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<!doctype html>
<html
data-issue-url="https://github.com/w3c/webdriver/"
data-issue-param-milestone="Level 1">
<meta charset=utf-8>
<title>WebDriver</title>
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<section id=abstract>
<p>WebDriver is a remote control interface
that enables introspection and control of user agents.
It provides a platform- and language-neutral wire protocol
as a way for out-of-process programs
to remotely instruct the behavior of web browsers.
<p>Provided is a set of interfaces
to discover and manipulate DOM elements in web documents
and to control the behavior of a user agent.
It is primarily intended to allow web authors to write tests
that automate a user agent from a separate controlling process,
but may also be used in such a way as to allow in-browser scripts
to control a — possibly separate — browser.
</section>
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<p>
Use <a href="https://github.com/w3c/webdriver">GitHub w3c/webdriver</a> for comments/issues.
</p>
</section>
<section>
<h2>Conformance</h2>
<p>All diagrams, examples, and notes in this specification are non-normative,
as are all sections explicitly marked non-normative.
Everything else in this specification is normative.
<p>The key words “MUST”, “MUST NOT”, “REQUIRED”, “SHOULD”,
“SHOULD NOT”, “RECOMMENDED”, “MAY”, and “OPTIONAL”
in the normative parts of this document are to be interpreted as described in [[!RFC2119]].
The key word “OPTIONALLY” in the normative parts of this document
is to be interpreted with the same normative meaning as “MAY” and “OPTIONAL”.
<p>Conformance requirements phrased as algorithms
or specific steps may be implemented in any manner,
so long as the end result is equivalent.
<section>
<h3>Dependencies</h3>
<p>This specification relies on several other underlying specifications.
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<dl>
<dt>Web App Security
<dd><p>The following terms are defined
in the Content Security Policy Level 3 specification: [[!CSP3]]
<ul>
<li><dfn><a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/CSP/#directives">Directives</a></dfn>
<li><dfn data-lt="blocked by content security policy"><a href=https://w3c.github.io/webappsec-csp/#should-block-navigation-response>Should block navigation response</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dt>DOM
<dd><p>The following terms are defined
in the Document Object Model specification: [[!DOM]]
<ul>
<!-- Attribute --> <li><dfn><a href=https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-attribute>Attribute</a></dfn>
<!-- comapreDocumentPosition --> <li><dfn><a href=https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-node-comparedocumentposition>compareDocumentPosition</a></dfn>
<!-- connected --> <li><dfn><a href=https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#connected>connected</a></dfn>
<!-- context object --><li><dfn><a href="https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#context-object">context object</a></dfn>
<!-- Descendant --> <li><dfn><a href=https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-tree-descendant>Descendant</a></dfn>
<!-- Document element --> <li><dfn><a href=https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#document-element>Document element</a></dfn>
<!-- Document --> <li><dfn><a href=https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-document>Document</a></dfn>
<!-- DOCUMENT_POSITION_DISCONNECTED --> <li><dfn><a href=https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-node-document_position_disconnected>DOCUMENT_POSITION_DISCONNECTED</a></dfn> (1)
<!-- Document type --> <li><dfn><a href=https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-document-type>Document type</a></dfn>
<!-- Document URL --> <li><dfn><a href=https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-document-url>Document URL</a></dfn>
<!-- Element --> <li><dfn data-lt=elements><a href=https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-element>Element</a></dfn>
<!-- Equals --> <li><dfn><a href=https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-node-equals>Equals</a></dfn>
<!-- Event --> <li><dfn><a href=https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#event>Event</a></dfn>
<!-- Fire an event --> <li><dfn data-lt="fire|fires|fired|event fires|event fired|event firing"><a href=https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-event-fire>Fire an event</a></dfn>
<!-- Get an attribute by name --> <li><dfn data-lt="getting an attribute by name"><a href=https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-element-attributes-get-by-name>Get an attribute by name</a></dfn>
<!-- getAttribute --> <li><dfn><a href=https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-element-getattribute>getAttribute</a></dfn>
<!-- getElementsByTagName --> <li><dfn><a href="https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-element-getelementsbytagname"><code>getElementsByTagName</code></a></dfn>
<!-- hasAttribute --> <li><dfn data-lt="has the attribute"><a href=https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-element-hasattribute>hasAttribute</a></dfn>
<!-- HTMLCollection --> <li><dfn><a href=https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#htmlcollection><code>HTMLCollection</code></a></dfn>
<!-- Inclusive descendant --> <li><dfn><a href=https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-tree-inclusive-descendant>Inclusive descendant</a></dfn>
<!-- isTrusted --> <li><dfn data-lt='is trusted'><a href="https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-event-istrusted">isTrusted</a></dfn>
<!-- Node document --> <li><dfn><a href=https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-node-document>Node document</a></dfn>
<!-- Node length --> <li><dfn><a href="https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-node-length">Node Length</a></dfn>
<!-- Node --> <li><dfn><a href=https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-node>Node</a></dfn>
<!-- NodeList --> <li><dfn><a href=https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#nodelist><code>NodeList</code></a></dfn>
<!-- querySelectorAll --> <li><dfn><a href="https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-parentnode-queryselectorall"><code>querySelectorAll</code></a></dfn>
<!-- querySelector --> <li><dfn><a href="https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-parentnode-queryselector"><code>querySelector</code></a></dfn>
<!-- tagName --> <li><dfn><a href=https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-element-tagname>tagName</a></dfn>
<!-- Text node --> <li><dfn><a href=https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#text><code>Text</code> node</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dd><p>The following attributes are defined
in the Document Object Model specification: [[!DOM]]
<ul>
<!-- textContent attribute --> <li><dfn data-lt=textContent><a href=https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-node-textcontent><code>textContent</code> attribute</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dd><p>The following attributes are defined in
the DOM Parsing and Serialisation specification: [[!DOM-PARSING]]
<ul>
<!-- innerHTML IDL Attribute--> <li><dfn><a href=https://w3c.github.io/DOM-Parsing/#dom-element-innerhtml><code>innerHTML</code> IDL attribute</a></dfn>
<!-- outerHTML IDL Attribute--> <li><dfn><a href=https://w3c.github.io/DOM-Parsing/#dom-element-outerhtml><code>outerHTML</code> IDL attribute</a></dfn>
<!-- serializeToString --> <li><dfn data-lt="serializing to string"><a href=https://w3c.github.io/DOM-Parsing/#dom-xmlserializer-serializetostring><code>serializeToString</code></a></dfn>
</ul>
<dd><p>The following attributes are defined
in the UI Events specification: [[!UI-EVENTS]]
<ul>
<!-- Activation trigger --> <li><dfn><a href=https://w3c.github.io/uievents/#activation-trigger>Activation trigger</a></dfn>
