Selenium WebDriver with Java Tutorial

Selenium webdriver is the selenium 2.0 & 3 and it is an advanced version of RC. The limitations which are identified in Selenium RC are overcome in web driver and also given the added advantages. RC stands for Remote Control. It is the selenium1 and introduced in 2004 by Jason Huggins. It is a server which is responsible to launch all the browsers but one browser at a time.

Selenium RC is made purely using javascript and can automate the application inside the browser. Unlike RC, WebDriver automate the application from outside the browser. WebDriver uses accessibility API to drive the browser. The accessibility API is used by a number of applications for accessing and controlling applications when they are used by disabled users and is common to web browsers.