Drag & Drop | Bondar Academy

Lesson Summary

In this lesson, we explore test automation for drag and drop functionality. The focus is on automating the process within a test application that includes a drag and drop page. Key Steps for Automation Identify Elements: Use the browser's inspect tool to find the elements you want to automate. For example, locate the first element in the list. Set Up the Test: In your code, initialize a new test for the extra components and open the drag and drop page. Get the Element: Use getById to select the first element, which is typically a div . Trigger Dragging: Identify the appropriate events for dragging. In this case, the drag start event is used. Drop the Element: Find the drop target element and trigger the drop event. Event Handling When automating drag and drop, it's crucial to pay attention to the event names. Common events include: drag start drag end drop After setting up your events and running the test, ensure that it executes successfully. The process is straightforward once you understand how to locate elements and trigger the necessary events. In summary, the automation of drag and drop involves: Finding the element to drag. Triggering the drag start event. Locating the drop target and triggering the drop event. That's all for this lesson! See you in the next one.