Selenium IDE Commands

Selenium Commands – Selenese

Selenese commands can have up to a maximum of two parameters: target and value.

Parameters are not required all the time. It depends on how many the command will need.

3 Types of Commands

Actions	These are commands that directly interact with page elements.Example: the “click” command is an action because you directly interact with the element you are clicking at.The “type” command is also an action because you are putting values into a text box, and the text box shows them to you in return. There is a two-way interaction between you and the text box.
Accessors	They are commands that allow you to store values to a variable.Example: the “storeTitle” command is an accessor because it only “reads” the page title and saves it in a variable. It does not interact with any element on the page.
Assertions	They are commands that verify if a certain condition is met. 3 Types of AssertionsAssert. When an “assert” command fails, the test is stopped immediately.Verify. When a “verify” command fails, Selenium IDE logs this failure and continues with the test execution.WaitFor. Before proceeding to the next command, “waitFor” commands will first wait for a certain condition to become true.If the condition becomes true within the waiting period, the step passes.If the condition does not become true, the step fails. Failure is logged, and test execution proceeds to the next command. By default, timeout value is set to 30 seconds. You can change this in the Selenium IDE Options dialog under the General tab.

Commonly Used Selenium Commands

To conclude our introduction of Selenium, we’ll show you a few typical Selenium commands. These are probably the most commonly used commands for building tests.

• open : opens a page using a URL.


• click/clickAndWait : performs a click operation, and optionally waits for a new page to load.


• verifyTitle/assertTitle: verifies an expected page title.


• verifyTextPresent: verifies expected text is somewhere on the page.


• verifyElementPresent: verifies an expected UI element, as defined by its HTML tag, is present on the page.


• verifyText: verifies expected text and its corresponding HTML tag are present on the page.


• verifyTable: verifies a table’s expected contents.


• waitForPageToLoad: pauses execution until an expected new page loads. Called automatically when clickAndWait is used.


• waitForElementPresent: pauses execution until an expected UI element, as defined by its HTML tag, is present on the page.

List of Selenium IDE Commands:

addLocationStrategy

addLocationStrategyAndWait

addScript

addScriptAndWait

addSelection

addSelectionAndWait

allowNativeXpath

allowNativeXpathAndWait

altKeyDown

altKeyDownAndWait

altKeyUp

altKeyUpAndWait

answerOnNextPrompt

assertAlert

assertAlertNotPresent

assertAlertPresent

assertAllButtons

assertAllFields

assertAllLinks

assertAllWindowIds

assertAllWindowNames

assertAllWindowTitles

assertAttribute

assertAttributeFromAllWindows

assertBodyText

assertChecked

assertConfirmation

assertConfirmationNotPresent

assertConfirmationPresent

assertCookie

assertCookieByName

assertCookieNotPresent

assertCookiePresent

assertCursorPosition

assertEditable

assertElementHeight

assertElementIndex

assertElementNotPresent

assertElementPositionLeft

assertElementPositionTop

assertElementPresent

assertElementWidth

assertEval

assertExpression

assertHtmlSource

assertLocation

assertMouseSpeed

assertNotAlert

assertNotAllButtons

assertNotAllFields

assertNotAllLinks

assertNotAllWindowIds

assertNotAllWindowNames

assertNotAllWindowTitles

assertNotAttribute

assertNotAttributeFromAllWindows

assertNotBodyText

assertNotChecked

assertNotConfirmation

assertNotCookie

assertNotCookieByName

assertNotCursorPosition

assertNotEditable

assertNotElementHeight

assertNotElementIndex

assertNotElementPositionLeft

assertNotElementPositionTop

assertNotElementWidth

assertNotEval

assertNotExpression

assertNotHtmlSource

assertNotLocation

assertNotMouseSpeed

assertNotOrdered

assertNotPrompt

assertNotSelectOptions

assertNotSelectedId

assertNotSelectedIds

assertNotSelectedIndex

assertNotSelectedIndexes

assertNotSelectedLabel

assertNotSelectedLabels

assertNotSelectedValue

assertNotSelectedValues

assertNotSomethingSelected

assertNotSpeed

assertNotTable

assertNotText

assertNotTitle

assertNotValue

assertNotVisible

assertNotWhetherThisFrameMatchFrameExpression

assertNotWhetherThisWindowMatchWindowExpression

assertNotXpathCount

assertOrdered

assertPrompt

assertPromptNotPresent

assertPromptPresent

assertSelectOptions

assertSelectedId

assertSelectedIds

assertSelectedIndex

assertSelectedIndexes

assertSelectedLabel

assertSelectedLabels

assertSelectedValue

assertSelectedValues

assertSomethingSelected

assertSpeed

assertTable

assertText

assertTextNotPresent

assertTextPresent

assertTitle

assertValue

assertVisible

assertWhetherThisFrameMatchFrameExpression

assertWhetherThisWindowMatchWindowExpression

assertXpathCount

assignId

assignIdAndWait

break

captureEntirePageScreenshot

captureEntirePageScreenshotAndWait

check

checkAndWait

chooseCancelOnNextConfirmation

chooseOkOnNextConfirmation

chooseOkOnNextConfirmationAndWait

click

clickAndWait

clickAt

clickAtAndWait

close

contextMenu

contextMenuAndWait

contextMenuAt

contextMenuAtAndWait

controlKeyDown

controlKeyDownAndWait

controlKeyUp

controlKeyUpAndWait

createCookie

createCookieAndWait

deleteAllVisibleCookies

deleteAllVisibleCookiesAndWait

deleteCookie

deleteCookieAndWait

deselectPopUp

deselectPopUpAndWait

doubleClick

doubleClickAndWait

doubleClickAt

doubleClickAtAndWait

dragAndDrop

dragAndDropAndWait

dragAndDropToObject

dragAndDropToObjectAndWait

dragdrop

dragdropAndWait

echo

fireEvent

fireEventAndWait

focus

focusAndWait

goBack

goBackAndWait

highlight

highlightAndWait

ignoreAttributesWithoutValue

ignoreAttributesWithoutValueAndWait

keyDown

keyDownAndWait

keyPress

keyPressAndWait

keyUp

keyUpAndWait

metaKeyDown

metaKeyDownAndWait

metaKeyUp

metaKeyUpAndWait

mouseDown

mouseDownAndWait

mouseDownAt

mouseDownAtAndWait

mouseDownRight

mouseDownRightAndWait

mouseDownRightAt

mouseDownRightAtAndWait

mouseMove

mouseMoveAndWait

mouseMoveAt

mouseMoveAtAndWait

mouseOut

mouseOutAndWait

mouseOver

mouseOverAndWait

mouseUp

mouseUpAndWait

mouseUpAt

mouseUpAtAndWait

mouseUpRight

mouseUpRightAndWait

mouseUpRightAt

mouseUpRightAtAndWait

open

openWindow

openWindowAndWait

pause

refresh

refreshAndWait

removeAllSelections

removeAllSelectionsAndWait

removeScript

removeScriptAndWait

removeSelection

removeSelectionAndWait

rollup

rollupAndWait

runScript

runScriptAndWait

select

selectAndWait

selectFrame

selectPopUp

selectPopUpAndWait

selectWindow

sendKeys

setBrowserLogLevel

setBrowserLogLevelAndWait

setCursorPosition

setCursorPositionAndWait

setMouseSpeed

setMouseSpeedAndWait

setSpeed

setSpeedAndWait

setTimeout

shiftKeyDown

shiftKeyDownAndWait

shiftKeyUp

shiftKeyUpAndWait

store

storeAlert

storeAlertPresent

storeAllButtons

storeAllFields

storeAllLinks

storeAllWindowIds

storeAllWindowNames

storeAllWindowTitles

storeAttribute

storeAttributeFromAllWindows

storeBodyText

storeChecked

storeConfirmation

storeConfirmationPresent

storeCookie

storeCookieByName

storeCookiePresent

storeCursorPosition

storeEditable

storeElementHeight

storeElementIndex

storeElementPositionLeft

storeElementPositionTop

storeElementPresent

storeElementWidth

storeEval

storeExpression

storeHtmlSource

storeLocation

storeMouseSpeed

storeOrdered

storePrompt

storePromptPresent

storeSelectOptions

storeSelectedId

storeSelectedIds

storeSelectedIndex

