Can't run Java example for Selenium / WebDriver

Question

Having a problem getting going with Selenium on Java. I\'m trying to follow the example on this page: http://code.google.com/p/selenium/wiki/GettingStarted

I\'m ty

Answer 1

Compile like so:

javac -classpath selenium-server-standalone-2.20.0.jar Example.java

Unless you put the Java file in the org.openqa.selenium.example, you will have to remove the package specifier. Run the compiled file like so:

java -cp .:selenium-server-standalone-2.20.0.jar Example

This chains the current directory to the classpath.

Answer 2

For those doing a java dynamic web project in eclipse, and receiving the error above, the following link might help:

http://me-ol-blog.blogspot.co.il/2013/07/using-selenium-in-java-dynamic-web.html

Basically, it mentions that the standalone jar is not "standalone" when using dynamic web projects and that a different jar should be used along with its dependent jars.

Answer 3

Add html unit driver dependency in your pom file.

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.seleniumhq.selenium</groupId>
    <artifactId>htmlunit-driver</artifactId>
    <version>2.21</version>
</dependency> 

It is working fine for me.