<!-- click event --> <li><dfn><a href="https://w3c.github.io/uievents/#event-type-click">click event</a></dfn>
<!-- Keyboard Event --> <li><dfn><a href=https://w3c.github.io/uievents/#keyboardevent>Keyboard event</a></dfn>
<!-- Keyboard event order --> <li><dfn><a href=https://w3c.github.io/uievents/#events-keyboard-event-order>Keyboard event order</a></dfn>
<!-- keyDown event --> <li><dfn data-lt="keyDown-Event"><a href=https://w3c.github.io/uievents/#event-type-keydown>keyDown event</a></dfn>
<!-- keyPress event --> <li><dfn data-lt="keyPress-Event"><a href=https://w3c.github.io/uievents/#event-type-keypress>keyPress event</a></dfn>
<!-- keyUp event --> <li><dfn data-lt="keyUp-Event"><a href=https://w3c.github.io/uievents/#event-type-keyup>keyUp event</a></dfn>
<!-- mouseDown event --> <li><dfn><a href=https://w3c.github.io/uievents/#event-type-mousedown>mouseDown event</a></dfn>
<!-- Mouse event --> <li><dfn><a href=https://w3c.github.io/uievents/#mouseevent>Mouse event</a></dfn>
<!-- Mouse event order --> <li><dfn><a href=https://w3c.github.io/uievents/#events-mouseevent-event-order>Mouse event order</a></dfn>
<!-- mouseMove event --> <li><dfn><a href="https://w3c.github.io/uievents/#event-type-mousemove">mouseMove event</a></dfn>
<!-- mouseOver event --> <li><dfn><a href="https://w3c.github.io/uievents/#event-type-mouseover">mouseOver event</a></dfn>
<!-- mouseUp event --> <li><dfn><a href=https://w3c.github.io/uievents/#event-type-mouseup>mouseUp event</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dd><p>The following attributes are defined
in the UI Events Code specification: [[!UIEVENTS-CODE]]
<ul>
<li><dfn data-lt="keyboard event code"><a href=https://www.w3.org/TR/uievents-code/#code-value-tables>Keyboard event code tables</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dd><p>The following attributes are defined
in the UI Events Code specification: [[!UIEVENTS-KEY]]
<ul>
<li><dfn data-lt="modifier key"><a href=https://www.w3.org/TR/uievents-key/#keys-modifier>Keyboard modifier keys</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dt>DOM Parsing
<dd><p>The following terms are defined in the DOM Parsing and Serialization Specification: [[!DOMPARSING]]
<ul>
<li><!-- Fragment serializing algorithm --><dfn><a href="https://w3c.github.io/DOM-Parsing/#dfn-fragment-parsing-algorithm">Fragment serializing algorithm</a></dfn>
</ul>
</dd>
<dt>ECMAScript
<dd><p>The following terms are defined in the ECMAScript Language Specification: [[!ECMA-262]]
<ul>
<!-- Abrupt Completion --> <li><dfn><a href="https://tc39.github.io/ecma262/#sec-completion-record-specification-type">Abrupt Completion</a></dfn>
<!-- Directive prologue --> <li><dfn><a href=http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-14.1>Directive prologue</a></dfn>
<!-- Early error --> <li><dfn><a href=http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-16>Early error</a></dfn>
<!-- Function --> <li><dfn><a href=http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-4.3.24>Function</a></dfn>
<!-- FunctionCreate --> <li><dfn><a href=https://tc39.github.io/ecma262/#sec-functioncreate>FunctionCreate</a></dfn>
<!-- FunctionBody --> <li><dfn><a href=http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-13>FunctionBody</a></dfn>
<!-- Global environment --> <li><dfn><a href=http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-10.2.3>Global environment</a></dfn>
<!-- Own property --> <li><dfn data-lt="own properties"><a href=http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-4.3.30>Own property</a></dfn>
<!-- parseFloat --> <li><dfn><a href=http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-15.1.2.3>parseFloat</a></dfn>
<!-- realm --> <li><dfn><a href="https://tc39.github.io/ecma262/#sec-code-realms">realm</a></dfn>
<!-- Use strict directive --> <li><dfn><a href=http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-14.1>Use strict directive</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dd>This specification also presumes that you are able to call
some of the <dfn data-lt="internal method"><a href=https://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-8.6.2>internal methods</a></dfn>
from the ECMAScript Language Specification:
<ul>
<!-- Call --> <li><dfn><a href=http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-13.2.1>Call</a></dfn>
<!-- Class --> <li><dfn><a href=http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-8.6.2>[[\Class]]</a></dfn>
<!-- GetOwnProperty --> <li><dfn><a href=http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-8.12.1>[[\GetOwnProperty]]</a></dfn>
<!-- GetProperty --> <li><dfn><a href=http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-8.12.2>[[\GetProperty]]</a></dfn>
<!-- Index of --> <li><dfn><a href=http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-15.5.4.7>Index of</a></dfn>
<!-- Put --> <li><dfn><a href=http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-8.12.5>[[\Put]]</a></dfn>
<!-- Substring --> <li><dfn><a href=http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-15.5.4.15>Substring</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dd>The ECMAScript Language Specification also defines the following
types, values, and operations that are used throughout this
specification:
<ul>
<!-- Array --> <li><dfn><a href=http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-11.1.4>Array</a></dfn>
<!-- Boolean type --> <li><dfn><a href=http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-4.3.14>Boolean</a></dfn> type
<!-- List --> <li><dfn><a href=http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-8.8>List</a></dfn>
<!-- Max Safe Integer --> <li><dfn><a href=http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/6.0/#sec-number.max_safe_integer>maximum safe integer</a></dfn>
<!-- null --> <li><dfn><a href=http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-4.3.11>Null</a></dfn>
<!-- Number --> <li><dfn><a href=http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-4.3.19>Number</a></dfn>
<!-- Object --> <li><dfn><a href=http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-4.2.1>Object</a></dfn>
<!-- Parse --> <li><dfn><a href="http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-15.12.2">[[\Parse]]</a></dfn>
<!-- String --> <li><dfn><a href=http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-4.3.18>String</a></dfn>
<!-- Stringify --> <li><dfn><a href="http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-15.12.3">[[\Stringify]]</a></dfn>
<!-- ToInteger --> <li><dfn><a href=http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/6.0/#sec-tointeger>ToInteger</a></dfn>
<!-- undefined --> <li><dfn><a href=http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-4.3.9>Undefined</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dt>Fetch
<dd><p>The following terms are defined in the WHATWG Fetch specification: [[!FETCH]]
<ul>
<!-- Body --> <li><dfn><a href=https://fetch.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-request-body>Body</a></dfn>
<!-- Header --> <li><dfn><a href="https://fetch.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-header">Header</a></dfn>
<!-- Header Name --> <li><dfn><a href="https://fetch.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-header-name">Header Name</a></dfn>
<!-- Header Value --> <li><dfn><a href="https://fetch.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-header-value">Header Value</a></dfn>
<!-- Local Scheme --> <li><dfn><a href="https://fetch.spec.whatwg.org/#local-scheme">Local scheme</a></dfn>
<!-- Method --> <li><dfn><a href=https://fetch.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-request-method>Method</a></dfn>
<!-- Response --> <li><dfn data-lt="http response"><a href=https://fetch.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-response>Response</a></dfn>
<!-- Request --> <li><dfn data-lt="http request"><a href=https://fetch.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-request>Request</a></dfn>