storeSelectedIndexes

storeSelectedLabel

storeSelectedLabels

storeSelectedValue

storeSelectedValues

storeSomethingSelected

storeSpeed

storeTable

storeText

storeTextPresent

storeTitle

storeValue

storeVisible

storeWhetherThisFrameMatchFrameExpression

storeWhetherThisWindowMatchWindowExpression

storeXpathCount

submit

submitAndWait

type

typeAndWait

typeKeys

typeKeysAndWait

uncheck

uncheckAndWait

useXpathLibrary

useXpathLibraryAndWait

verifyAlert

verifyAlertNotPresent

verifyAlertPresent

verifyAllButtons

verifyAllFields

verifyAllLinks

verifyAllWindowIds

verifyAllWindowNames

verifyAllWindowTitles

verifyAttribute

verifyAttributeFromAllWindows

verifyBodyText

verifyChecked

verifyConfirmation

verifyConfirmationNotPresent

verifyConfirmationPresent

verifyCookie

verifyCookieByName

verifyCookieNotPresent

verifyCookiePresent

verifyCursorPosition

verifyEditable

verifyElementHeight

verifyElementIndex

verifyElementNotPresent

verifyElementPositionLeft

verifyElementPositionTop

verifyElementPresent

verifyElementWidth

verifyEval

verifyExpression

verifyHtmlSource

verifyLocation

verifyMouseSpeed

verifyNotAlert

verifyNotAllButtons

verifyNotAllFields

verifyNotAllLinks

verifyNotAllWindowIds

verifyNotAllWindowNames

verifyNotAllWindowTitles

verifyNotAttribute

verifyNotAttributeFromAllWindows

verifyNotBodyText

verifyNotChecked

verifyNotConfirmation

verifyNotCookie

verifyNotCookieByName

verifyNotCursorPosition

verifyNotEditable

verifyNotElementHeight

verifyNotElementIndex

verifyNotElementPositionLeft

verifyNotElementPositionTop

verifyNotElementWidth

verifyNotEval

verifyNotExpression

verifyNotHtmlSource

verifyNotLocation

verifyNotMouseSpeed

verifyNotOrdered

verifyNotPrompt

verifyNotSelectOptions

verifyNotSelectedId

verifyNotSelectedIds

verifyNotSelectedIndex

verifyNotSelectedIndexes

verifyNotSelectedLabel

verifyNotSelectedLabels

verifyNotSelectedValue

verifyNotSelectedValues

verifyNotSomethingSelected

verifyNotSpeed

verifyNotTable

verifyNotText

verifyNotTitle

verifyNotValue

verifyNotVisible

verifyNotWhetherThisFrameMatchFrameExpression

verifyNotWhetherThisWindowMatchWindowExpression

verifyNotXpathCount

verifyOrdered

verifyPrompt

verifyPromptNotPresent

verifyPromptPresent

verifySelectOptions

verifySelectedId

verifySelectedIds

verifySelectedIndex

verifySelectedLabel

verifySelectedLabels

verifySelectedValue

verifySelectedValues

verifySomethingSelected

verifySpeed

verifyTable

verifyText

verifyTextNotPresent

verifyTextPresent

verifyTitle

verifyValue

verifyVisible

verifyWhetherThisFrameMatchFrameExpression

verifyWhetherThisWindowMatchWindowExpression

verifyXpathCount

waitForAlert

waitForAlertNotPresent

waitForAlertPresent

waitForAllButtons

waitForAllFields

waitForAllLinks

waitForAllWindowIds

waitForAllWindowNames

waitForAllWindowTitles

waitForAttribute

waitForAttributeFromAllWindows

waitForBodyText

waitForChecked

waitForCondition

waitForConfirmation

waitForConfirmationNotPresent

waitForConfirmationPresent

waitForCookie

waitForCookieByName

waitForCookieNotPresent

waitForCookiePresent

waitForCursorPosition

waitForEditable

waitForElementHeight

waitForElementIndex

waitForElementNotPresent

waitForElementPositionLeft

waitForElementPositionTop

waitForElementPresent

waitForElementWidth

waitForEval

waitForExpression

waitForFrameToLoad

waitForHtmlSource

waitForLocation

waitForMouseSpeed

waitForNotAlert

waitForNotAllButtons

waitForNotAllFields

waitForNotAllLinks

waitForNotAllWindowIds

waitForNotAllWindowNames

waitForNotAllWindowTitles

waitForNotAttribute

waitForNotAttributeFromAllWindows

waitForNotBodyText

waitForNotChecked

waitForNotConfirmation

waitForNotCookie

waitForNotCookieByName

waitForNotCursorPosition

waitForNotEditable

waitForNotElementHeight

waitForNotElementIndex

waitForNotElementPositionLeft

waitForNotElementPositionTop

waitForNotElementWidth

waitForNotEval

waitForNotExpression

waitForNotHtmlSource

waitForNotLocation

waitForNotMouseSpeed

waitForNotOrdered

waitForNotPrompt

waitForNotSelectOptions

waitForNotSelectedId

waitForNotSelectedIds

waitForNotSelectedIndex

waitForNotSelectedIndexes

waitForNotSelectedLabel

waitForNotSelectedLabels

waitForNotSelectedValue

waitForNotSelectedValues

waitForNotSomethingSelected

waitForNotSpeed

waitForNotTable

waitForNotText

waitForNotTitle

waitForNotValue

waitForNotVisible

waitForNotWhetherThisFrameMatchFrameExpression

waitForNotWhetherThisWindowMatchWindowExpression

waitForNotXpathCount

waitForOrdered

waitForPageToLoad

waitForPopUp

waitForPrompt

waitForPromptNotPresent

waitForPromptPresent

waitForSelectOptions

waitForSelectedId

waitForSelectedIds

waitForSelectedIndex

waitForSelectedIndexes

waitForSelectedLabel

waitForSelectedLabels

waitForSelectedValue

waitForSelectedValues

waitForSomethingSelected

waitForSpeed

waitForTable

waitForText

waitForTextNotPresent

waitForTextPresent

waitForTitle

waitForValue

waitForVisible

waitForWhetherThisFrameMatchFrameExpression

waitForWhetherThisWindowMatchWindowExpression

waitForXpathCount

windowFocus

windowFocusAndWait

windowMaximize

windowMaximizeAndWait