HTML unit webdriver in Selenium

Question

How to use HTML unit webdriver in Selenium? How does it work? What are the advantages of using HTML Unit Webdriver?

Answer 1

You simply need to create instance for that like you do for chromedriver or any other webdriver

WebDriver driver = new HtmlUnitDriver();

HtmlUnitDriver is the fastest WebDriver. Unlike other drivers (FireFoxDriver, ChromeDriver etc), the HtmlUnitDriver is non-GUI, while running no browser gets launched. HTML UnitDriver is the most light weight and fastest implementation headless browser for of WebDriver. It is based on HtmlUnit. It is known as Headless Browser Driver. It is same as Chrome, IE, or FireFox driver, but it does not have GUI so one cannot see the test execution on screen.