<!-- Set Header --> <li><dfn><a href="https://fetch.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-header-list-set">Set Header</a></dfn>
<!-- Status --> <li><dfn><a href=https://fetch.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-response-status>HTTP Status</a></dfn>
<!-- Status message --> <li><dfn><a href=https://fetch.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-response-status-message>Status message</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dt>Fullscreen
<dd><p>The following terms are defined in the WHATWG Fullscreen specification: [[!FULLSCREEN]]
<ul>
<!-- Fullscreen element --> <li><dfn><a href="https://fullscreen.spec.whatwg.org/#fullscreen-element">Fullscreen element</a></dfn>
<!-- Fullscreen an element --> <li><dfn><a href="https://fullscreen.spec.whatwg.org/#fullscreen-an-element">Fullscreen an element</a></dfn>
<!-- Fullscreen is supported --> <li><dfn data-lt='support fullscreen'><a href="https://fullscreen.spec.whatwg.org/#fullscreen-is-supported">Fullscreen is supported</a></dfn>
<!-- Fully exit fullscreen --> <li><dfn><a href="https://fullscreen.spec.whatwg.org/#fully-exit-fullscreen">fully exit fullscreen</a></dfn>
<!-- Unfullscreen a document --> <li><dfn><a href="https://fullscreen.spec.whatwg.org/#unfullscreen-a-document">unfullscreen a document</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dt>HTML
<dd><p>The following terms are defined in the HTML specification: [[!HTML]]
<ul>
<!-- 2D context creation algorithm --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#2d-context-creation-algorithm>2D context creation algorithm</a></dfn>
<!-- A browsing context is discarded --> <li><dfn data-lt=discarded><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#a-browsing-context-is-discarded>A browsing context is discarded</a></dfn>
<!-- A serialization of the bitmap as a file --> <li><dfn data-lt="a serialization of the canvas element’s bitmap as a file"><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#a-serialisation-of-the-bitmap-as-a-file>A serialization of the bitmap as a file</a></dfn>
<!-- API length --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-fe-api-value">API value</a></dfn>
<!-- Active document --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#active-document>Active document</a></dfn>
<!-- Active element --> <li><dfn>Active element</dfn> being the <a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-document-activeelement><code>activeElement</code></a> attribute on <a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#document><code>Document</code></a>
<!-- Associated window --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-document-window>Associated window</a></dfn>
<!-- Body element --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#the-body-element><code>body</code> element</a></dfn>
<!-- Boolean attribute --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#boolean-attribute>Boolean attribute</a></dfn>
<!-- Browsing context --> <li><dfn data-lt="browsing contexts"><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#browsing-context>Browsing context</a></dfn>
<!-- Button --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#button-state-%28type=button%29">Button</a></dfn> state
<!-- Buttons --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-button>Buttons</a></dfn>
<!-- Candidate for constraint validation --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#candidate-for-constraint-validation>Candidate for constraint validation</a></dfn>
<!-- Canvas context mode --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-canvas-context-mode>Canvas context mode</a></dfn>
<!-- Checkbox --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#checkbox-state-%28type=checkbox%29">Checkbox</a></dfn> state
<!-- Checkedness --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-fe-checked>Checkedness</a></dfn>
<!-- Child browsing context --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#child-browsing-context>Child browsing context</a></dfn>
<!-- Clean up after running a callback --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#clean-up-after-running-a-callback">Clean up after running a callback</a></dfn>
<!-- Clean up after running a script --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#clean-up-after-running-script">Clean up after running a script</a></dfn>
<!-- Close a browsing context --> <li><dfn data-lt="close|closes"><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#close-a-browsing-context>Close a browsing context</a></dfn>
<!-- Code entry-point --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#code-entry-point>Code entry-point</a></dfn>
<!-- Cookie-averse Document object --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#cookie-averse-document-object>Cookie-averse <code>Document</code> object</a></dfn>
<!-- Current entry --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#current-entry>Current entry</a></dfn>
<!-- Dirty checkedness flag --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-input-checked-dirty-flag>Dirty checkedness flag</a></dfn>
<!-- Dirty value flag --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-fe-dirty>Dirty value flag</a></dfn>
<!-- Disabled --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-fe-disabled>Disabled</a></dfn>
<!-- Document address --> <li><dfn data-lt=address><a href=https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-document-url>Document address</a></dfn>
<!-- Document readiness --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#current-document-readiness>Document readiness</a></dfn>
<!-- Document title --> <li><dfn data-lt=title><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#document.title>Document title</a></dfn>
<!-- Element contexts --> <li><dfn data-lt="element context"><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-element-contexts>Element contexts</a></dfn>
<!-- Enumerated attribute --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#enumerated-attribute>Enumerated attribute</a></dfn>
<!-- Environment settings object --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#environment-settings-object>Environment settings object</a></dfn>
<!-- Event loop --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#event-loop>Event loop</a></dfn>
<!-- File --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#file-upload-state-%28type=file%29">File</a></dfn> state
<!-- File upload state --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#file-upload-state-(type=file)">File upload state</a></dfn>
<!-- Focusing steps --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#focusing-steps">Focusing steps</a></dfn>
<!-- Fousable area --><li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#focusable-area>Focusable area</a></dfn>
<!-- GetOwnProperty of a Window object --> <li><dfn data-lt="window.[[\getOwnProperty]]"><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#windowproxy-getownproperty><code>[[\GetOwnProperty]]</code> of a <code>Window</code> object</a></dfn>
<!-- Hidden --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#hidden-state-%28type=hidden%29">Hidden</a></dfn> state
<!-- Image Button --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#image-button-state-%28type=image%29">Image Button</a></dfn> state
<!-- In parallel --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#in-parallel">In parallel</a></dfn>
<!-- Input event applies --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-input-apply><code>input</code> event applies</a></dfn>
<!-- Input type file selected --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-input-type-file-selected">Selected Files</a></dfn>
<!-- Joint session history --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#joint-session-history>Joint session history</a></dfn>
<!-- Mature (navigation) --> <li><dfn data-lt="matured"><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-navigate-mature>Mature</a></dfn> navigation.
