Table of contents
1.
Introduction
2.
Setup Selenium in VSCode
2.1.
Step-1
2.2.
Step-2
2.3.
Step-3
3.
Example
4.
Frequently Asked Questions
5.
Conclusion
Last Updated: Mar 27, 2024
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Selenium with C#

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Introduction

Selenium is one of the most famous open-source tools used for Functional Automation Testing. Selenium can be used to write test cases in several popular programming languages like C#, JavaScript, Python, Perl, Java, etc. Selenium was rolled out in 2004 and is widely used for web testing Automation. Selenium can be very efficiently deployed on all the major operating systems such as Windows, Linux, and Macintosh OS.

Selenium has the following features,

  • It supports programming languages like Java, Ruby, C#, Python, PHP, etc.
  • It supports parallel browser execution to increase the test coverage and reduce the execution time.
  • Selenium is supported by all widely used Browsers such as Firefox, Chrome, Safari, etc.
  • We can also integrate Selenium with other testing frameworks.

In this blog, we will be looking at the working of Selenium using C#.

Setup Selenium in VSCode

To set up Selenium in VSCode or Virtual Studio Code, we need to follow the following steps,

Step-1

First, we will need to download the Selenium Web Driver in VSCode. We can easily download the Selenium Web Driver by navigating to the NuGet Packet Manager in the Tools menu. We can then select the Manage Nuget Packages for Solution from there. 

Step-2

In the second step, we have to search for Selenium in the Search bar. From the results obtained, we have to select Selenium.WebDriver and check all the checkboxes. After all the boxes are checked, we click on the install button.

Step-3

After clicking install, the user will receive the following text box. 

After the web driver is installed, Selenium can be used on the VSCode using C#.

Example

After we have successfully set up Selenium on our VSCode, we can start writing automated test cases. Let us look at an example,

using OpenQA.Selenium;
using OpenQA.Selenium.Chrome;
using System;


namespace SeleniumC
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            IWebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver("C:/Users/91963/Desktop");
            {
                // This will open up the URL
                driver.Url = "https://www.codingninjas.com/";
            };
        }
    }
}

In the above example, we have created an automated test for the CodingNinjas website using Selenium. The user needs to install the Chrome WebDriver for the above example.

Also See, Locators in Selenium

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. What is Automation Testing?
    Automation Testing can be understood as the use of specialized or specifically designed tools to automate the execution of designed test cases without any human involvement.
  2. What tasks can be performed using Automation Testing tools?
    Automation Testing Tools can perform all the tasks, such as accessing the test data, controlling the execution of tests, and comparing the observed results against the expected result with more ease and efficiency. We can also use the Automation Testing tools to generate test reports.
  3. What is Selenium?
    Selenium is one of the most famous open-source tools used for Functional Automation Testing. It can be used to write test cases in several popular programming languages like JavaScript, Python, Perl, Java, etc.
  4. What are the tools used for Functional Automation Testing?
    Some of the Automation Testing tools used for functional Automation in the software testing industry are Auto It, Coded UI, Rational Roots, Selenium, and Quick Test Professionals.
  5. What are the stages involved in the Life Cycle of Automation Testing?
    The six stages associated with the life cycle of Automation Testing are Test Automation Feasibility Analysis, Test Tool Selection, Determining the Scope of Automation Testing, Planning the Design and Development, Test Execution, and Maintenance. 

Conclusion

This blog covered all the necessary points about setting up Selenium in VSCode. We also looked at an example of Selenium Automated Testing using C#. Also, do check out our blogs on Automation Testing and Automation testing tools.

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