使用 Selenium 在 Firefox 和 Chrome 中打开新标签页不起作用

Question

I read a lot of options related with the way to open new windows with Selenium. All the questions and answers are from a few years ago and maybe that's why they are not working to me. And that's why I would like to open this question again.

My first approach was using javascript action:

((JavascriptExecutor) getDriver()).executeScript("window.open('','NewWindow');");

My issue here is the different result in Firefox and Chrome. Firefox opens a new window and Chrome opens a new tab. This means that my test case is not working as expected if I executed in different browsers.

After that I think about a different approach. If I send the shortcut to open a new tab maybe both browsers will work with the same behavior. And here started my nightmare. None of the next options open anything in the current Chrome and Firefox versions:

1. Send keys concatenate the shortcut:

    getDriver().findElement(By.xpath(".//body")).sendKeys(Keys.COMMAND+"T");

2. Send keys multiple keys sequence:

    getDriver().findElement(By.xpath(".//body")).sendKeys(Keys.COMMAND,"T");

3. Send Keys chord

   getDriver().findElement(By.xpath(".//body")).sendKeys(Keys.chord(Keys.COMMAND + "T"));

4. Using actions

   final Actions builder = new Actions(getDriver()); builder.keyDown(Keys.COMMAND).sendKeys("T").perform();

I'm thinking about try with the COMMAND key Down click on any link, but maybe there is an other easy way to open a new tab in different browsers. And this is my question, do you now an efficient way to open a new tab, not a new window, in different browsers with the same action?

ADITIONAL INFORMATION

Selenium version -> 3.141.59

Chrome version -> 79.0.3945.79

Firefox version -> 70.0.1

Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

This may be help you:-

Using JavascriptExecutor :-

• Open new blank window:-

((JavascriptExecutor)driver).executeScript("window.open('about:blank','_blank');");

• Open new window with specific url:

((JavascriptExecutor)driver).executeScript("window.open('http://www.yahoo.com','_blank');");

Using Robot class :-

Robot class in Selenium is used for simulating keyboard and mouse events. So, in order to open a new tab, we can simulate the keyboard event of pressing Control Key followed by 't' key of the keyboard. After the new tab gets opened, we need to switch focus to it otherwise the driver will try to perform the operation on the parent tab only. For switching focus, we will be using getWindowHandles() to get the handle of the new tab and then switch focus to it.

//Use robot class to press Ctrl+t keys     
Robot robot = new Robot();                          
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL); 
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_T); 
robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL); 
robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_T);

//Implicit Wait
//driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(10,TimeUnit.SECONDS) ;
Thread.sleep(2000);

//Switch focus to new tab
ArrayList<String> tabs = new ArrayList<String> (driver.getWindowHandles());
driver.switchTo().window(tabs.get(1));

//Launch URL in the new tab
driver.get("http://google.com");*/

Answer 2

Two approach of Robot Class to Open url in new tab using selenium

public class NewTab 
{

    public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException, AWTException {
        WebDriver driver =  new FirefoxDriver();
        driver.get("http://www.facebook.com/"); 

        Robot r = new Robot();
        r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL); 
        r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_T); 
        r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL); 
        r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_T);

        Set<String> tabs = (Set<String>)driver.getWindowHandles();

        for(String tab : tabs)
        {
            driver.switchTo().window(tab);
            System.out.println(driver.getTitle());
            if(driver.getTitle().contains("New Tab"))
                driver.get("http://www.google.com/");
        }
    }
}

Another way, without using the for loop

public class NewTab {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException, AWTException {
        WebDriver driver =  new FirefoxDriver();
        driver.get("http://www.google.com/");   

        Robot r = new Robot();
        r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL); 
        r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_T); 
        r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL); 
        r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_T);

        String Base = driver.getWindowHandle();
                Set<String> tabs = (Set<String>)driver.getWindowHandles();

                tabs.remove(Base);
                driver.switchTo().window(tabs.toArray()[0].toString());
                driver.get("http://www.facebook.com/");
    }
}

Answer 3

Please try below code. I didn't use javascript.

String selectLinkOpeninNewTab = Keys.chord(Keys.CONTROL,"t");
driver.findElement(By.linkText("urlLink")).sendKeys(selectLinkOpeninNewTab);

Answer 4

As a user asked how I finally solved this, my solution was this:

// Save the current window reference
final String parentWindow = driver.getWindowHandle();
// Look for the element I would like to click
final WebElement elem = driver.findElement(By.xpath(xpath));
// Create an action to be performed
final Actions builder = new Actions(driver);
// The OSKEY is a global variable where depending on the OS is saved CMD or CTR
// With the special key chord, the program clicks on the element
builder.keyDown(OSKEY).click(elem).perform();

For me is working without browser problems.