How to use

getText

method

in

org.openqa.selenium.WebElement

 List<WebElement> allElements = driver.findElements(By.xpath("//div[@id='...']/ul/li")); 

for (WebElement element: allElements) {
   System.out.println(element.getText());
}

 WebElement select = driver.findElement(By.name("myselect"));
Select dropDown = new Select(select);           
String selected = dropDown.getFirstSelectedOption().getText();
if(selected.equals(valueToSelect)){
  //already selected; 
  //do stuff
}
List<WebElement> Options = dropDown.getOptions();
for(WebElement option:Options){
  if(option.getText().equals(valueToSelect)) {
   option.click(); //select option here;       
  }               
}

  private void saveAlertErrorMessage() {
    try {
      WebElement element = webDriver.findElement(By.className("alert-error"));
      alertError = Optional.of(element.getText());
    } catch (NoSuchElementException _) {
      // do nothing
    }
  }
}

webDriver.get(authUrl);
webDriver.findElement(By.xpath("//h2[contains(text(), 'Enter your username and password')]"));
webDriver.findElement(By.name("username")).clear();
webDriver.findElement(By.name("username")).sendKeys("marissa5");
webDriver.findElement(By.name("password")).sendKeys("saml5");
webDriver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@value='Login']")).click();
assertThat(webDriver.findElement(By.cssSelector("h1")).getText(), Matchers.containsString("Where to?"));
System.out.println("cookie = " + String.format("%s=%s",cookie.getName(), cookie.getValue()));

  private void signIn(String userName, String password) {
    webDriver.get(baseUrl + "/logout.do");
    webDriver.get(baseUrl + "/login");
    webDriver.findElement(By.name("username")).sendKeys(userName);
    webDriver.findElement(By.name("password")).sendKeys(password);
    webDriver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@value='Sign in']")).click();
    assertThat(webDriver.findElement(By.cssSelector("h1")).getText(), containsString("Where to?"));
  }
}

webDriver.findElement(By.name("username")).sendKeys(user.getUserName());
webDriver.findElement(By.name("password")).sendKeys(user.getPassword());
webDriver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@value='Sign in']")).click();
Assert.assertEquals("Application Authorization", webDriver.findElement(By.cssSelector("h1")).getText());
webDriver.findElement(By.xpath("//label[text()='Change your password']/preceding-sibling::input")).click();
webDriver.findElement(By.xpath("//label[text()='Read user IDs and retrieve users by ID']/preceding-sibling::input")).click();
webDriver.findElement(By.xpath("//label[text()='Read about your clouds.']/preceding-sibling::input"));
webDriver.findElement(By.xpath("//button[text()='Authorize']")).click();
Assert.assertEquals("Sample Home Page", webDriver.findElement(By.cssSelector("h1")).getText());
webDriver.findElement(By.linkText("Revoke Access")).click();
Assert.assertEquals("Are you sure you want to revoke access to The Ultimate Oauth App?", webDriver.findElement(By.cssSelector(".revocation-modal p")).getText());

protected void doSimpleWebdriverTest(BrowserWebDriverContainer rule) {
  RemoteWebDriver driver = setupDriverFromRule(rule);
  System.out.println("Selenium remote URL is: " + rule.getSeleniumAddress());
  System.out.println("VNC URL is: " + rule.getVncAddress());
  driver.get("http://www.google.com");
  WebElement search = driver.findElement(By.name("q"));
  search.sendKeys("testcontainers");
  search.submit();
  List<WebElement> results = new WebDriverWait(driver, 15)
    .until(ExpectedConditions.visibilityOfAllElementsLocatedBy(By.cssSelector("#search h3")));
  assertTrue("the word 'testcontainers' appears in search results",
    results.stream()
      .anyMatch(el -> el.getText().contains("testcontainers")));
}

webDriver.get(authUrl);
webDriver.findElement(By.xpath("//h2[contains(text(), 'Enter your username and password')]"));
webDriver.findElement(By.name("username")).clear();
webDriver.findElement(By.name("username")).sendKeys("marissa6");
webDriver.findElement(By.name("password")).sendKeys("saml6");
webDriver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@value='Login']")).click();
assertThat(webDriver.findElement(By.cssSelector("h1")).getText(), Matchers.containsString("Where to?"));
System.out.println("cookie = " + String.format("%s=%s",cookie.getName(), cookie.getValue()));

private String startCreateUserFlow(String secret) {
  String userEmail = "user" + new SecureRandom().nextInt() + "@example.com";
  webDriver.get(baseUrl + "/");
  webDriver.findElement(By.xpath("//*[text()='Create account']")).click();
  assertEquals("Create your account", webDriver.findElement(By.tagName("h1")).getText());
  webDriver.findElement(By.name("email")).sendKeys(userEmail);
  webDriver.findElement(By.name("password")).sendKeys(secret);
  webDriver.findElement(By.name("password_confirmation")).sendKeys(secret);
  webDriver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@value='Send activation link']")).click();
  return userEmail;
}

private void assertMessage(String expected) {
  assertEquals(expected, webDriver.findElement(By.id("message")).getText());
}

