Common Functions Used with Selenium Chrome in C#

This article lists and describes common functions used when working with Selenium Chrome in C#. These functions help automate tasks in the Chrome browser effectively.

Selenium is a powerful library for automating browsers, and with C#, you can easily interact with elements on web pages using the Selenium WebDriver. Below is a list of commonly used functions when working with Selenium Chrome in C#.

Commonly Used Functions:

1. Initialize ChromeDriver:

   using OpenQA.Selenium;
   using OpenQA.Selenium.Chrome;
   
   IWebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
   

2. Open a webpage:

   driver.Navigate().GoToUrl("https://www.example.com");
   

3. Find an element:

   IWebElement element = driver.FindElement(By.Id("elementId"));
   

4. Input text into a field:

   element.SendKeys("Text to input");
   

5. Click a button:

   IWebElement button = driver.FindElement(By.Name("buttonName"));
   button.Click();
   

6. Get text information:

   string text = element.Text;
   

7. Get an element's attribute:

   string value = element.GetAttribute("attributeName");
   

8. Wait for an element to be visible:

   WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
   wait.Until(ExpectedConditions.ElementIsVisible(By.Id("elementId")));
   

9. Move to an element:

   Actions actions = new Actions(driver);
   actions.MoveToElement(element).Perform();
   

10. Take a screenshot:

    Screenshot screenshot = ((ITakesScreenshot)driver).GetScreenshot();
    screenshot.SaveAsFile("screenshot.png", ScreenshotImageFormat.Png);
    

11. Close the browser:

    driver.Quit();
    

System requirements:

• C# .NET Framework or .NET Core
• Selenium WebDriver for C#
• ChromeDriver compatible with your Chrome version

Tips:

• Always keep the ChromeDriver updated to match the version of Chrome you are using.
• Use WebDriverWait to ensure elements are ready before interacting with them.

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