Selenium WebDriver methods vs. JavaScript executor

Question

I'm developing an application for automation of an upload process on a website. Right now it is working with Gecko Driver on Firefox but I want to change to HtmlUnitDriver. For this application I just started using Selenium. At the begin I just used methods on WebElements (eg click() ...). Then there was a difficult part where it doesn't worked out. After that I found the JavascpriptExecutor class. This class was the solution of my Problem. Now I am thinking about totally change from WebDriver Methods to JavaScriptExecutor. I think it will be faster and less error-prone. Am I right? Are there any disadvantages for me to change to JavascriptExecutor? Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

For QA testing generally one should not use JavascriptExecutor.

Read more about Why using JavascriptExecutor in WebDriver can be dangerous .

But for getting stuff done and fast It is great!

Read more about What are the advantages of using a JavaScript executor in Selenium .

Hope this helps you!