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Example​

For this example we will use the dropdown list from the-internet. In this list there a few options to select, one which should be disabled. Let's find this element and assert that it is disabled.

Let's start by importing our requisite classes (for annotations (e.g., org.junit.After, etc.), driving the browser with Selenium (e.g., org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver, etc.), and matchers for our assertions (e.g., org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers, etc.)) and start our class with some setup and teardown methods.

// filename: DisabledElements.java
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.firefox.FirefoxDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.Select;
import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.*;
import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;

public class DisabledElements {
    WebDriver driver;

    @Before
    public void setUp() throws Exception {
        driver = new FirefoxDriver();

    }

    @After
    public void tearDown() throws Exception {
        driver.quit();
    }
// ...

Now to wire up our test.

// filename: DisabledElements.java
// ...
    @Test
    public void test() {
        driver.get("http://the-internet.herokuapp.com/dropdown");
        Select dropdown = new Select(driver.findElement(By.id("dropdown")));
        assertThat(dropdown.getOptions().get(0).isEnabled(), is(false));
    }

}

After visiting the page we find the dropdown list with the Select function and store it in a variable. We then put it to use in our assertion, scoping to the first value (dropdown.getOptions().get(0)) to check if it's enabled (e.g., .isEnabled()). This will return a boolean result. If the element is disabled (e.g., not selectable) then Selenium will return false. So that's what we use in our assertion (e.g., is(false)).

Expected Behavior​

When you save this file and run it (e.g., mvn clean test from the command-line) here is what will happen:

  • Open a browser
  • Visit the page
  • Grab the dropdown list
  • Assert that the target element is not enabled
  • Close the browser

Summary​

Hopefully this tip has helped make the simple task of seeing if an element is enabled or disabled more approachable.

Happy Testing!