Debugging tests
We have successfully created a number of tests and have seen how we can work against AJAX applications, but unfortunately, creating tests that run perfectly the first time can be difficult. Sometimes, as a test automator, you will need to debug your tests to see what is wrong.
To work through this part of the chapter, you will need to have a test open in Selenium IDE.
These two steps are quite useful when your tests are not running and you want to execute a specific command. They are:
- Highlight a command.
- Press the X key. This will make the command execute in Selenium IDE.
When a test is running, you can press the pause button to pause the test after the step that is currently being run. Once the test has been paused, the step button ...
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