how to embed an external javascript file to a c# selenium test unit?

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I'm using visual studio to write a c# test unit using the selenium webdrive, at some point I've decided to implement a javascript file.

The Javascript file is a little too long to write it directly in the c# code, so I've added an empty Javascript file in Visual studio and copied the code there.

The .js file is visible in the solution explorer but I don't know how to access it from the c# code.

Can you guys provide a sample code on how to access the .js file? thanks.

Looks similar to another question, try that answer: stackoverflow.com/a/7693645/1018192 — maryum375
– maryum375, Commented Dec 9, 2015 at 16:52
@maryum375 sorry but I don't think I can use that it. they use the selenium IDE which has a runscript tag and a src= attribute, but in the selenium webdrive there other commands and attributes. — roni1800
– roni1800, Commented Dec 9, 2015 at 17:52
Maybe you can load the javascript file to a variable as a string and when you call the ExecuteScript method pass that variable... — maryum375
– maryum375, Commented Dec 9, 2015 at 17:57
@maryum375 if you meant with load the .js file to a string, accessing the file via path, then that's exactly what I was thinking about. yet I can't figure out a way on how to load the content of a file via path. if you you were thinking about string script = "script...."; then I would prefer to avoid that method. — roni1800
– roni1800, Commented Dec 9, 2015 at 18:12

maryum375 · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-14 21:07:44Z

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Try that:

using System.IO;


IJavaScriptExecutor selenium = _driver as IJavaScriptExecutor;
string path = @"Path to your file";
string jsFileContent = File.ReadAllText(path);
selenium.ExecuteScript (jsFileContent);

edited Dec 14, 2015 at 21:07

answered Dec 11, 2015 at 14:22

maryum375

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roni1800 Over a year ago

I think I need a using namespace, right? which one should I use?

roni1800 Over a year ago

hey thanks a lot and don't bother about my first comment. the code works although it needs some cleanup.

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