How to Perform Drag and Drop in Selenium WebDriver

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In this video, we’ll learn how to perform Drag and Drop in Selenium WebDriver using the Actions Class.
This is Part 2 of our Actions Class tutorial series. In Part 1, we covered mouse and keyboard actions — you can check that out from the i-card or playlist.
Part 1:    • Selenium Actions Class | Mouse & Keyboard ...  
Selenium tutorial for beginners:    • Selenium Tutorials for Beginners with Java  

👉 In this tutorial, we’ll explore 3 different ways to achieve drag and drop in Selenium:
1️⃣ dragAndDrop(source, target) – Directly drags the source element to the target.
2️⃣ dragAndDropBy(source, xOffset, yOffset) – Moves the element by x and y pixel offsets.
3️⃣ Manual Approach (clickAndHold → moveToElement → release) – More control when built-in methods fail, especially with JavaScript-heavy drag and drop libraries.

🔑 Key Topics Covered:

Selenium Actions Class drag and drop example

dragAndDrop vs dragAndDropBy methods

Handling complex drag and drop scenarios in Selenium

Best practices and interview-relevant tips

💡 By the end of this video, you’ll be able to confidently handle drag and drop automation in Selenium for both simple and complex applications.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro to How to perform Drag and Drop using selenium's Actions Class
00:33 Method 1 – dragAndDrop(source, target)
02:06 Method 2 – dragAndDropBy(source, xOffset, yOffset)
04:16 Method 3 – Manual approach (clickAndHold → moveToElement → release)
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