Move physical mouse pointer in selenium and c#

Question

I need to move my physical mouse pointer. I am using selenium and c#.

Actions action = new Actions(driver);
action.MoveByOffset(500, 500).ContextClick().Build().Perform();
//action.MoveToElement(element).ContextClick().Build().Perform();

Both MoveByOffset and MoveToElement are performing the right-click but the mouse pointer is not moving.

Why do you want to `move your mouse pointer` physically? Update the question with your exact _usecase_ and relevant _HTML_ please. — undetected Selenium, Mar 27 '18 at 07:41
I need to show the mouse pointer moving and performing the task — Jessica David, Mar 27 '18 at 07:43
But then how would you validate `mouse pointer moving` or not? — undetected Selenium, Mar 27 '18 at 07:44
I don't need to validate mouse movements. My tests are already doing it. I just need to show the mouse movements visually. — Jessica David, Mar 27 '18 at 07:48
I think it's a lot of work, you can have a look here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46231617/try-to-make-the-mouse-cursor-visible-in-a-selenium-test-case — Frank, Mar 27 '18 at 08:05

undetected Selenium · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-27T08:13:19.353

Answering From Java Perspective

No you can't show the mouse pointer moving and performing the task using the Actions Class.

The Java Docs of Actions Class clearly mentions that while Automation through Selenium you should use Actions class only for emulating complex user gestures and but not for using the Keyboard or Mouse directly.

To interact with the the Keyboard or Mouse directly i.e. to generate native system input events for the purposes of Test Automation where control of the mouse and keyboard is needed you should use the Robot Class instead.

You can find a detailed discussion in Why do we need Robot class when we have Actions class in selenium

Move physical mouse pointer in selenium and c#

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Answering From Java Perspective