Properties file Data-Driven framework
The properties file is similar to the text file but with the .properties
file extension. It is widely used in Java apps to store and configure parameters.
Data-Driven testing using the properties file as the data source is feasible on Selenium WebDriver to handle small data. Create a .properties
file and store the keywords with a constant key (search
). In Eclipse, open the project, right-click on the src
folder and select New| Other... | General | File. Name the file with the.properties
extension, for example, config.properties
.
Let's see an example of how to read values from the properties file:
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