driver.switchTo().window("windowName"); not working

[ravindra.k]

Hi All,

Have a look at the code below :

for (String handle : driver.getWindowHandles()) {             

driver.switchTo().window(handle);

}

Using the above code, I am able to switch to next browser window and able to do some operations.

But the following code: 

//String fbpath ="Log In | Facebook";   // Using Title of FB login window

String fbpath ="_blank";  // Using Target of FB login window

 

driver.switchTo().window(fbpath)  : is not at all working

>fbpath is a String variable for which we can use either Title or Target of the FB login window, according to Selenium docs : http://seleniumhq.org/docs/03_webdriver.html

Ref : Moving Between Windows and Frames¶

But this is not working. I am not sure if I am doing something wrong. Any help appreciated. 

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Regards,
Ravindra K

[saju thomas]

Use either the window name or window handle . The target of fb window
seems wrong . Also is the window of FB a resulting action of the web
driver instance.

On Jan 18, 10:54 am, "ravindra.k" <ravi....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Have a look at the code below :
>
> for (String handle : driver.getWindowHandles()) {
> driver.switchTo().window(handle);
>
> }
>
> Using the above code, I am able to switch to next browser window and able
> to do some operations.
>
> But the following code:
>
> //String fbpath ="Log In | Facebook";   // Using Title of FB login window
> String fbpath ="_blank";  // Using Target of FB login window
>

> *driver.switchTo().window(fbpath)  : is not at all working*

[ravindra.k]

Hi Saju,

Thanks for the reply. If I use window handle, I am able to switch between the browser windows.

If I use  driver.switchTo().window(fbpath) , its not working.

If you open Facebook login window and see the source code, the target is "_blank",  if this is used as fbpath, its not able to find the FB login window.

Error displayed will be : Not able to find the window. Hope I am clear now.

Thanks

Ravindra

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[Luke Inman-Semerau]

Window Name is not "_blank" in this case. I'm not certain exactly what each browser does, but I'd guess it's "". Which would not make it distinguishable from the other window(s).

The window name that is being referred to is the one that is used by JavaScript window.open:

open (URL, windowName[, windowFeatures])

For new windows opened by "target" you'll have to use the window handles. 

-Luke

[ravindra.k]

Hi Luke,

Thanks for the reply. It makes sense. Using window handlers, I am successfully able to switch between the 2 browsers windows.

Thanks

Ravindra