Commands for Interaction
We will now be detailing about the various Commands for Interaction with illustrations. Further, these examples showcasing different type of commands are used in Java.
TYPE 1 – Commands for Interaction – Mouse Commands
1. Click
The command is used to click any mouse button at the current mouse coordinates.
Example –
Actions action = new Actions(driver);
action.moveTo(element);
action.click();
action.perform();
HTTP API Specifications
Endpoint – POST /session/:session_id/click
URL Parameters –
- session_id ID of the session to route the command to
JSON Parameters –
| name | type | description |
| button | number | Which button, {LEFT = 0, MIDDLE = 1 , RIGHT = 2}. Defaults to the left mouse button if not specified |
Response – null
2. Button Down
This command is used to click and hold the left mouse button at the current mouse coordinates. Further the next mouse-related command that should follow is buttonup.
Example –
Actions action = new Actions(driver);
action.moveTo(element);
action.clickAndHold();
action.perform();
HTTP API Specifications
Endpoint – POST /session/:session_id/buttondown
URL Parameters –
- session_id ID of the session to route the command to
JSON Parameters –
| name | type | description |
| button | number | Which button, {LEFT = 0, MIDDLE = 1 , RIGHT = 2}. Defaults to the left mouse button if not specified |
Response – null
TYPE 2 – Commands for Interaction – Touch Commands
1. Tap
This touch interaction commands is used to single tap on the touch enabled device.
Example –
TouchActions action = new TouchActions(driver);
action.singleTap(element);
action.perform();
HTTP API Specifications
Endpoint – POST /session/:session_id/touch/click
URL Parameters –
- session_id ID of the session to route the command to
JSON Parameters –
| name | type | description |
| element | number | ID of the element to double tap on |
2. Scroll
This command is used to scroll on the touch screen using finger based motion events.
Example –
TouchActions action = new TouchActions(driver);
action.scroll(element, 10, 100);
action.perform();
HTTP API Specifications
Endpoint – POST /session/:session_id/touch/scroll
URL Parameters –
- session_id ID of the session to route the command to
JSON Parameters –
| name | type | description |
| x | number | X coordinate on the screen |
| y | number | Y coordinate on the screen |
Response – null
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