Handle TABs in Selenium

Question

I am trying to switch between two tabs and found following code

 ArrayList<String> tabs2 = new ArrayList<String> (page.getWindowHandles());
     System.out.println(tabs2.size());
        page.switchTo().window(tabs2.get(1));
        page.close();
        page.switchTo().window(tabs2.get(0));

I have one doubt in this. My window is same so page.getWindowHandles() is returning only one handle. tabs2.size is 1 so page.switchTo().window(tabs2.get(1)); is giving exception ArrayIndexOutOfBound

I found similar code in this post switch tabs using Selenium WebDriver with Java but for me this code is giving exception.

whats the issue here? If you have only 1 tab you are already there on that tab ... and `tabs2.size()` is returning `1` that is correct. — Paras, Jun 04 '16 at 13:50
I opened two tabs then I am using this code still it's returning 1. then how to work on two tabs? — sajid, Jun 04 '16 at 16:50
do you open second tab using `selenium` or manually or it is application behavior? — Andersson, Jun 04 '16 at 17:44
I used this code page.findElement(By.cssSelector("body")).sendKeys(Keys.CONTROL +"t"); — sajid, Jun 04 '16 at 18:15

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 04 '16 at 19:03

Just try and add a line of code to ensure there are two or more tabs open in the browser :

page.findElement(By.cssSelector("body")).sendKeys(Keys.CONTROL +"t");

Note that the actual keys to send depend on your OS, for example, Mac uses Keys.COMMAND + t, instead of Keys.CONTROL + t.

Post this, the piece of code used by you seems appropriate to switch tabs :

ArrayList<String> tabs2 = new ArrayList<String> (page.getWindowHandles());
System.out.println(tabs2.size());
page.switchTo().window(tabs2.get(1));
page.close();
page.switchTo().window(tabs2.get(0));

Note : I am assuming the page here is the WebDriver instance itself.

Yes thanks dear, I am new to stackoverflow so next time wont make this mistake. I am opening new tab in firefox and my code is specific to firefox only — sajid, Jun 05 '16 at 03:55

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 15 '18 at 09:54

protected void switchTabsUsingPartOfUrl(String platform) {
        String currentHandle = null;
        try {
            final Set<String> handles = driver.getWindowHandles();
            if (handles.size() > 1) {
                currentHandle = driver.getWindowHandle();
            }
            if (currentHandle != null) {
                for (final String handle : handles) {
                    driver.switchTo().window(handle);
                    if (currentUrl().contains(platform) && !currentHandle.equals(handle)) {
                        break;
                    }
                }
            } else {
                for (final String handle : handles) {
                    driver.switchTo().window(handle);
                    if (currentUrl().contains(platform)) {
                        break;
                    }
                }
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println("Switching tabs failed");
        }
    }

Call this method and pass parameter a substring of url of the tab you want to switch to

Handle TABs in Selenium

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