<!-- Missing value default state --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#missing-value-default>Missing value default state</a></dfn>
<!-- Mutable --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-fe-mutable>Mutable</a></dfn>
<!-- Navigate --> <li><dfn data-lt="navigating|navigation"><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#navigate>Navigate</a></dfn>
<!-- Navigator --> <li><dfn data-lt="navigator"><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#navigator>Navigator object</a></dfn>
<!-- Nested browsing context --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#nested-browsing-context>Nested browsing context</a></dfn>
<!-- Origin-clean --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-canvas-origin-clean>Origin-clean</a></dfn>
<!-- Overridden reload --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/dom.html#an-overridden-reload">An overridden reload</a></dfn>
<!-- Parent browsing context --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#parent-browsing-context>Parent browsing context</a></dfn>
<!-- Pause --> <li><dfn data-lt=unpaused><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#pause>HTML Pause</a></dfn>
<!-- Prepare to run a callback --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#prepare-to-run-a-callback">Prepare to run a callback</a></dfn>
<!-- Prepare to run a script --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#prepare-to-run-script">Prepare to run a script</a></dfn>
<!-- Prompt to unload a document --> <li><dfn data-lt="prompting to unload"><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#prompt-to-unload-a-document>Prompt to unload a document</a></dfn>
<!-- Radio button --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#radio-button-state-%28type=radio%29">Radio Button</a></dfn> state
<!-- Raw value --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-textarea-raw-value>Raw value</a></dfn>
<!-- Refresh state pragma directive --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#attr-meta-http-equiv-refresh>Refresh state pragma directive</a></dfn>
<!-- Reset algorithm --> <li><dfn data-lt="reset algorithms"><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-form-reset-control>Reset algorithm</a></dfn>
<!-- Resettable element --> <li><dfn data-lt="resettable elements"><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#category-reset>Resettable</a></dfn> element
<!-- Resettable element --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#category-reset>Resettable element</a></dfn>
<!-- Run the animation frame callbacks --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/imagebitmap-and-animations.html#run-the-animation-frame-callbacks">Run the animation frame callbacks</a></dfn>
<!-- Satisfies its constraints --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-fv-valid>Satisfies its constraints</a></dfn>
<!-- Script --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-script>Script</a></dfn>
<!-- Script execution environment --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#environment>Script execution environment</a></dfn>
<!-- Selectedness --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-option-selectedness>Selectedness</a></dfn>
<!-- Session history --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#session-history>Session history</a></dfn>
<!-- Settings object --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#settings-object>Settings object</a></dfn>
<!-- Simple dialogs --> <li><dfn data-lt="simple dialog"><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#simple-dialogs>Simple dialogs</a></dfn>
<!-- Submit Button --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#submit-button-state-%28type=submit%29">Submit Button</a></dfn> state
<!-- Submittable elements --> <li><dfn data-lt="submittable element"><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#category-submit>Submittable elements</a></dfn>
<!-- Suffering from bad input --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#suffering-from-bad-input>Suffering from bad input</a></dfn>
<!-- Top-level browsing context --> <li><dfn data-lt="top-level browsing contexts"><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#top-level-browsing-context>Top-level browsing context</a></dfn>
<!-- Traverse the history --> <li><dfn data-lt="traversing the history"><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#traverse-the-history>Traverse the history</a></dfn>
<!-- Traverse the history by a delta --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#traverse-the-history-by-a-delta>Traverse the history by a delta</a></dfn>
<!-- Tree order --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#tree-order>Tree order</a></dfn>
<!-- Unfocusing steps --><li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#unfocusing-steps>unfocusing steps</a></dfn>
<!-- User prompt --> <li><dfn data-lt="user prompts"><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#user-prompts>User prompt</a></dfn>
<!-- Value --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-fe-value>Value</a></dfn>
<!-- Value mode flag --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-output-mode>Value mode flag</a></dfn>
<!-- Value sanitization algorithm --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#value-sanitization-algorithm>Value sanitization algorithm</a></dfn>
<!-- Window object --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#the-window-object><code>Window</code></a></dfn> object
<!-- WindowProxy exotic object --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#windowproxy><code>WindowProxy</code></a></dfn> exotic object
<!-- WorkerNavigator --> <li><dfn data-lt="workernavigator"><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#workernavigator>WorkerNavigator object</a></dfn>
<!-- setSelectionRange --> <li><dfn data-lt="set selection range"><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-textarea/input-setselectionrange><code>setSelectionRange</code></a></dfn>
<!-- window confirm --> <li><dfn>window.<a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-confirm><code>confirm</code></a></dfn>
<!-- window.alert --> <li><dfn>window.<a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-alert><code>alert</code></a></dfn>
<!-- window.prompt --> <li><dfn>window.<a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-prompt><code>prompt</code></a></dfn>
</ul>
<dd><p>The HTML specification also defines a number of elements
which this specification has special-cased behavior for:
<ul>
<!-- a element --> <li><dfn data-lt="a elements"><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#the-a-element><code>a</code> element</a></dfn>
<!-- area element --> <li><dfn data-lt=area><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#the-area-element><code>area</code> element</a></dfn>
<!-- canvas element --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#the-canvas-element><code>canvas</code> element</a></dfn>
<!-- datalist element --> <li><dfn data-lt=datalist><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#the-datalist-element><code>datalist</code> element</a></dfn>
<!-- frame element --> <li><dfn data-lt=frame><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#frame><code>frame</code> element</a></dfn>
<!-- HTML Element --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#the-html-element><code>html</code> element</a></dfn>
<!-- iframe element --> <li><dfn data-lt=iframe><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#the-iframe-element><code>iframe</code> element</a></dfn>
<!-- input element --> <li><dfn data-lt="input elements"><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#the-input-element><code>input</code> element</a></dfn>
<!-- map element --> <li><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#the-map-element><dfn><code>map</code> element</dfn></a>
<!-- optgroup element --> <li><dfn data-lt=optgroup><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#the-optgroup-element><code>optgroup</code> element</a></dfn>
<!-- option element --> <li><dfn data-lt="option elements|option"><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#the-option-element><code>option</code> element</a></dfn>
<!-- output element --> <li><dfn data-lt=output><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#the-output-element><code>output</code> element</a></dfn>
<!-- select element --> <li><dfn data-lt="code elements"><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#the-select-element><code>select</code> element</a></dfn>
<!-- textarea element --> <li><dfn data-lt="textarea elements|textarea"><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#the-textarea-element><code>textarea</code> element</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dd><p>The HTML specification also defines <em>states</em>
of the <a><code>input</code> element</a>:
<ul>
<!-- Color state --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#color-state-(type=color)">Color state</a></dfn>
<!-- Date state --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#date-state-(type=date)">Date state</a></dfn>
<!-- Email state --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#e-mail-state-(type=email)">Email state</a></dfn>
<!-- Local Date and Time state --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#local-date-and-time-state-(type=datetime-local)">Local Date and Time state</a></dfn>
<!-- Month state --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#month-state-(type=month)">Month state</a></dfn>
<!-- Number state --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#number-state-(type=number)">Number state</a></dfn>
<!-- Password state --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#password-state-(type=password)">Password state</a></dfn>
<!-- Range state --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#range-state-(type=range)">Range state</a></dfn>
<!-- Telephone state --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#telephone-state-(type=tel)">Telephone state</a></dfn>
<!-- Text and Search state --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#text-(type=text)-state-and-search-state-(type=search)">Text and Search state</a></dfn>
<!-- Time state --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#time-state-(type=time)">Time state</a></dfn>
<!-- URL state --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#url-state-(type=url)">URL state</a></dfn>
<!-- Week state --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#week-state-(type=week)">Week state</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dd><p>The HTML specification also defines a range of different attributes:
<ul>
<!-- Canvas height attribute --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#attr-canvas-height><code>canvas</code>’s height attribute</a></dfn>
<!-- Canvas width attribute --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#attr-canvas-width><code>canvas</code>’ width attribute</a></dfn>
<!-- Checked content attribute --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#attr-input-checked>Checked</a></dfn>
<!-- Multiple attribute --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#attr-input-multiple><code>multiple</code> attribute</a></dfn>
<!-- readOnly attribute --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#the-readonly-attribute><code>readOnly</code> attribute</a></dfn>
<!-- Type attribute --> <li><dfn data-lt=type><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#attr-input-type><code>type</code> attribute</a></dfn>
<!-- Value attribute --><li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-input-value><code>value</code> attribute</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dd><p>The HTML Editing APIs specification defines the following terms: [[!EDITING]]
<ul>
<!-- Content editable --> <li><dfn><a href=https://w3c.github.io/editing/contentEditable.html>Content editable</a></dfn>
<!-- Editing host --> <li><dfn data-lt="editing hosts"><a href=https://w3c.github.io/editing/execCommand.html#editing-host>Editing host</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dd><p>The following events are also defined in the HTML specification:
<ul>
<!-- beforeunload --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#event-beforeunload><code>beforeunload</code></a></dfn>
<!-- change --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/indices.html#event-change"><code>change</code></a></dfn>
<!-- DOMContentLoaded --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#event-domcontentloaded><code>DOMContentLoaded</code></a></dfn>
<!-- input --> <li><dfn><a href=https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#event-input><code>input</code></a></dfn>
<!-- load --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/indices.html#event-load"><code>load</code></a></dfn>
<!-- PageHide --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/indices.html#event-pagehide"><code>pageHide</code></a></dfn>
<!-- PageShow --> <li><dfn><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/indices.html#event-pageshow"><code>pageShow</code></a></dfn>
</ul>
<dd><p>The “data” URL scheme specification defines the following terms: [[!RFC2397]]
<ul>
<!-- data: url --> <li><dfn><a href=https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2397#section-2><code>data:</code> URL</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dt>HTTP and related specifications
<dd><p>To be <dfn>HTTP compliant</dfn>,
it is supposed that the implementation supports the relevant subsets of
[[!RFC7230]], [[!RFC7231]], [[!RFC7232]], [[!RFC7234]], and [[!RFC7235]].
