I'm trying to open a link in a new tab, then switch to that tab, in a Firefox browser, using selenium in Java. It's my understanding that in order to do this, I need to use a send keys combination.
In order to open the link in the same window, I've been using something like this:
WebElement we = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//*[@id='btn']"));
JavascriptExecutor executor = (JavascriptExecutor) driver;
executor.executeScript("arguments[0].click();", we);
The above was working fine for me.
Now I'm trying to also sendKeys, as in below, which is not working:
JavascriptExecutor executor = (JavascriptExecutor) driver;
executor.executeScript("keyDown(Keys.CONTROL)
.keyDown(Keys.SHIFT)
.click(arguments[0])
.keyUp(Keys.CONTROL)
.keyUp(Keys.SHIFT);", we);
Any advice? I can't figure out the correct syntax to sendKeys to JavascriptExecutor. I've seen some similar solutions using Actions, but this hasn't worked for me either.
try below code to open any link on page to new tab & switch to that tab. Perform operations there & go back to first tab for further execution.
WebDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver();
driver.get("http://stackoverflow.com/");
WebElement e = driver.findElement(By.xpath(".//*[@id='nav-questions']"));
Actions action = new Actions(driver);
action.keyDown(Keys.CONTROL).build().perform(); //press control key
e.click();
Thread.sleep(10000); // wait till your page loads in new tab
action.keyUp(Keys.CONTROL).build().perform(); //release control key
driver.findElement(By.cssSelector("body")).sendKeys(Keys.CONTROL + "\t"); //move to new tab
driver.navigate().refresh(); // refresh page
driver.findElement(By.xpath(".//*[@id='hlogo']/a")).click(); //perform any action in new tab. I am just clicking logo
driver.findElement(By.cssSelector("body")).sendKeys(Keys.CONTROL + "\t"); //switch to first tab
driver.navigate().refresh();
driver.findElement(By.xpath(".//*[@id='hlogo']/a")).click();// refresh first tab & continue with your further work.I am just clicking logo