Automation Framework — What is a Webdriver?

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WebDriver is a web automation framework that allows you to execute your tests against different browsers.

WebDriver also enables you to use a programming language in creating your test scripts.

You can now use conditional operations like if-then-else or switch-case. You can also perform looping like do-while.

Each browser requires a different WebDriver.

• Chrome uses ChromeDriver
• Internet Explorer uses IEDriver
• Firefox uses GeckoDriver
• Safari has the WebDriver integrated into the browser