<dd><p>The following terms are defined in the Cookie specification: [[!RFC6265]]
<ul>
<!-- Compute cookie-string --> <li><dfn><a href=https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6265#section-5.4>Compute <code>cookie-string</code></a></dfn>
<!-- Cookie --> <li><dfn data-lt=cookies><a href=https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6265#section-5.3>Cookie</a></dfn>
<!-- Cookie store --> <li><dfn><a href=https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6265#section-5.3>Cookie store</a></dfn>
<!-- Receives a cookie --> <li><dfn data-lt="receiving a cookie"><a href=https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6265#section-5.3>Receives a cookie</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dd><p>The following terms are defined in
the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Status Code Registry:
<ul>
<!-- Status code registry --> <li><dfn><a href=http://www.iana.org/assignments/http-status-codes/http-status-codes.xhtml>Status code registry</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dd>The following terms are defined in
the Netscape Navigator Proxy Auto-Config File Format:
<ul>
<!-- Proxy autoconfiguration --> <li><dfn><a href=https://web.archive.org/web/20070602031929/http://wp.netscape.com/eng/mozilla/2.0/relnotes/demo/proxy-live.html>Proxy autoconfiguration</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dd><p>The specification uses
<dfn data-lt="uri template">URI Templates</dfn>. [[!URI-TEMPLATE]]
<dt>Infra
<dd>The following terms are defined
in the Infra standard: [[!INFRA]]
<ul>
<!-- ASCII lowercase --> <li><dfn data-lt="lowercase"><a href=https://infra.spec.whatwg.org/#ascii-lowercase>ASCII lowercase</a></dfn>
<!-- Javascript String's length --> <li><dfn><a href="https://infra.spec.whatwg.org/#javascript-string-length">JavaScript string's length</a></dfn>
<!-- queue --> <li><dfn><a href=https://infra.spec.whatwg.org/#queues>queue</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dt>Interaction
<dd>The following terms are defined in the
Page Visibility Specification [[!PAGE-VISIBILITY]]
<ul>
<!-- visibility hidden --> <li><dfn data-lt="visibility hidden"><a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/page-visibility/#dom-visibilitystate-hidden">Visibility state <code>hidden</code></a></dfn> <!-- visibility state --> <li><dfn>Visibility state</dfn> being the <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/page-visibility/#visibility-states-and-the-visibilitystate-enum"><code>visibilityState</code></a> attribute on <a>Document</a> <!-- visibility visible --> <li><dfn data-lt="visibility visible"><a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/page-visibility/#dom-visibilitystate-visible">Visibility state <code>visible</code></a></dfn>
</ul>
<dt>Selenium
<dd>The following functions are defined within
the <a href="http://www.seleniumhq.org">Selenium</a> project, at
revision <code>1721e627e3b5ab90a06e82df1b088a33a8d11c20</code>.
<ul>
<!-- bot.dom.getVisibleText --> <li><dfn><a href="https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/e09e28f016c9f53196cf68d6f71991c5af4a35d4/javascript/atoms/dom.js#L981"><code>bot.dom.getVisibleText</code></a></dfn>
<!-- bot.dom.isShown --> <li><dfn><a href="https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/e09e28f016c9f53196cf68d6f71991c5af4a35d4/javascript/atoms/dom.js#L437"><code>bot.dom.isShown</code></a></dfn>
</ul>
<dt>Styling
<dd>The following terms are defined in
the CSS Values and Units Module Level 3 specification: [[!CSS3-VALUES]]
<ul>
<!-- CSS pixels --> <li><dfn><a href=https://www.w3.org/TR/css-values-3/#px>CSS pixels</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dd>The following properties are defined in
the CSS Basic Box Model Level 3 specification: [[!CSS3-BOX]]
<ul>
<!-- Visibility property --> <li>The <dfn><a href=https://drafts.csswg.org/css-box/#visibility-prop><code>visibility</code></a></dfn> property
</ul>
<dd>The following terms are defined in
the CSS Device Adaptation Module Level 1 specification: [[!CSS-DEVICE-ADAPT]]
<ul>
<!-- Initial viewport --><li><dfn data-lt=viewport><a href=https://drafts.csswg.org/css-device-adapt/#initial-viewport>Initial viewport</a></dfn>,
sometimes here referred to as the <i>viewport</i>.
</ul>
<dd>The following properties are defined in
the CSS Display Module Level 3 specification: [[!CSS3-DISPLAY]]
<ul>
<!-- Display property --> <li>The <dfn><a href=https://drafts.csswg.org/css-display/#the-display-properties><code>display</code></a></dfn> property
</ul>
<dd>The following terms are defined in
the Geometry Interfaces Module Level 1 specification: [[!GEOMETRY-1]]
<ul>
<!-- DOMRect --> <li><a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/geometry-1/#dom-domrect"><dfn><code>DOMRect</code></dfn></a>
<!-- Rectangle --> <li><dfn data-lt="bounding rectangle"><a href=https://drafts.fxtf.org/geometry/#rectangle>Rectangle</a></dfn>
<!-- Rectangle height dimension --> <li><dfn data-lt="height dimension"><a href=https://drafts.fxtf.org/geometry/#rectangle-height-dimension>Rectangle height dimension</a></dfn>
<!-- Rectangle width dimension --> <li><dfn data-lt="width dimension"><a href=https://drafts.fxtf.org/geometry/#rectangle-width-dimension>Rectangle width dimension</a></dfn>
<!-- Rectangle x coordinate --> <li><dfn data-lt="x coordinate"><a href=https://drafts.fxtf.org/geometry/#rectangle-x-coordinate>Rectangle x coordinate</a></dfn>
<!-- Rectangle y coordinate --> <li><dfn data-lt="y coordinate"><a href=https://drafts.fxtf.org/geometry/#rectangle-y-coordinate>Rectangle y coordinate</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dd>The following terms are defined in
the CSS Cascading and Inheritance Level 4 specification: [[!CSS-CASCADE-4]]
<ul>
<!-- Computed Value --> <li><dfn><a href=https://drafts.csswg.org/css-cascade-4/#computed-value>Computed value</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dd>The following terms are defined in the CSS Object Model: [[!CSSOM]]:
<ul>
<!-- Resolved value --> <li><dfn><a href=https://drafts.csswg.org/cssom/#resolved-value>Resolved value</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dd>The following functions are defined in
the CSSOM View Module: [[!CSSOM-VIEW]]:
<ul>
<!-- getBoundingClientRect() --> <li><dfn><a href="https://drafts.csswg.org/cssom-view/#dom-element-getboundingclientrect">getBoundingClientRect</a></dfn>
<!-- elementFromPoint --> <li><dfn>Element from point</dfn> as <a href="https://drafts.csswg.org/cssom-view/#dom-document-elementfrompoint">elementFromPoint()</a>
<!-- elementsFromPoint --> <li><dfn data-lt="paint order|paint tree">Elements from point</dfn> as <a href=https://drafts.csswg.org/cssom-view/#dom-document-elementsfrompoint>elementsFromPoint()</a>
<!-- getClientRects --> <li><dfn data-lt="DOM client rectangle"><a href=https://drafts.csswg.org/cssom-view/#dom-range-getclientrects>getClientRects</a></dfn>
<!-- innerHeight --> <li><dfn><a href=https://drafts.csswg.org/cssom-view/#dom-window-innerheight>innerHeight</a></dfn>
<!-- innerWidth --> <li><dfn><a href=https://drafts.csswg.org/cssom-view/#dom-window-innerwidth>innerWidth</a></dfn>
<!-- moveTo --> <li><dfn><a href=https://drafts.csswg.org/cssom-view/#dom-window-moveto>moveTo(x, y)</a></dfn>
<!-- offsetLeft --> <li><dfn><a href=https://drafts.csswg.org/cssom-view/#dom-htmlelement-offsetleft>offsetLeft</a></dfn>
<!-- offsetParent --> <li><dfn><a href=https://drafts.csswg.org/cssom-view/#dom-htmlelement-offsetparent>offsetParent</a></dfn>
<!-- offsetTop --> <li><dfn><a href=https://drafts.csswg.org/cssom-view/#dom-htmlelement-offsettop>offsetTop</a></dfn>
