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One test, many datasets

Selenium has no built-in parameterisation, so this comes from your test runner. The pattern is the same, the mechanics differ by language.

What you'll learn

Why parameterisation comes from your test runner, not Selenium
How to generate one test per dataset
When a unit test is the better tool

A card validation suite can end up with eleven copies of the same test. Same steps, different card number. When the error message is reworded, that is eleven blocks to edit, and one will be missed.

Selenium itself has nothing to help here, because it is a browser control library and not a test runner. Parameterisation comes from whatever runner you chose, which is worth knowing before an interview.

In JavaScript with Mocha, a loop is all you need:

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