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Example in Java with Selenium:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
@Given(“the user is on the login page”)
public void user_on_login_page() {
driver.get(“https:\/\/example.com\/login”);
}
@When(“the user enters valid username and password”)
public void enter_credentials() {
driver.findElement(By.id(“username”)).sendKeys(“testuser”);
driver.findElement(By.id(“password”)).sendKeys(“password123”);
}
@Then(“the user should be redirected to the homepage”)
public void verify_homepage() {
Assert.assertTrue(driver.getTitle().contains(“Homepage”));
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