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Selenium Java Interview QA

The document provides a collection of interview questions and answers related to Selenium and Java. It covers core Java concepts, differences between various Java classes and interfaces, Selenium basics including locators and waits, and frameworks like TestNG and Page Object Model. Additionally, it includes practical handling of dropdowns, alerts, and taking screenshots in Selenium tests.

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Selenium Java Interview QA

The document provides a collection of interview questions and answers related to Selenium and Java. It covers core Java concepts, differences between various Java classes and interfaces, Selenium basics including locators and waits, and frameworks like TestNG and Page Object Model. Additionally, it includes practical handling of dropdowns, alerts, and taking screenshots in Selenium tests.

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Selenium with Java - Interview Questions &

Answers

Part 1: Core Java


Q: What are OOPs concepts in Java?
A: Encapsulation, Inheritance, Polymorphism, Abstraction.

Q: Difference between Interface and Abstract Class?


A: Interface supports multiple inheritance and only abstract methods (Java 8+ allows default
methods). Abstract class allows concrete + abstract methods, but supports single inheritance.

Q: What is Exception Handling?


A: Mechanism to handle runtime errors using try-catch-finally. 'throw' is used to explicitly throw an
exception, 'throws' declares exceptions.

Q: String vs StringBuilder vs StringBuffer?


A: String is immutable. StringBuilder is mutable and not thread-safe. StringBuffer is mutable and
thread-safe.

Q: Difference between HashMap and Hashtable?


A: HashMap is non-synchronized, allows one null key and many null values. Hashtable is
synchronized and does not allow null keys/values.

Part 2: Selenium Basics


Q: What is Selenium?
A: An open-source automation testing tool for web applications across multiple browsers/platforms.

Q: Difference between findElement and findElements?


A: findElement returns first matching element and throws NoSuchElementException if not found.
findElements returns a list (empty if not found).

Q: What are locators in Selenium?


A: Strategies to find elements on a page: id, name, className, tagName, linkText, partialLinkText,
cssSelector, xpath.

Q: What is XPath?
A: A query language to locate elements. Absolute XPath starts from root (/html/body/..). Relative
XPath starts from anywhere (//input[@id='username']).

Q: What are waits in Selenium?


A: Implicit wait is global and applies for all elements. Explicit wait is conditional for specific element.
Fluent wait allows polling frequency.
Part 3: Framework & Industry
Q: What is TestNG?
A: A testing framework for Java. Provides annotations (@Test, @BeforeTest), parallel execution,
data-driven testing, and reports.

Q: What is Page Object Model (POM)?


A: Design pattern that creates an object repository for web pages, improving maintainability and
readability.

Q: How do you handle dropdowns?


A: Using Select class: Select s = new Select([Link]([Link]('id')));
[Link]('Option');

Q: How do you handle alerts?


A: Switch to alert using [Link]().alert(). Methods: accept(), dismiss(), getText().

Q: How do you take screenshots?


A: File src = ((TakesScreenshot)driver).getScreenshotAs([Link]); [Link](src,
new File('[Link]'));

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