Handling Mouse movements and Keyboard Events

The Actions Class

WebDriver's Actions class allows simulating complex user gestures beyond simple clicks — like hovering, drag-and-drop, and key combinations.

Mouse Movement Example

Actions actions = new Actions(driver);
actions.moveToElement(menuElement).perform();

Keyboard Event Example

actions.keyDown(Keys.CONTROL).sendKeys("a").keyUp(Keys.CONTROL).perform();

Why This Matters

Many modern web UIs (like dropdown menus that appear on hover) can't be tested with simple clicks alone — the Actions class is needed to simulate these richer interactions realistically.