<!-- outerHeight --> <li><dfn><a href=https://drafts.csswg.org/cssom-view/#dom-window-outerheight>outerHeight</a></dfn>
<!-- outerWidth --> <li><dfn><a href=https://drafts.csswg.org/cssom-view/#dom-window-outerwidth>outerWidth</a></dfn>
<!-- screenX --> <li><dfn><a href=https://drafts.csswg.org/cssom-view/#dom-window-screenx>screenX</a></dfn>
<!-- screenY --> <li><dfn><a href=https://drafts.csswg.org/cssom-view/#dom-window-screeny>screenY</a></dfn>
<!-- scrollX --> <li><dfn><a href="https://drafts.csswg.org/cssom-view/#dom-window-scrollx">scrollX</a></dfn>
<!-- scrollY --> <li><dfn><a href="https://drafts.csswg.org/cssom-view/#dom-window-scrolly">scrollY</a></dfn>
<!-- scrollIntoView --> <li><dfn><a href=https://drafts.csswg.org/cssom-view/#dom-element-scrollintoview>scrollIntoView</a></dfn>
<!-- ScrollIntoViewOptions --> <li><dfn><a href=https://drafts.csswg.org/cssom-view/#dictdef-scrollintoviewoptions><code>ScrollIntoViewOptions</code></a></dfn>
<!-- ScrollIntoViewOptions block --> <li><dfn><a href=https://drafts.csswg.org/cssom-view/#dom-scrollintoviewoptions-block>Logical scroll position "<code>block</code>"</a></dfn>
<!-- ScrollIntoViewOptions inline --> <li><dfn><a href=https://drafts.csswg.org/cssom-view/#dom-scrollintoviewoptions-inline>Logical scroll position "<code>inline</code>"</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dt>SOCKS Proxy and related specification:
<dd><p>To be <dfn>SOCKS Proxy</dfn>
and <dfn data-lt=authenticating>SOCKS authentication</dfn> compliant,
it is supposed that the implementation supports the relevant subsets of
[[!RFC1928]] and [[!RFC1929]].
<dt>Unicode
<dd>The following terms are defined in the standard: [[!Unicode]]
<ul>
<!-- Code point --> <li><dfn data-lt="unicode code point"><a href=http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode9.0.0/ch03.pdf#G2212>Code Point</a></dfn>
<!-- Extended grapheme cluster --> <li><dfn data-lt="grapheme cluster"><a href=http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode9.0.0/ch03.pdf#G2213>Extended grapheme cluster</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dt>Unicode Standard Annex #29
<dd>The following terms are defined in the standard: [[!UAX29]]
<ul>
<!-- Breaking text into extended grapheme clusters --><li><dfn data-lt="breaking text into extended grapheme clusters"><a href=http://unicode.org/reports/tr29/#Grapheme_Cluster_Boundaries>Grapheme cluster boundaries</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dt>Unicode Standard Annex #44
<dd>The following terms are defined in the standard: [[!UAX44]]
<ul>
<!-- Unicode character property --> <li><dfn><a href=http://unicode.org/reports/tr44/#Properties>Unicode character property</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dt>URLs
<dd>The following terms are defined in the WHATWG URL standard: [[!URL]]
<ul>
<!-- Absolute URL --> <li><dfn><a href=https://url.spec.whatwg.org/#syntax-url-absolute>Absolute URL</a></dfn>
<!-- Absolute URL with fragment --> <li><dfn><a href=https://url.spec.whatwg.org/#syntax-url-absolute-with-fragment>Absolute URL with fragment</a></dfn>
<!-- Default port --> <li><dfn><a href="https://url.spec.whatwg.org/#default-port">Default port</a></dfn>
<!-- Domain --><li><dfn data-lt="domains"><a href="https://url.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-domain">Domain</a></dfn>
<!-- Host --> <li><dfn><a href="https://url.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-host">Host</a></dfn>
<!-- includes credentials --> <li><dfn><a href="https://url.spec.whatwg.org/#include-credentials">Includes credentials</a></dfn>
<!-- IPv4 address --> <li><dfn data-lt="ipv4 addresses"><a href="https://url.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-ipv4">IPv4 address</a></dfn>
<!-- IPv6 address --> <li><dfn data-lt="ipv6 addresses"><a href="https://url.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-ipv6">IPv6 address</a></dfn>
<!-- Is Special --> <li><dfn><a href="https://url.spec.whatwg.org/#is-special">Is special</a></dfn>
<!-- Path-absolute URL --> <li><dfn><a href=https://url.spec.whatwg.org/#syntax-url-path-absolute>Path-absolute URL</a></dfn>
<!-- Path --> <li><dfn><a href=https://url.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-url-path>Path</a></dfn>
<!-- Port --> <li><dfn><a href="https://url.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-url-port">Port</a></dfn>
<!-- URL --> <li><dfn><a href=https://url.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-url>URL</a></dfn>
<!-- URL serializer --> <li><dfn><a href=https://url.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-url-serializer>URL serializer</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dt>Web IDL
<dd><p>The IDL fragments in this specification
must be interpreted as required for conforming IDL fragments,
as described in the Web IDL specification. [[!WEBIDL]]
<ul>
<!-- DOMException --> <li><a href="https://heycam.github.io/webidl/#dfn-DOMException"><dfn><code>DOMException</code></dfn></a>
<!-- Sequence --> <li><a href="https://heycam.github.io/webidl/#idl-sequence"><dfn>Sequence</dfn></a>
<!-- Supported property indices --> <li><dfn data-lt="supported property index"><a href=https://heycam.github.io/webidl/#dfn-supported-property-indices>Supported property indices</a></dfn>
<!-- SyntaxError --> <li><dfn><a href="https://heycam.github.io/webidl/#syntaxerror"><code>SyntaxError</code></a></dfn></li>
</ul>
<dt>Promises Guide <!-- Eventually this will be merged into WebIDL -->
<dd><p>The following terms are defined in the Promises Guide. [[!PROMISES-GUIDE]]
<ul>
<!-- a new promise --> <li><dfn><a href="https://www.w3.org/2001/tag/doc/promises-guide#a-new-promise">A new promise</a></dfn>
<!-- Promise calling --> <li><dfn data-lt='promise-call'><a href="https://www.w3.org/2001/tag/doc/promises-guide#promise-calling">Promise-calling</a></dfn>
<!-- Reject --> <li><dfn><a href="https://www.w3.org/2001/tag/doc/promises-guide#reject-promise">reject</a></dfn>
<!-- Resolve --> <li><dfn><a href="https://www.w3.org/2001/tag/doc/promises-guide#resolve-promise">resolve</a></dfn>
</ul>
<dt>XML Namespaces
<dd><p>The following terms are defined in the Namespaces in XML [[!XML-NAMES]]
<ul>
<!-- qualified element name --><li><a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml-names/#ns-using"><dfn>qualified element name</dfn></a>
</ul>
<dt>XPATH
<dd><p>The following terms are defined in the Document Object Model XPath standard [[!XPATH]]
<ul>
<!-- evaluate --><li><a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-3-XPath/xpath.html#XPathEvaluator-evaluate"><dfn><code>evaluate</code></dfn></a>
<!-- ORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE --><li><a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-3-XPath/xpath.html#XPathResult-ORDERED-NODE-SNAPSHOT-TYPE"><dfn><code>ORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE</code></dfn></a>
<!-- snapshotItem --><li><a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-3-XPath/xpath.html#XPathResult-snapshotItem"><dfn><code>snapshotItem</code></dfn></a>
<!-- XPathException --><li><a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-3-XPath/xpath.html#XPathException"><dfn><code>XPathException</code></dfn></a>
</ul>
</dl>
</section> <!-- /Dependencies -->
</section> <!-- /Conformance -->
<section>
<h2>Design Notes</h2>
<i>This section is non-normative</i>
<p>The WebDriver standard attempts to follow a number of design goals:
<section>
<h3>Compatibility</h3>
<p>This specification is derived from the popular
<a href=http://www.seleniumhq.org>Selenium WebDriver</a> browser automation framework.
