"Cannot find method window()" in IntelliJ (Java)

Question

So I'm learning Selenium for test automation with Java, and I have an error message like in the title, "window()" in IntelliJ is red .

I was trying to import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver.Options, but its grayed out, so useless.

import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver.Options;  //this one is grayed out

public class WindowsActivities {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver", "resources/chromedriver.exe");
        WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
        driver.manage().window().maximize();
    }
}

What can I do to fix this?

Thanks in advance

Works fine here: https://i.imgur.com/HQogLsN.png. What dependencies did you include in the project? — CrazyCoder, Jul 26 '22 at 15:59

CrazyCoder · Answer 1 · 2022-07-26T16:55:24.573

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It looks like you are missing this dependency (which also provides selenium-api):

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.seleniumhq.selenium</groupId>
            <artifactId>selenium-java</artifactId>
            <version>4.2.1</version>
        </dependency>

Make sure you also have this dependency:

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.seleniumhq.selenium</groupId>
            <artifactId>selenium-chrome-driver</artifactId>
            <version>4.2.1</version>
        </dependency>

Reload the project to update the dependencies.

Please also try File | Invalidate Caches | Invalidate and Restart.

edited Jul 26 '22 at 16:55

answered Jul 26 '22 at 16:38

CrazyCoder

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Thank You CrazyCoder. Unfortunately, after adding this dependency, it still doesn't work for me. – Weronika Jul 26 '22 at 16:51
Please provide the [Minimal, Complete, and Verifiable example](https://stackoverflow.com/help/mcve). – CrazyCoder Jul 26 '22 at 16:55
I added all dependencies You've suggested, reloaded the project, Invalidated and restarted and it still doesn't work. – Weronika Jul 26 '22 at 17:05
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Try removing the `test` scope from `pom.xml` if your code is not inside the test source roots. – CrazyCoder Jul 26 '22 at 17:06
OK. Thank You. Your last suggestion helped me to fix the problem. I copied the whole code into a different folder in the project. Instead of creating the class in src>test>java I created one in src>main>java. And now everything works. But hell, I have no idea why. Thank You so much. – Weronika Jul 26 '22 at 17:27
The difference between main and test directories can lie in place where you add your dependencies, only for test directory or for main or for whole project – cheparsky Jul 26 '22 at 18:01
I thought that when I add a dependency, I add it to the whole project... So, how do I check if I added dependencies only to test, main or to the whole project? Cause it seems I totally don't understand now how my project structure works. – Weronika Jul 26 '22 at 19:24
@Weronika Please see https://www.baeldung.com/maven-dependency-scopes. – CrazyCoder Jul 26 '22 at 19:26
Thank You so much, @CrazyCoder. That explained a lot. – Weronika Jul 29 '22 at 19:47

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 26 '22 at 17:58

I recommend you to use WebDriverManager, that carries out the management of the drivers required by Selenium WebDriver: https://github.com/bonigarcia/webdrivermanager
Also I recommend you to use Selenide, build on Selenium, which has a lot more advantages, instead of pure Selenium: https://selenide.org/

It will make your work easier and faster

"Cannot find method window()" in IntelliJ (Java)

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