switch to new window after clicking on the hyperlink using selenium

Question

Can anyone help me how to switch to new window after clicking on a hyperlink using selenium while doing automation . I have tried the following code but my test case is failing :

public void openView(){

        final WebElement visa=driver.findElement(By.id("pageContainer"));   
        timeOut(10000);
        final List<WebElement> images=visa.findElements(By.className("nametag"));
        String handlewindow = driver.getWindowHandle();
        for(String winHandle : driver.getWindowHandles()){
            driver.switchTo().window(winHandle);
        }
        images.get(0).findElement(By.className("info")).findElement(By.tagName("a")).click();;

What do you mean test case is failing?? in which line its failing?? and what is the exception?? — Saurabh Gaur, Sep 09 '16 at 10:30
This [link](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/31603309/how-to-open-a-new-window-while-clicking-on-a-link-using-java) may help you out to get your answer. — ajay panchal, Sep 09 '16 at 10:37
You said in a comment below that you're actually referring to a new tab, not a new window. Would you mind updating the question? — Hubert Grzeskowiak, Sep 09 '16 at 12:18
@Anita can you please point out your steps what you are trying to do. From your question I can guess your steps like these: 1. You have one tab open in your browser? 2. Then from that tab you are trying to click a link? 3. Then you are trying to create a new Tab and trying to switch to that new Tab?? — Abir Khan, Sep 11 '16 at 07:43

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 09 '16 at 10:23

This what we're using (Java):

public void switchToLatestPopupWindow()
{
    Iterator<String> handleIterator = this.driver.getWindowHandles().iterator();
    while (handleIterator.hasNext())
    {
        String handle = handleIterator.next();
        if (!handleIterator.hasNext())
        {
            this.driver.switchTo().window(handle);
        }
    }
}

public void resetToMainWindow()
{
    Iterator<String> handleIterator = this.driver.getWindowHandles().iterator();
    String parentHandle = null;
    while (handleIterator.hasNext())
    {
        String handle = handleIterator.next();
        if (parentHandle == null)
        {
            parentHandle = handle;
        } else if (!parentHandle.equals(handle))
        {
            this.driver.switchTo().window(handle);
            this.driver.close();
        }
    }
    this.driver.switchTo().window(parentHandle);
}

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 09 '16 at 10:31

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Assuming that the last line of code:

images.get(0).findElement(By.className("info")).findElement(By.tagName("a")).click()

opens a new window, you are fetching the window handle of the parent window itself before the child window opens after click().

Secondly, here is the code for switching to a child window:

String handlewindow = driver.getWindowHandles().toArray()[1];
driver.switchTo().window(handlewindow);

The explanation is that driver.getWindowHandles() returns a Set of all open windows handles. Convert the Set to array and fetch the element at index 1 as child window is at 1, parent window is at 0.

answered Sep 09 '16 at 10:31

Chandrachud Nanduri

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Hi @ChandrachudNanduri i tried what you said but it's opening in the same tab .Can you tell me how to make it open in a new tab .Like a separate tab should be open for it. – Anita Pandey Sep 09 '16 at 10:55
the requirement is not clear ... I assumed when you click on a link, it automatically opens in a new window and you wanted help in switching to the new window. The answer I gave does that. – Chandrachud Nanduri Sep 09 '16 at 11:06
No i not's opening in another tab it's opening in same window. – Anita Pandey Sep 09 '16 at 11:10
Use this code picked up from another thread on Stackoverflow ... `WebElement link = driver.findElement(By.id(""));` `Actions newwin = new Actions(driver);` `newwin.keyDown(Keys.CONTROL).click(link).keyUp(Keys.CONTROL).build().perform();` – Chandrachud Nanduri Sep 09 '16 at 11:20
this not using switchTo() function – Anita Pandey Sep 09 '16 at 11:22
check my latest answer ... try that ... if it doesn't work let me know ... – Chandrachud Nanduri Sep 09 '16 at 11:24

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 09 '16 at 11:23

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Use this code picked up from another thread on Stackoverflow ...

WebElement link = driver.findElement(By.linkText("<your link text>")); 
Actions newwin = new Actions(driver);
newwin.keyDown(Keys.CONTROL).click(link).keyUp(Keys.CONTROL)‌.build().perform();

I checked this and it opens the link in a new tab. Then use this code to switch to the new tab ...

String handlewindow = driver.getWindowHandles().toArray()[1];
driver.switchTo().window(handlewindow);

answered Sep 09 '16 at 11:23

Chandrachud Nanduri

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its still opening in the same tab only not a separate one :( – Anita Pandey Sep 09 '16 at 11:37
i checked the code in my eclipse and it opened in a new tab ... I am not sure what is happening at your end – Chandrachud Nanduri Sep 09 '16 at 11:39

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 11 '16 at 02:19

In the for loop we need to check if the current window handle is not equal to the one which is fetched by the loop

String handlewindow = driver.getWindowHandle();
for(String winHandle : driver.getWindowHandles()){
    if (! handlewindow.equals (winHandle))
        driver.switchTo().window(winHandle);
}

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Aug 09 '17 at 06:10

    Actions ac  = Actions(driverObj);
    String parentHandle = driverObj.getWindowHandle();
    WebElement we = driverObj.findElement(By.xpath("here is your xpath"));
    ac.keyDown(Keys.CONTROL).click(we).keyUp(Keys.CONTROL).build().perform();
    String currentHandle ="";
    Set<String> win  = ts.getDriver().getWindowHandles();   

    Iterator<String> it =  win.iterator();
    if(win.size() > 1){
        while(it.hasNext()){
            String handle = it.next();
            if (!handle.equalsIgnoreCase(parentHandle)){
                ts.getDriver().switchTo().window(handle);
                currentHandle = handle;
            }
        }
    }
    else{
        System.out.println("Unable to switch");
    }

Using above code you can open any link in new tab..

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Dec 02 '20 at 10:22

For switching between tabs you can use this methods:

    public void switchToNextTab() {
        ArrayList<String> tab = new ArrayList<>(driver.getWindowHandles());
        driver.switchTo().window(tab.get(1));
    }

    public void switchToPreviousTab() {
        ArrayList<String> tab = new ArrayList<>(driver.getWindowHandles());
        driver.switchTo().window(tab.get(0));
    }

switch to new window after clicking on the hyperlink using selenium

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