Gherkin Syntax in Cucumber – BDD Features, Scenarios & Steps Explained

By Bhau Automation • BDD Cucumber Framework Tutorial

🎯 What You Will Learn

• What is Gherkin syntax in Cucumber
• Understanding Features, Scenarios & Steps
• How BDD improves collaboration
• Real-world BDD Cucumber examples
• Cucumber BDD interview questions
• How to write readable acceptance criteria

📌 What is BDD (Behavior-Driven Development)?

BDD is an agile software development methodology that encourages collaboration between developers, testers, and business stakeholders. It focuses on defining the behavior of the system using simple, readable language before automation is implemented.

🥒 What is Gherkin?

Gherkin is a domain-specific language used in Cucumber to write test scenarios in plain English. It helps both technical and non-technical stakeholders understand application behavior clearly.

🧩 Gherkin Keywords Explained

• Feature: Describes the functionality of the application
• Scenario: Represents a test case
• Given: Precondition
• When: Action
• Then: Expected result
• And/But: Additional steps

📄 Example of Gherkin Feature File

Feature: Login functionality

Scenario: Successful login with valid credentials
  Given user is on login page
  When user enters valid username and password
  Then user should be logged in successfully

🤝 Why Use Gherkin in BDD?

• Improves communication between QA, Dev & Business
• Creates living documentation
• Easy to understand test scenarios
• Supports Agile development
• Reduces misunderstanding of requirements

📚 Real-World Use Cases

• Defining acceptance criteria
• Automating regression test cases
• Collaborative test case design
• BDD cucumber framework with Selenium

❓ BDD & Cucumber Interview Questions

• What is BDD?
• Difference between BDD & TDD
• What is Gherkin?
• Explain Feature, Scenario & Steps
• How does Cucumber work with Selenium?

🎥 Watch Complete Video Tutorial

👉 Gherkin Syntax in Cucumber | BDD Framework Tutorial

🎓 Key Takeaways

• Gherkin makes automation readable for everyone
• BDD improves collaboration and clarity
• Cucumber supports scalable automation frameworks
• Essential skill for modern QA engineers

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