) Creating a properties file in eclipse
1. To start with, the below java project structure needs to be created
in eclipse. Project name and package name can be any valid names.
2. Right-click on the main project folder and Select New-> Other
3. In the next window, select General -> File and click on 'Next'
button
4. Provide a valid file name with the extension '.properties' on the
new file resource window and click on 'Finish' button
5. A file named 'application.properties' must be displayed on Project
Structure
Step 2) Storing data onto properties file
1. Data is stored in properties file in the form of key-value pairs, with
the key being unique across the file.
2. We will try to use the properties file to identify webelements using
locator values.
3. Open application.properties file in Eclipse and store the following
data
MobileTesting=//a[text()='MOBILE TESTING']
EmailTextBox = philadelphia-field-email
SignUpButton = philadelphia-field-submit
4) For this tutorial, the following demo website is being
used: http://demo.guru99.com/test/guru99home/. Here is Test scenario:
Click on Mobile Testing link using XPATH
Navigate back
Enter data onto email textbox using ID
Click on the Sign Up button using ID
Step 3) Reading data from properties file
1. Reading data from properties file can be done using the built-in
Properties class provided in java.util package.
2. Initially, an object of Properties class need to be created as below
Properties obj = new Properties();
3. We need to create an object of FileInputStream class with the path
to properties file
FileInputStream objfile = new FileInputStream(System.getProperty("user.dir")
+"\\application.properties");
4. Reading data from properties file can be done using load method
offered by Properties class in java. The below code demonstrates the
usage of load method.
Properties obj = new Properties();
FileInputStream objfile = new FileInputStream(System.getProperty("user.dir")
+"\\application.properties");
obj.load(objfile);
String mobileTesting = obj.getProperty("MobileTesting");
The string 'mobileTesting' will contain the XPATH to identify the Mobile
Testing link within the webpage.
Step 4) Using properties file in test scripts
Properties file can be used in test scripts by reading data from a properties
file and passing the data as a parameter to the findElement method. The
below code demonstrates the usage of data read from properties file in test
scripts.
driver.findElement(By.xpath(obj.getProperty("MobileTesting"))).click();
driver.findElement(By.id(obj.getProperty("EmailTextBox"))).sendKeys("testguru99@gm
ail.com
");
driver.findElement(By.id(obj.getProperty("SignUpButton"))).click();
The below is the complete code used for the above test scenario.
package com.objectrepository.demo;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Properties;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
public class DemoOR {
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException
{
// Create WebDriver Instance
WebDriver driver;
System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver","G:\\chromedriver.exe");
driver = new ChromeDriver();
driver.get("http://demo.guru99.com/test/guru99home/");
driver.manage().window().maximize();
// Load the properties File
Properties obj = new Properties();
FileInputStream objfile = new FileInputStream(System.getProperty("user.dir")
+"\\application.properties");
obj.load(objfile);
// Nagigate to link Mobile Testing and Back
driver.findElement(By.xpath(obj.getProperty("MobileTesting"))).click();
driver.navigate().back();
// Enter Data into Form
driver.findElement(By.id(obj.getProperty("EmailTextBox"))).sendKeys("testguru99@gm
ail.com");
driver.findElement(By.id(obj.getProperty("SignUpButton"))).click();
}
}
Selenium WebDriver Object Repository Using
XML File
XML stands for Extensible Markup Language. An XML File uses Document
Object Model(DOM) as the basic structure. XML File format will replicate
the HTML format upon which the webpage is constructed. Below is the list
of topics that will be covered.
Creating an XML file in eclipse
Storing data onto XML file
Reading data from XML file
Using XML file in test scripts
Step 1) Creating an XML file in eclipse
1. The below java project structure needs to be created in Eclipse.
2. Right-click on the project folder, select New -> Other
3. Select the XML File within the XML folder and click on 'Next'
button
4. Enter a valid XML File name and click on 'Finish' button
5. An XML file will be added to the project folder as shown below
Step 2) Storing data onto XML file
Data can be stored in XML file in the form of Document Object Model
(DOM). For simplicity sake, we can use the below test scenario as an
example.
Click on Mobile Testing link using XPATH
Navigate Back to Home page
Enter data onto email textbox using ID
Click on the Sign Up button using ID
The below is the format of XML File to be used.
<menu>
<mobiletesting>//a[text()='MOBILE TESTING']</mobiletesting>
<email> philadelphia-field-email</email>
<signup> philadelphia-field-submit </signup>
</menu>
Store the above XML code in properties.xml
In the design tab you will see
Step 3) Reading data from XML file
1. Reading data from XML file can be accomplished using the built-in
'dom4j' class in java. Please note that you need to add the below JAR files
into the buildpath of your project before proceeding with the code.
jaxen.jar
dom4j-1.6.jar
2. Below is the code to read data from XML file.
File inputFile = new File(System.getProperty("user.dir")
+"\\properties.xml");
SAXReader saxReader = new SAXReader();
Document document = saxReader.read(inputFile);
String mobileTesting =
document.selectSingleNode("//menu/mobiletesting").getText();
String emailTextBox = document.selectSingleNode("//menu/email").getText();
String signUpButton =
document.selectSingleNode("//menu/signup").getText();
3. Initially, we need to create a File object and pass it as a parameter to the
'read' method of SAXReader class. Once the XML file data is read
successfully, we can access individual nodes of XML document using the
'selectSingleNode' method.
Step 4) Using XML file in test scripts
XML file can be used in test scripts by reading data from XML file and
passing the data as parameter to the findElement method. The below code
demonstrates the usage of data read from XML file in test scripts.
driver.findElement(By.xpath(mobileTesting)).click();
driver.findElement(By.id(emailTextBox)).sendKeys("testguru99@gmail.com");
driver.findElement(By.id(signUpButton)).click();
The below code demonstrates the use of XML file in selenium WebDriver
package com.objectrepository.demo;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import org.dom4j.*;
import org.dom4j.io.SAXReader;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
public class DemoORXML {
public static void main(String[] args) throws DocumentException
{
// Creating WebDriver Instance
WebDriver driver;
System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver","G:\\chromedriver.exe");
driver = new ChromeDriver();
driver.get("http://demo.guru99.com/test/guru99home/");
driver.manage().window().maximize();
// Reading XML File
File inputFile = new File(System.getProperty("user.dir")
+"\\properties.xml");
SAXReader saxReader = new SAXReader();
Document document =
saxReader.read(inputFile);
String mobileTesting =
document.selectSingleNode("//menu/mobiletesting").getText();
String emailTextBox =
document.selectSingleNode("//menu/email").getText();
String signUpButton =
document.selectSingleNode("//menu/signup").getText();
//Navigating to Mobile Testing and back
driver.findElement(By.xpath(mobileTesting)).click();
driver.navigate().back();
//Entering Form Data
driver.findElement(By.id(emailTextBox)).sendKeys("testguru99@gmail.com");
driver.findElement(By.id(signUpButton)).click();
}
}
