3 critical Selenium exceptions to master, immediately, if you are an Automation Tester to write Production ready test code

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Even though you work with Selenium, at times you still need to refresh memory on handling exceptions in Selenium. Be it Technical interview or be it a new project implementation, knowing how to deal with exceptions is mandatory for the automation testers.

So facing exceptions is unavoidable. Having the expertise to handle these exceptions ensures that your tests remain robust and dependable.

Today, in our first article, we will examine three prevalent Selenium exceptions:

1. NullPointerException

2. ElementNotSelectableException

3. ElementNotInteractableException.

We will dive into their causes and provide production-ready solutions that are implemented out of my experience and learned from industry experts.

1. NullPointerException

Cause: This exception occurs when trying to perform actions with a WebDriver that hasn’t been properly initialized.