83. Using getText( ) predefined method to retrieve the elements text

getText( ) method is a predefined method of Selenium Class which is used to retrieve any elements text from the web page.

Syntax/Example:

String s = seleniumobject.getText("EelementsXpathStatement");

Test Description:

First of all lets understand the Test Description by going through the comments mentioned on the below screenshot.

Lets Implement This:

Pre-requisites:

1. Create a new Project say 'RC-Project19' 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 'package19' under the newly created project.
5. Create a Java Class file say 'Class19' under the newly created package as shown below:

Actual Steps:

1. Ensure that you already know how to use the Selenium predefined method type( ) . If not please refer to the posts #31 before going to the next steps.

2. 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:

3. Write the test method 'retriveHeadingTextAndPasteToTextBox()' which uses XPath Statements for locating the Heading Text as shown below:

4. Start the Selenium Standalone Server
5. Save and Run the 'Class19.java' file by selecting the 'JUnit Test' option and ensure that our Automation Test has retrieved the heading text of the page and typed the retrieved text into the Text Box field as shown in the below video:

Watch the below video:

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Download this Project:

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


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Clicking the link by locating it using XPath Statement  will be explained in the next post.