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Frames Practice Lab

Practice switching between frames, nested frames and the main document using Selenium WebDriver.

LAB FRAME

OBJECTIVE

What You Will Practice

Switch to a frame using index.
Switch to a frame using name or ID.
Switch using a WebElement.
Return to the parent document.
Work with nested frames.

01

Simple Frame

Switch into this frame and interact with the elements inside it.

FRAME

Selenium Hint


                    driver.switchTo().frame("simpleFrame");

02

Frame Using WebElement

Locate the iframe as a WebElement and switch into it.

WEBELEMENT

Selenium Hint


                    WebElement frame = driver.findElement(By.id("webElementFrame"));
                    driver.switchTo().frame(frame);

03

Nested Frames

Practice switching from the parent frame into a child frame.

NESTED

" >

Selenium Hint


                    driver.switchTo().frame("outerFrame");


                    driver.switchTo().frame("innerFrame");

04

Return to Main Document

After working inside a frame, return to the main HTML document.

DEFAULT CONTENT

Main Document Area

This section is outside all frames.

Selenium Hint


                    driver.switchTo().defaultContent();

QUICK REFERENCE

Selenium Frame Commands

By Index

driver.switchTo()
      .frame(0);

By Name / ID

driver.switchTo()
      .frame("frameName");

By WebElement

WebElement frame =
    driver.findElement(
        By.id("frameId")
    );

driver.switchTo()
      .frame(frame);

Return to Main Page

driver.switchTo()
      .defaultContent();