  assertNotNull(element);
  element.click();
try {
  webDriver.findElement(By.xpath("//h1[contains(text(), 'Welcome to The Twiglet Zone[" + idpZoneId + "]!')]"));
  webDriver.findElement(By.name("username")).clear();
  webDriver.findElement(By.name("username")).sendKeys(idpZoneUserEmail);
  webDriver.findElement(By.name("password")).sendKeys("secr3T");
  webDriver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@value='Sign in']")).click();
  assertThat(webDriver.findElement(By.cssSelector("h1")).getText(), containsString("Where to?"));
  Cookie afterLogin = webDriver.manage().getCookieNamed("JSESSIONID");
  assertNotNull(afterLogin);

private void selectFromFilteredList( String labelToSelect ) {
  for ( WebElement option : valueList.findElements( By.tagName( "li" ) ) ) {
    if ( option.getText().equals( labelToSelect ) )
      option.click();
  }
}

 try{
    WebElement byId = driver.findElement(By.id("by-id"));

    System.out.println(byId.getTagName());

    System.out.println("get the text for web element with id='by-id' ");
    System.out.println("------------------------------------------------------------");
    System.out.println(byId.getText());
    System.out.println("------------------------------------------------------------");
    System.out.println(byId.getAttribute("id"));
    System.out.println(byId.getCssValue("font-size"));
  }
}

@Test
public void testDisplayIdentityZoneNameOnVerifyPage() {
  performLogin(username);
  webDriver.findElement(By.id("Next")).click();
  assertEquals(zoneUrl + "/login/mfa/verify", webDriver.getCurrentUrl());
  assertEquals(webDriver.findElement(By.id("mfa-identity-zone")).getText(), mfaZone.getName());
  webDriver.findElement(By.id("verify_code_btn")).click();
  assertEquals(webDriver.findElement(By.id("mfa-identity-zone")).getText(), mfaZone.getName());
}

  @Test
  public void testMethodNotAllowedRoutedToErrorPage() throws Exception {
    webDriver.get(baseUrl + "/authenticate");

    Assert.assertTrue("Check if on the error page", webDriver.findElement(By.tagName("h2")).getText().contains("Uh oh."));
    Assert.assertTrue("Check if on the error page", webDriver.findElement(By.tagName("h2")).getText().contains("Something went amiss."));
  }
}

element.click();
webDriver.findElement(By.xpath("//h1[contains(text(), 'Welcome to The Twiglet Zone[" + zoneId + "]!')]"));
webDriver.findElement(By.name("username")).clear();
webDriver.findElement(By.name("username")).sendKeys(zoneUserEmail);
webDriver.findElement(By.name("password")).sendKeys("secr3T");
webDriver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@value='Sign in']")).click();
assertThat(webDriver.findElement(By.cssSelector("h1")).getText(), containsString("Where to?"));

 WebElement emailElement = driver.findElement(By.id("email"));
emailElement.sendKeys("ABCDEFG@g.com");

WebElement usernameElement = driver.findElement(By.id("username"));
usernameElement.click(); // Here, autocomplete is done

String userName = usernameElement.getText(); // get the value
assertEquals("ABCDEFG@g.com", userName);

private void beginPasswordReset(String username) {
  webDriver.get(baseUrl + "/login");
  Assert.assertEquals("Cloud Foundry", webDriver.getTitle());
  webDriver.findElement(By.linkText("Reset password")).click();
  Assert.assertEquals("Reset Password", webDriver.findElement(By.tagName("h1")).getText());
  // Enter email address
  webDriver.findElement(By.name("username")).sendKeys(username);
  webDriver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@value='Send reset password link']")).click();
  Assert.assertEquals("Instructions Sent", webDriver.findElement(By.tagName("h1")).getText());
}

@Test
public void testChangeEmailWithoutLogout() throws Exception {
  String newEmail = testChangeEmail(false);
  assertThat(webDriver.findElement(By.cssSelector("h1")).getText(), containsString("Account Settings"));
  assertThat(webDriver.findElement(By.cssSelector(".alert-success")).getText(), containsString("Email address successfully verified."));
  assertThat(webDriver.findElement(By.cssSelector(".nav")).getText(), containsString(newEmail));
  assertThat(webDriver.findElement(By.cssSelector(".profile")).getText(), containsString(newEmail));
}

assertEquals(2, elements.size());
WebElement element = webDriver.findElement(By.xpath("//a[text()='" + samlIdentityProviderDefinition1.getLinkText() + "']"));
assertNotNull(element);
element = webDriver.findElement(By.xpath("//a[text()='" + samlIdentityProviderDefinition.getLinkText() + "']"));
element.click();
webDriver.findElement(By.xpath("//h2[contains(text(), 'Enter your username and password')]"));
webDriver.findElement(By.name("username")).clear();
webDriver.findElement(By.name("username")).sendKeys(testAccounts.getUserName());
webDriver.findElement(By.name("password")).sendKeys(testAccounts.getPassword());
webDriver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@value='Login']")).click();
assertThat(webDriver.findElement(By.cssSelector("h1")).getText(), Matchers.containsString("Where to?"));