Selenium Actions Class to Handle Multiple Browser Tabs Actions Class in Selenium is a special class which provides us very useful commands, which helps us to replicate Keyboard and Mouse events i.e., press/release any Key, move cursor, drag and drop, right click, double click etc. You can learn about Actions Class in detail here .  In our scenario, we'll make use of Key control commands of Actions class to automate open and automate multiple browsers. Let's understand the whole code logic step by step. 1.1. Launch google.com with Selenium WebDriver This is the most common part, we'll launc...

A Guide to Automating Broken Link Detection with Selenium WebDriver

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Introduction to Broken Link Testing in Web Automation As an automation tester, one of your critical responsibilities involves validating all hyperlinks on a website. Broken links significantly degrade user experience and can harm a site's SEO performance. Manual verification of links is impractical for modern websites that may contain hundreds or thousands of links. This guide provides a complete solution for automating broken link detection using Selenium WebDriver with Java. Understanding Broken Links and HTTP Status Codes What Constitutes a Broken Link? A broken link refers to any URL that fails to return the expected content to users. These non-functional links typically return HTTP error status codes instead of the successful 200 OK response. Critical HTTP Status Codes for Link Validation Status Code Description Implications 200 OK Link is fully functional 301 Moved Permanently URL has been permanently redirected 302 Found (Temporary Redirect) URL temporarily points elsewhere ...