WebDriver Backed Selenium The Java version of Webdriver provides an implementation of the Selenium-RC API. This means that you can use the underlying WebDriver technology using the Selenium-RC API. This is primarily provided for backwards compatiblity. It allows those who have existing test suites using the Selenium-RC API to use WebDriver under the covers. Its provided to help ease of the migration path to Selenium-Web driver. Sample Backed web driver script looks like this: package webone; import org.junit.After; import org.junit.Before; import org.junit.Test; import org.openqa.selenium.By; import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver; import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriverBackedSelenium; import org.openqa.selenium.firefox.FirefoxDriver; import com.thoughtworks.selenium.SeleneseTestCase; import com.thoughtworks.selenium.Selenium; @SuppressWarnings(deprecation) public class BackedSelenium extends SeleneseTestCase { //web driver ??here we are declaring the browser WebDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver(); @Before public void setUp() throws Exception { String baseUrl = https://www.google.co.in/ selenium = new WebDriverBackedSelenium(driver, baseUrl); } @TEST public void testBackedSelenium() throws Exception { //This is using selenium selenium.open(/ selenium.click(id=gbi5 selenium.click(id=gmlas selenium.waitForPageToLoad(30000 selenium.type(name=as_q, test //Here we are using Webdriver driver.findElement(By.id(as_oq1)).sendKeys(naga driver.findElement(By.id(as_oq2)).sendKeys(Webdriver Thread.sleep(5000); } @After public void tearDown() throws Exception { selenium.stop(); } } By using the above format, you can use both the Selenium API and Web driver API Run WebDriver Scripts in Chrome We run the Selenium Webdriver programs in Google Chrome web browser to perform automation testing. Below theory explains you how to run your webdriver script in google chrome.. Firefox Browser: driver=new FirefoxDriver();---it will work and will launch your firefox browser, Google Chrome: driver= new Chromedriver() --- it will throw an error. Error: FAILED CONFIGURATION: @BeforeClass beforeClass java.lang.IllegalStateException: The path to the driver executable must be set by the webdriver.chrome.driver system property; for more information. To overcome this, we need to download the chrome driver.exe and we have to specify the path of a chrome driver in the script Download path: https://code.google.com/p/chromedriver/downloads/list take the latest exe file. Checkout Selenium Interview Questions Save the chrome driver in a folder and you need to specify the path of a driver in your web driver script. Below is the Sample code: package testng; import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver; import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver; import org.testng.annotations.AfterClass; import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass; import org.testng.annotations.Test; public class ChromedriverTest { 111 public WebDriver driver; @BeforeClass public void beforeClass() { // Create chrome driver instance... System.setProperty(webdriver.chrome.driver, C:xxxJarchromedriver.exe driver=new ChromeDriver(); } @TEST public void testChromedriverTest() throws Exception { driver.navigate().to(https://bing.com Thread.sleep(5000); } @AfterClass public void afterClass() { driver.quit(); } } Use the above code for your script which will run in Google chrome. en-US(C) Copyright 2006-2026 Inflectra Corporation.support@inflectra.com/Computers/Software/Project_Management//Computers/Software/Quality_Assurance/KronoDesksupport@inflectra.comhttp://www.inflectra.com/kronodesk/forums/threads120/Support/Forum/remotelaunch/issues-questions/1812.aspxthreadId=1812Azhar uddin (azharuddin.raichur@appmajix.com)selenium WebDriver Backed Selenium The Java version of Webdriver provides an implementation of the Selenium-RC API. This means that you can use the underlying WebDriver technology using the Selenium-RC API. This is primarily provided for backwards compatiblity. It allows those who have existing test suites using the Selenium-RC API to use WebDriver under the covers. Its provided to help ease of the migration path to Selenium-Web driver. Sample Backed web driver script looks like this: package webone; import org.junit.After; import org.junit.Before; import org.junit.Test; import org.openqa.selenium.By; import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver; import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriverBackedSelenium; import org.openqa.selenium.firefox.FirefoxDriver; import com.thoughtworks.selenium.SeleneseTestCase; import com.thoughtworks.selenium.Selenium; @SuppressWarnings(deprecation) public class BackedSelenium extends SeleneseTestCase { //web driver ??here we are declaring the browser WebDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver(); @Before public void setUp() throws Exception { String baseUrl = https://www.google.co.in/ selenium = new WebDriverBackedSelenium(driver, baseUrl); } @TEST public void testBackedSelenium() throws Exception { //This is using selenium selenium.open(/ selenium.click(id=gbi5 selenium.click(id=gmlas selenium.waitForPageToLoad(30000 selenium.type(name=as_q, test //Here we are using Webdriver driver.findElement(By.id(as_oq1)).sendKeys(naga driver.findElement(By.id(as_oq2)).sendKeys(Webdriver Thread.sleep(5000); } @After public void tearDown() throws Exception { selenium.stop(); } } By using the above format, you can use both the Selenium API and Web driver API Run WebDriver Scripts in Chrome We run the Selenium Webdriver programs in Google Chrome web browser to perform automation testing. Below theory explains you how to run your webdriver script in google chrome.. Firefox Browser: driver=new FirefoxDriver();---it will work and will launch your firefox browser, Google Chrome: driver= new Chromedriver() --- it will throw an error. Error: FAILED CONFIGURATION: @BeforeClass beforeClass java.lang.IllegalStateException: The path to the driver executable must be set by the webdriver.chrome.driver system property; for more information. To overcome this, we need to download the chrome driver.exe and we have to specify the path of a chrome driver in the script Download path: https://code.google.com/p/chromedriver/downloads/list take the latest exe file. Checkout Selenium Interview Questions Save the chrome driver in a folder and you need to specify the path of a driver in your web driver script. Below is the Sample code: package testng; import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver; import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver; import org.testng.annotations.AfterClass; import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass; import org.testng.annotations.Test; public class ChromedriverTest { 111 public WebDriver driver; @BeforeClass public void beforeClass() { // Create chrome driver instance... System.setProperty(webdriver.chrome.driver, C:xxxJarchromedriver.exe driver=new ChromeDriver(); } @TEST public void testChromedriverTest() throws Exception { driver.navigate().to(https://bing.com Thread.sleep(5000); } @AfterClass public void afterClass() { driver.quit(); } } Use the above code for your script which will run in Google chrome. Thu, 01 Mar 2018 05:37:16 -05002026-01-27T09:27:16-05:00/Support/Forum/remotelaunch/issues-questions/1812.aspxmessageId=3240David J (adam.sandman+support@inflectra.com) Thanks for posting the article, that is very useful. Regards Adam Thu, 01 Mar 2018 16:49:10 -05002018-03-01T16:49:10-05:00/Support/Forum/remotelaunch/issues-questions/1812.aspx#reply3240messageId=3924Azhar uddin (azharuddin.raichur@appmajix.com) I think this info will also help Selenium with Python Training learners. Thu, 25 Feb 2021 07:08:09 -05002021-02-25T07:08:09-05:00/Support/Forum/remotelaunch/issues-questions/1812.aspx#reply3924messageId=3931nikita niki (nikita.appmajix@gmail.com) The Java version of Webdriver provides an implementation of the Selenium -RC API. This means that you can use the underlying WebDriver technology using the Selenium-RC API. This is primarily provided for backward compatibility. It allows those who have existing test suites using the Selenium-RC API to use WebDriver under the covers. Its provided to help ease the migration path to Selenium-Web driver.Sample Backed web driver script looks like this: package webone; import org.junit.After; import org.junit.Before; import org.junit.Test; import org.openqa.selenium.By; import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver; import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriverBackedSelenium; import org.openqa.selenium.firefox.FirefoxDriver; import com.thoughtworks.selenium.SeleneseTestCase; import com.thoughtworks.selenium.Selenium; @SuppressWarnings(deprecation) public class BackedSelenium extends SeleneseTestCase { //web driver ??here we are declaring the browser WebDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver(); @Before public void setUp() throws Exception { String baseUrl = https://www.google.co.in/ selenium = new WebDriverBackedSelenium(driver, baseUrl); } @TEST public void testBackedSelenium() throws Exception { //This is using selenium selenium.open(/ selenium.click(id=gbi5 selenium.click(id=gmlas selenium.waitForPageToLoad(30000 selenium.type(name=as_q, test //Here we are using Webdriver driver.findElement(By.id(as_oq1)).sendKeys(naga driver.findElement(By.id(as_oq2)).sendKeys(Webdriver Thread.sleep(5000); } @After public void tearDown() throws Exception { selenium.stop(); } } By using the above format, you can use both the Selenium API and Web driver API. Sat, 13 Mar 2021 05:42:54 -05002021-03-13T05:42:54-05:00/Support/Forum/remotelaunch/issues-questions/1812.aspx#reply3931messageId=3974surbhi nahta (snahta@sevenmentor.com) If youre not already using Selenium Remote Control (RC), you want to use the WebDriver option. Longer answer: RC is the older 1.0 version of Selenium. WebDriver is the newer 2.0 version. WebDriver-Backed is a middle ground, allowing you to use the old RC API through the new WebDriver implementation. You can switch between the options in the IDE and see for yourself the different tests that are generated. More info at the Selenium Classes in Pune Mon, 31 May 2021 09:42:32 -04002021-05-31T09:42:32-04:00/Support/Forum/remotelaunch/issues-questions/1812.aspx#reply3974messageId=6587Richard Miller (carmateci@gmail.com) WebDriver doesnt support as many browsers as Selenium does, so in order to provide that support while still using the webdriver API, you can make use of the SeleneseCommandExecutor or hire react native developers Mon, 22 Jan 2024 07:09:42 -05002024-01-22T07:09:42-05:00/Support/Forum/remotelaunch/issues-questions/1812.aspx#reply6587messageId=7044Daniel Wilson (info.krishangtechnolab@gmail.com) WebDriver Backed Selenium allows you to execute legacy Selenium RC commands using WebDriver. To