Questions tagged [window-handles]

The Windows operating system is like a house of windows, with each window containing information about the objects inside. These windows are equipped with handles serving as pointers to the memory where data related to them is stored.

Converting Windows Identifiers to Human-Readable Text with the Power of Selenium and Python

I am aware that in order to retrieve the corresponding IDs of the currently open windows, I utilize the following code snippet in Python: current_windows = driver.window_handles print(current_windows) Output (assuming there are 2 open windows): ['CDwindow ...

Struggling to concentrate on a recently opened Selenium window

Having trouble focusing on a new window using Selenium and Java while running my application on Internet Explorer. The new window opens but I'm unable to interact with it. I've tried the following code: Set<String> allwindows = driver.getWindowHandl ...

java selenium selenium-webdriver window-handles

Encountering a problem of Selenium WebDriver becoming unresponsive when attempting to switch from a child window to a parent window in IE11 on Windows 8.1

Encountering an issue with Selenium WebDriver where it hangs or gets stuck while switching back from a child window to the parent window. Interestingly, manually changing to a specific page in the parent window during debug mode allows for successful switc ...

java selenium internet-explorer-11 webdriverwait window-handles

Issue encountered with Windows Handle Selenium operation

Here is the code I wrote to validate a new window opening after clicking on a link: package pages; import java.io.IOException; import org.openqa.selenium.By; import org.testng.Assert; import org.testng.annotations.AfterMethod; import org.testng.annotatio ...

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Tips on shifting the focus of Selenium to a newly opened tab?

When I click on a link, it opens in a new tab. My goal is to switch to that tab, close it, and then return to the original parent window. I've tried the following code but encountered an error. It seems like the control is not moving to the child window a ...

java selenium selenium-webdriver window-handles webdriverwait

Selenium - Determine the quantity of tabs currently open in a browser window

My test scenario is as follows: Start by opening a browser and visiting a specific URL Click on a link located on the homepage, which opens a new window or tab. Navigate back to the homepage. Proceed by clicking on another link. Verify that new content ...

java selenium selenium-webdriver browser window-handles

Troubleshooting Selenium JS: Challenges with Locating Elements Across Pages

I'm facing a challenge in accessing elements on pages other than the main page in my electron app. Although there are multiple elements that load when the app starts, I can only interact with elements on the initial page. I believe the issue lies in how I ...

javascript selenium window-handles findelement

selenium.common.exceptions.InvalidArgumentException: Message: The argument provided is not valid: 'name' must be a string when transitioning between window handles using Selenium

Whenever I try to use the following code snippet: driver.execute_script("window.open('');") driver.switch_to.window(driver.window_handles[1]) driver.get(url) driver.switch_to.window(driver.window_handles[0]) An error is thrown at me. selenium.co ...

python selenium selenium-webdriver window-handles invalidargumentexception

When using Python Selenium, the driver.close() method may result in an error stating "no such window: target window already closed; web view not found" when attempting to close a new tab

Recently, I've delved into working with multiple tabs in Selenium and encountered a peculiar issue. When running the following code: WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(EC.number_of_windows_to_be(2)) driver.switch_to.window(driver.window_handles[-1]) time.slee ...

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When attempting to close the current window in Python, Windows Handling automatically shuts down the entire browser

Currently, I am using Windows handling to open the map directions in a new window. After the new window opens, I close it and continue with the remaining work in the code. However, instead of just closing the child window, the whole browser is being closed ...

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