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  What is an ARIA Snapshot in Playwright? An  ARIA snapshot  in Playwright is a structured representation of a page’s  accessibility tree , which is used by assistive technologies (e.g., screen readers) to interpret the content of a web page. This snapshot helps verify if elements have the correct  roles, names, and properties  required for accessibility. Playwright provides the page.accessibility.snapshot() API to capture this accessibility tree at any given moment during test execution. How Does ARIA Work? ARIA ( Accessible Rich Internet Applications ) is a set of attributes that help improve accessibility by defining roles, states, and properties for elements that are not natively accessible. Example: In this case, the aria-label ensures that screen readers identify the button as “Submit Form.” How to Use ARIA Snapshots in Playwright? Playwright’s  accessibility.snapshot()   method retrieves the  accessible structure  of the page. Ex...

  In Playwright, both Locator and ElementHandle are important concepts used for interacting with elements on a web page, but they serve slightly different purposes. Locator : A Locator in Playwright is a way to find and interact with elements on a web page. It represents a selector that can be used to locate one or multiple elements. Once you have a Locator object, you can use it to perform actions like clicking, filling input fields, or getting the text of the element. Locators are typically used in Playwright’s page object model for cleaner and more maintainable tests. When you perform actions using a Locator, Playwright automatically waits for the element to be present in the DOM before interacting with it. This helps in handling asynchronous content loading. Example : ElementHandle : An ElementHandle in Playwright represents a handle to a DOM element on a web page. It is a reference to the actual element and provides methods to interact with the element, such as clicking, typin...