Selenium is a long-lived project,
and due to its age and breadth of use
it has a wide range of expected functionality.
This specification uses these expectations to inform its design.
Where improvements or clarifications have been made,
they have been made with care to allow existing users of Selenium WebDriver
to avoid unexpected breakages.
</section>
<section>
<h3>Simplicity</h3>
<p>The largest intended group of users of this specification
are software developers and testers
writing automated tests and other tooling,
such as monitoring or load testing, that relies on automating a browser.
As such, care has been taken to provide commands
that simplify common tasks such as <a data-lt="Element Send Keys">typing into</a>
and <a data-lt="Element Click">clicking</a> elements.
</section>
<section>
<h3>Extensions</h3>
<p>WebDriver provides a mechanism for others to define extensions to the protocol
for the purposes of automating functionality that cannot be implemented entirely
in <a href=https://tc39.github.io/ecma262/>ECMAScript</a>. This allows other
web standards to support the automation of new platform features. It also
allows vendors to expose functionality that is specific to their browser.
</section>
</section> <!-- /Design Notes -->
<section>
<h2>Terminology</h2>
<p>In equations, all numbers are integers,
addition is represented by “+”,
subtraction is represented by “−”,
and bitwise OR by “|”.
The characters “(” and “)” are used to provide logical grouping in these contexts.
<p>The shorthand
<dfn>min</dfn>(<var>value</var>, <var>value</var>[, <var>value</var>])
returns the smallest item of two or more values.
Conversely, the shorthand
<dfn>max</dfn>(<var>value</var>, <var>value</var>[, <var>value</var>])
returns the largest item of two or more values.
<p>A <dfn data-lt=uuid>Universally Unique IDentifier (UUID)</dfn> is
a 128 bits long URN that requires no central registration process. [[!RFC4122]].
<dfn>Generating a UUID</dfn> means Creating a
<a>UUID</a> From Truly Random or Pseudo-Random Numbers [[!RFC4122]],
and converting it to the string representation [[!RFC4122]].
<p>The <dfn data-lt="Unix timestamp">Unix Epoch</dfn>
is a value that approximates the number of seconds
that have elapsed since the Epoch,
as described by The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7
<a href=http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/basedefs/V1_chap04.html#tag_04_15>section 4.15</a> (IEEE Std 1003.1).
<p> An <dfn>integer</dfn> is a <a>Number</a> that is unchanged
under the <a>ToInteger</a> operation.
<p>The <dfn>initial value</dfn> of an ECMAScript property
is the value defined by the platform for that property,
i.e. the value it would have in the absence of any shadowing by content script.
<!--
‘Chrome’ definition is borrowed
from Web Security Context: User Interface Guidelines:
https://www.w3.org/TR/wsc-ui/#def-chrome
-->
<p>The <dfn>browser chrome</dfn> is a non-normative term
to refer to the representation through which the user
interacts with the user agent itself,
as distinct from the accessed web content.
Examples of <dfn data-lt="browser chrome element">browser chrome elements</dfn>
include, but are not limited to,
toolbars (such as the bookmark toolbar),
menus (such as the file or context menu),
buttons (such as the back and forward buttons),
door hangers (such as security and certificate indicators),
and decorations (such as operating system widget borders).
</section> <!-- /Terminology -->
<section data-dfn-for=NavigatorAutomationInformation data-link-for=NavigatorAutomationInformation>
<h2>Interface</h2>
<p>
The <dfn>webdriver-active flag</dfn>
is set to true when the user agent is under remote control.
It is initially false.
<pre class=idl>
<a>Navigator</a> includes <a>NavigatorAutomationInformation</a>;
</pre>
<p>
Note that the <a><code>NavigatorAutomationInformation</code></a> interface
should not be exposed on <a><code>WorkerNavigator</code></a>.
<pre class=idl>
interface mixin <dfn>NavigatorAutomationInformation</dfn> {
readonly attribute boolean webdriver;
};
</pre>
<dl>
<dt><dfn>webdriver</dfn>
<dd>
<p>Returns true if <a>webdriver-active flag</a> is set, false otherwise.
</dl>
<aside class=example>
<p>
For web authors (non-normative):
<dl>
<dt><code>navigator</code>.<a><code>webdriver</code></a>
<dd><p>
Defines a standard way for co-operating user agents
to inform the document that it is controlled by WebDriver,
for example so that alternate code paths can be triggered during automation.
</dl>
</aside>
<p style="display: none">
It is acknowledged that this is complementary to the Evil Bit [[!RFC3514]].
</section>
<section>
<h2>Nodes</h2>
<p>The WebDriver protocol consists of communication between:
<dl>
<dt><dfn data-lt="local ends|local">Local end</dfn>
<dd><p>The local end represents the client side of the protocol,
which is usually in the form of language-specific libraries
providing an API on top of the WebDriver <a href=#protocol>protocol</a>.
This specification does not place any restrictions on the details of those libraries
above the level of the wire protocol.
<dt><dfn data-lt="remote ends|remote">Remote end</dfn>
<dd>The remote end hosts the server side of the <a href=#protocol>protocol</a>.
Defining the behavior of a remote end in response to the WebDriver protocol
forms the largest part of this specification.