use it, initialize a WebDriver (e.g., FirefoxDriver) and pass it to the WebDriverBackedSelenium class along with your base URL. You can then use RC commands like open, click, and type, which WebDriver translates and executes. For example: WebDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver(); WebDriverBackedSelenium selenium = new WebDriverBackedSelenium(driver, "https://example.com"); selenium.open("/"); selenium.click("id=exampleButton"); selenium.stop(); While its useful for transitioning old scripts, moving fully to WebDriver commands is recommended. Also you can hire react native developers to create high-performance apps that complement your web automation. Fri, 29 Nov 2024 09:56:57 -05002024-11-29T09:56:57-05:00/Support/Forum/remotelaunch/issues-questions/1812.aspx#reply7044messageId=6945Sophie F (mowes29334@givehit.com) stevediaz Hello @ azharuddin WebDriver Backed Selenium is a way of using Selenium WebDriver APIs with the Selenium RC server. Here are the steps to use WebDriver Backed Selenium: Download the Selenium Server JAR file from the Selenium website and start the Selenium server by running the command: java -jar selenium-server-standalone.jar 2.Create a new instance of the DefaultSelenium class using the WebDriverBackedSelenium constructor. Pass the URL of the Selenium server and the desired WebDriver instance to this constructor. WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver(); Selenium selenium = new WebDriverBackedSelenium(http://localhost:4444/wd/hub, driver); 3.Use the selenium object to write your test scripts. You can use the Selenium RC commands to interact with the browser. selenium.open(https://www.google.com selenium.type(name=q, selenium webdriver selenium.click(name=btnK selenium.waitForPageToLoad(5000 4.After executing your test scripts, you can close the WebDriver instance and the Selenium server. driver.quit(); selenium.stop(); Thats it! You can now use WebDriver Backed Selenium to automate your web tests using Selenium WebDriver APIs. Refer this source: mulesoft certification Thanks a lot! Mon, 19 Aug 2024 09:34:11 -04002024-12-03T13:56:56-05:00/Support/Forum/remotelaunch/issues-questions/1812.aspx#reply6945messageId=7067Rob Cross (jedenek@yahoo.com) danielwilson WebDriver Backed Selenium allows you to execute legacy Selenium RC commands using WebDriver. To use it, initialize a WebDriver (e.g., FirefoxDriver) and pass it to the WebDriverBackedSelenium class along with your base URL. You can then use RC commands like open, click, and type, which WebDriver translates and executes. For example: WebDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver(); WebDriverBackedSelenium selenium = new WebDriverBackedSelenium(driver, "https://example.com"); selenium.open("/"); selenium.click("id=exampleButton"); selenium.stop(); While its useful for transitioning old scripts, moving fully to WebDriver commands is recommended. Also you can search for nocode widgets for website https://claspo.io/blog/widgets-for-website-25-excellent-examples-you-shouldnt-miss/ to create high-performance UX/UI design for users. Sat, 28 Dec 2024 23:04:08 -05002024-12-28T23:04:08-05:00/Support/Forum/remotelaunch/issues-questions/1812.aspx#reply7067messageId=7437lekor adams (lekor.adams@gmail.com) Helpful walkthrough for bridging legacy Selenium RC suites to WebDriver. When wiring this into Spira RemoteLaunch, I version driver binaries, set webdriver.chrome.driver via env vars, and capture logs plus observability for traceability. Id also schedule runs with sensible concurrency and document known-good browser versions. Long term, I migrate RC calls to pure WebDriver to reduce flakiness. From a design ops perspective, automation is part of the design system: streamline processes, define governance, and align design, QA, and engineering through design-to-code integration and shared standards. That cross-team collaboration makes test pipelines predictable and helps ship features faster without compromising quality, safely. Fri, 31 Oct 2025 08:03:24 -04002025-10-31T08:03:24-04:00/Support/Forum/remotelaunch/issues-questions/1812.aspx#reply7437messageId=6108steve diaz (stevediaz933@gmail.com) Hello @ azharuddin WebDriver Backed Selenium is a way of using Selenium WebDriver APIs with the Selenium RC server. Here are the steps to use WebDriver Backed Selenium: Download the Selenium Server JAR file from the Selenium website and start the Selenium server by running the command: java -jar selenium-server-standalone.jar 2.Create a new instance of the DefaultSelenium class using the WebDriverBackedSelenium constructor. Pass the URL of the Selenium server and the desired WebDriver instance to this constructor. WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver(); Selenium selenium = new WebDriverBackedSelenium(http://localhost:4444/wd/hub, driver); 3.Use the selenium object to write your test scripts. You can use the Selenium RC commands to interact with the browser. selenium.open(https://www.google.com selenium.type(name=q, selenium webdriver selenium.click(name=btnK selenium.waitForPageToLoad(5000 4.After executing your test scripts, you can close the WebDriver instance and the Selenium server. driver.quit(); selenium.stop(); Thats it! You can now use WebDriver Backed Selenium to automate your web tests using Selenium WebDriver APIs. Refer this source: Mon, 17 Apr 2023 09:00:02 -04002026-01-26T07:44:39-05:00/Support/Forum/remotelaunch/issues-questions/1812.aspx#reply6108