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user9156301

Reputation: 43

Unable to open a new tab or new window in selenium

I am trying to open a new tab in Chrome using Keys.CONTROL + "t" but its not working. Here's the code

            System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver", "C:/Downloads/New folder/chromedriver.exe");
            WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
            driver.get("https://www.google.com");               
            driver.findElement(By.cssSelector("body")).sendKeys(Keys.CONTROL + "t");

After executing the script, chrome is launched and google.com is loaded, but new tab is not being opened.

OS: Win-10

Selenium version: selenium-java-3.13.0

Chrome Version: Version 68.0.3440.84 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Is it some issue with selenium 3.13.0 or am i doing something incorrectly.

PS: I tried using JavascriptExecutor and it is working fine. I need to know why driver.findElement(By.cssSelector("body")).sendKeys(Keys.CONTROL + "t"); is not working properly.

Thanks in advance

Upvotes: 2

Views: 2123

Answers (4)

iamsankalp89
iamsankalp89

Reputation: 4739

Try this answer it is working fine for me 

public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {

    System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver", "C:/Users/sankalp.gupta/Desktop/JAVASELN/chromedriver.exe");
    System.out.println("Ready to launch the browser");

    WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("http://yahoo.com");  
    ((JavascriptExecutor)driver).executeScript("window.open()");
    ArrayList<String> tabs = new ArrayList<String>(driver.getWindowHandles());
    driver.switchTo().window(tabs.get(1));
    driver.get("http://google.com");
}

}

Upvotes: 2

Raj
Raj

Reputation: 674

Here's the code to open a new tab/window and Check if a new tab is open. If open, switch to that window.

windows1 = driver.window_handles
driver.execute_script('window.open()')
windows2 = driver.window_handles
new_windows = list(set(windows2) - set(windows1))
if len(new_windows) == 0:
  print 'ERROR: no new tabs found'
elif len(new_windows) > 1:
  print 'ERROR: multiple new tabs found: ' + new_windows
else:
  new_window = new_windows[0] 

driver.switch_to_window(new_window)

Upvotes: 0

Bhargav Marpu
Bhargav Marpu

Reputation: 296

Try with robot class

    WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://www.google.com");
    driver.manage().timeouts().pageLoadTimeout(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);    
    Robot robot = new Robot();
    robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL);
    robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_T);
    robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_T);
    robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL);

Upvotes: 0

Mahipal
Mahipal

Reputation: 910

You can try following:

//Simulate pressing many keys at once in a "chord". 
String openNewTab = Keys.chord(Keys.CONTROL, "t");
driver.findElement(By.cssSelector("body")).sendKeys(openNewTab);

Let me know, if you are still facing any issues.

Upvotes: 0

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