How to operate with calendars

Common Approaches

• Text input calendars: if the date field accepts direct typed input, simply use sendKeys() with the correctly formatted date.
• Widget-based calendars: navigate month/year controls and click the specific day element, often located dynamically using XPath based on the visible date text.

Example Pattern

driver.findElement(By.xpath("//a[text()='15']")).click();

Why This Is Tricky

Calendar widgets vary greatly between applications, so testers often need to inspect the specific HTML structure of each calendar to determine the most reliable locator strategy.