Methods and Properties of the Actions Class

The ‘ActionChains’ class in Selenium also provides several methods and properites that help in performing various actions and interactions on a webpage. Some of them are discussed below:

1. move_to_element(to_element): This method allows the mouse pointer to move over to a specified element.
2. move_to_element_with_offset(to_element, xoffset, yoffset): This method helps in moving the mouse pointer to the specified element containing an optional offset, but from the top-left corner.
3. click(on_element=None): In this, the method helps the mouse pointer to click either on the current mouse position or on the specified element but, only if the element is provided.
4. context_click(on_element=None): In this too, the method helps the mouse pointer to simulate a double-click either on the current mouse position or on any specified element, but only if the element is provided properly.
5. double_click(on_element=None): Similarly, here the method allows the mouse pointer to generate or simulate a double-click, either on the current mouse pointer position or on any specified element, given the element is provided properly.
6. drag_and_drop(source, target): Here, the method helps to drag an element from the source to the target element.
7. key_down(value, element=None): This method simulates a key press and holds it down. The ‘value’ parameter specifies the key to be pressed, and the optional ‘element’ parameter specifies the element to send the key event to.
8. key_up(value, element=None): This method helps in releasing a key that was previously held down. The ‘value’ parameter specifies the key to be released, and the optional ‘element’ parameter specifies the element to send the key event to.
9. send_keys(*keys_to_send): This method sends a sequence of key presses and releases. One can also provide multiple sequences of keys as arguments.
10. pause(seconds): This method adds a pause (in seconds) to the action sequence, causing a delay between actions.
11. reset_actions(): This method clears all the actions that have been queued, allowing you to start building a new sequence.
12. perform(): This method executes the actions that have been queued in the action sequence.

Selenium is an open-source Web Automation tool that supports many user actions in the web browser. For automating a web page the mouse movement is the most important action taken by the users, so to perform the mouse actions the selenium provides a class called Actions. The Action class provides the method for all mouse user and Keyboard actions. Some of the important mouse events offered by the Action class are: moving the cursor pointer to an element, double-clicking, right-clicking, and frag and drop.