Unable to create or switch to new tab in Selenium Webdriver with JAVA on MAC

Question

I've tried a different options just to open new tab but all of them lead to the same result : sending char "t" to google search field. The goal in my real test is to switch between tabs in browser, but I am unable even open new one.

Very simple test

    public class LoginPhp2 {

        @Test
        public void testGoogle() {
            WebDriver driver = new SafariDriver();
            driver.get("https://www.google.com");
            //driver.findElement(By.cssSelector("body")).sendKeys(Keys.COMMAND + "t");
            Actions action= new Actions(driver);
           action.keyDown(Keys.COMMAND).sendKeys("t").build().perform();
            //action.keyDown(Keys.COMMAND).sendKeys("t").keyUp(Keys.COMMAND).build().perform();


        }
    }

So the first dom element with focus is the search input? Try blurring it first? — Tim, Jun 05 '17 at 00:03
Try using javascriptexecutor. https://troubleshootblog.com/2014/11/06/selenium-opening-a-new-tab-in-browser-firefox-chrome-or-safari/ — coolswastik, Jun 05 '17 at 00:33

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 20 '19 at 07:13

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You may use javascript to open a new tab.

JavascriptExecutor js = (JavascriptExecutor) driver;  
js.executeScript("window.open();");

edited Nov 20 '19 at 07:13

frianH

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answered Jun 05 '17 at 04:23

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I believe this will open new window but not new tab in the same window – Vadym Iakobchuk Jun 05 '17 at 07:19
This will open new tab in the same window – Prateeksha Chauhan Jun 05 '17 at 14:51
Still did not helped ;( – Vadym Iakobchuk Jun 05 '17 at 22:23
hope this would help https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20696041/window-openurl-blank-not-working-on-imac-safari – Prateeksha Chauhan Jun 06 '17 at 04:51
and you may try to unblock popups and then do window.open using javascript – Prateeksha Chauhan Jun 06 '17 at 07:20

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 05 '17 at 07:22

There are different ways of opening new tabs in windows and Mac. Actual keys to send depend on your OS, for example, Mac uses COMMAND + t, instead of CONTROL + t.

You can open new tab in Mac using:

driver.findElement(By.cssSelector("body")).sendKeys(Keys.COMMAND +"t");

After this you can switch to any of the opened tabs:

ArrayList<String> tabs = new ArrayList<String> (driver.getWindowHandles());
driver.switchTo().window(tabs.get(0));

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 08 '17 at 10:38

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I have followed the approach suggested earlier:

JavascriptExecutor js = (JavascriptExecutor) driver;
js.executeScript("window.open();");

This is opening new tab in the same window. I have tried it on my MAC machine

answered Jun 08 '17 at 10:38

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Unable to create or switch to new tab in Selenium Webdriver with JAVA on MAC

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