148. Using highlight command

highlight Selenium RC command highlights the elements on the screen while the automation script is running.

Advantages:

1. To debug your tests
2. To locate the elements you want to draw attention to.

Test Description:

As explained in the below screenshot:

Syntax:

selenium.highlight("CSS path for locating elements");


Lets Implement This:

Pre-requisites:

1. Create a new Project say 'RC-Project64' in Eclipse IDE
2. Configure the Project to work with Selenium RC
3. Configure the Selenium Standalone Server to run from Eclipse IDE
4. Create a package say 'package64' under the newly created project.
5. Create a Java Class file say 'Class64' under the newly created package as shown below:

Actual Steps:

1. Write the following code into the newly created Java Class file as shown below and make sure that you resolve all the errors before going to next step:

2. Write the test method 'highlightDemo()' as shown below:

3. Use Selenium RC command highlight individually before entering text into the text fields as shown below:

4. Start the Selenium Standalone Server
5. Save and Run the 'Class64.java' file by selecting the 'JUnit Test' option and ensure that our Automation Test has highlighted the text fields before entering text into them as shown in the below video:

Watch the below video:

Click here to watch the video.

Download this Project:

Click here to download this project and import into Eclipse IDE  on your machine.

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