How do I get URL if page isn't completely loaded and my webdriver desired waiting time is already over?

Question

I've been trying to extract the URL if the page hasn't finished loading but I want the URL if driver wait time(10 sec) is over and moves to throw a custom exception. I've tried window.location.href, window.location.pathname, etc but they returns null.

Answer 1

Window Location

The JavaScript window.location object can be used to get the current page address (URL) and to redirect the browser to a new page. The window.location object can be written without the window prefix. Some examples:

• window.location.href: returns the href (URL) of the current page
• window.location.hostname: returns the domain name of the web host
• window.location.pathname: returns the path and filename of the current page
• window.location.protocol: returns the web protocol used (http: or https:)
• window.location.assign: loads a new document

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Page completely not loaded

Unfortunately, there is no generic step to check if page has completely loaded through Selenium. However there are certain approaches to ensure that the page is completely loaded using the following strategies:

• pageLoadStrategy
• Wait for the Browser Client attaining 'document.readyState' equal to "complete"
• Induce WebDriverWait inconjunction with ExpectedConditions as:
  • urlContains(): The expectation for the URL of the current page to contain specific text.
  • urlMatches(): The expectation for the URL to match a specific regular expression
  • urlToBe(): The expectation for the URL of the current page to be a specific url.

Note: You can find a detailed discussion in Do we have any generic funtion to check if page has completely loaded in Selenium