</dl>
<p>For <a>remote ends</a> the standard defines two broad conformance
classes, known as <dfn data-lt="node type">node types</dfn>:
<dl>
<dt><dfn data-lt="intermediary nodes">Intermediary node</dfn>
<dd>Intermediary nodes are those that act as proxies, implementing
both the <a>local end</a> and <a>remote end</a> of
the <a href=#protocol>protocol</a>. However they are not expected
to implement <a>remote end steps</a> directly. All nodes between a
specific <a>intermediary node</a> and a <a>local end</a> are said to
be <dfn data-lt="downstream node">downstream</dfn> of that
node. Conversely, any nodes between a specific <a>intermediary
node</a> and an <a>endpoint node</a> are said to
be <dfn data-lt="upstream node">upstream</dfn>.
<dt><dfn>Endpoint node</dfn>
<dd>An endpoint node is the final <a>remote end</a>
in a chain of nodes that is not an <a>intermediary node</a>.
The endpoint node is implemented by a user agent or a similar program.
</dl>
<p>All remote end <a>node types</a> must be black-box indistinguishable
from a <a>remote end</a>, from the point of view of <a>local end</a>,
and so are bound by the requirements on a <a>remote end</a> in terms
of the wire protocol.
<p>A <a>remote end</a>’s <dfn>readiness state</dfn> is the value corresponding
to the first matching statement:
<dl class=switch>
<dt>the maximum <a>active sessions</a> is equal to the length of the list of
<a>active sessions</a>
<dt>the node is an <a>intermediary node</a> and is known to be in a state in
which attempting to create a <a>new session</a> would fail
<dd><p>False
<dt>Otherwise
<dd><p>True
</dl>
<p class=example>If the <a>intermediary node</a>
is a multiplexer that manages
multiple <a data-lt="endpoint node">endpoint nodes</a>,
this might indicate its ability to purvey more <a>sessions</a>,
for example if it has hit its maximum capacity.
</section> <!-- /Nodes -->
<section>
<h2>Protocol</h2>
<p>WebDriver <a>remote ends</a> must provide
an <a>HTTP compliant</a> wire protocol
where the <a>endpoints</a> map to different <a>commands</a>.
<p>As this standard only defines the <a>remote end</a> protocol,
it puts no demands to how <a>local ends</a> should be implemented.
<a>Local ends</a> are only expected to be compatible to the extent
that they can speak the <a>remote end</a>’s protocol;
no requirements are made upon their exposed user-facing API.
<section>
<h3>Algorithms</h3>
<p>Various parts of this specification are written in terms of step-by-step algorithms.
The details of these algorithms do not have any normative significance;
implementations are free to adopt any implementation strategy
that produces equivalent output to the specification.
In particular, algorithms in this document are optimised
for readability rather than performance.
<p>Where algorithms that return values are fallible,
they are written in terms of returning either
<dfn>success</dfn> or <dfn data-lt=errors>error</dfn>.
A <a>success</a> value has an associated <var>data</var> field
which encapsulates the value returned,
whereas an <a>error</a> response has an associated <a>error code</a>.
<p>When calling a fallible algorithm,
the construct “Let <var>result</var> be the result
of <dfn data-lt="try">trying</dfn> to call <var>algorithm</var>”
is equivalent to
<ol>
<li><p>Let <var>temp</var> be the result of calling <var>algorithm</var>.
<li><p>If <var>temp</var> is an <a>error</a> return <var>temp</var>,
otherwise let <var>result</var> be <var>temp</var>’s <var>data</var> field.
</ol>
<p>The result of <dfn data-lt="getting properties|getting the
property">getting a property</dfn> with argument <var>name</var> is
defined as being the same as the result of calling
<a>Object</a>.<a>[[\GetOwnProperty]]</a>(<var>name</var>).
<p><dfn data-lt='set a property'>Setting a property</dfn> with
arguments <var>name</var> and <var>value</var> is defined as being
the same as calling
<a>Object</a>.<a>[[\Put]]</a>(<var>name</var>, <var>value</var>).
<p>The result of <dfn>JSON serialization</dfn> with <var>object</var>
of type JSON <a>Object</a> is defined as the result of
calling <code>JSON.</code><a>[[\Stringify]]</a>(<var>object</var>).
<p>The result of <dfn data-lt='parsing as json'>JSON deserialization</dfn> with <var>text</var> is defined as
the result of calling <code>JSON.</code><a>[[\Parse]]</a>(<var>text</var>).
</section> <!-- /Algorithms -->
<section>
<h3>Commands</h3>
<p>The WebDriver protocol is organised into <a>commands</a>.
Each <a>HTTP request</a> with a method and template defined in this specification
represents a single <dfn data-lt="commands">command</dfn>,
and therefore each command produces a single <a>HTTP response</a>.
In response to a <a>command</a>,
a <a>remote end</a> will run a series of actions against the browser.
<p>Each <a>command</a> defined in this specification
has an associated list of <dfn>remote end steps</dfn>.
This provides the sequence of actions that a <a>remote end</a> takes
when it receives a particular <a>command</a>.
</section>
<section>
<h3>Processing Model</h3>
<p>The <a>remote end</a> is an HTTP server
reading requests from the client and writing responses,
typically over a TCP socket.
For the purposes of this specification we model the data transmission between
a particular <a>local end</a> and <a>remote end</a> with a <dfn>connection</dfn>
to which the <a>remote end</a> may <dfn>write bytes</dfn> and <dfn>read bytes</dfn>.
However the exact details of how this <a>connection</a> works
and how it is established are out of scope.
<p>After such a <a>connection</a> has been established,
a <a>remote end</a> MUST run the following steps:</p>
<ol>
<li><p><a>Read bytes</a> from the <a>connection</a> until a
complete <a>HTTP request</a> can be constructed from the data.
Let <var>request</var> be a <a>request</a> constructed from the
received data, according to the requirements of [[!RFC7230]]. If it
is not possible to construct a complete <a>HTTP request</a>,
the <a>remote end</a> must either close the <a>connection</a>,
return an HTTP response with status code 500, or return
an <a>error</a> with <a>error code</a> <a>unknown error</a>.
<li><p>Let <var>request match</var> be the result of the algorithm
to <a>match a request</a> with <var>request</var>’s
<a>method</a> and <a>URL</a> as arguments.
<li><p>If <var>request match</var> is of type <a>error</a>,
<a>send an error</a> with <var>request match</var>’s <a>error code</a>
and jump to step 1.
<p>Otherwise, let <var>command</var> and <var>command parameters</var>
be <var>request match</var>’s data. Let <var>url variables</var> be a
<a>url variables</a> dictionary mapping the <var>command parameters</var>
to their corresponding values.
<li><p>If <var>session id</var> is among the variables defined by <var>command parameters</var>:
<p class=note>This condition is intended to exclude the <a>New Session</a> and <a>Status</a>
<a>commands</a> and any <a>extension commands</a> which do not operate on a particular <a>session</a>.
<ol>
<li><p>Let <var>session id</var> be the corresponding variable
from <var>command parameters</var>.
<li><p>Let the <a>current session</a> be the <a>session</a>
with <a data-lt="session id">ID</a> <var>session id</var>
in the list of <a>active sessions</a>,
or <a>null</a> if there is no such matching <a>session</a>.
<li><p>If the <a>current session</a> is <a>null</a>
<a>send an error</a> with <a>error code</a> <a>invalid session id</a>,
then jump to step 1 in this overall algorithm.