[java] How to switch between frames in Selenium WebDriver using Java

I am using java with WebDriver.I have to switch between two frames. I have recorded the test case in selenium IDE and in that I got the values as selectFrame relative=top select Frame=middle Frame

But there is a problem it is not able to recognize the relative=top and middleFrame. How can I solve this problem in Selenium WebDriver with Java?

First you have to locate the frame id and define it in a WebElement

For ex:- WebElement fr = driver.findElementById("id");

Then switch to the frame using this code:- driver.switchTo().frame("Frame_ID");

An example script:-

WebElement fr = driver.findElementById("theIframe");

driver.switchTo().frame(fr);

Then to move out of frame use:- driver.switchTo().defaultContent();

to switchto a frame:

driver.switchTo.frame("Frame_ID");

to switch to the default again.

driver.switchTo().defaultContent();

This code is in groovy, so most likely you will need to do some rework. The first param is a url, the second is a counter to limit the tries.

public boolean selectWindow(window, maxTries) {
    def handles
    int tries = 0
    while (true) {
        try {
            handles = driver.getWindowHandles().toArray()
            for (int a = handles.size() - 1; a >= 0 ; a--) { // Backwards is faster with FF since it requires two windows
                try {
                    Log.logger.info("Attempting to select window: " + window)
                    driver.switchTo().window(handles[a]);
                    if (driver.getCurrentUrl().equals(window))
                        return true;
                    else {
                        Thread.sleep(2000)
                        tries++
                    }
                    if (tries > maxTries) {
                        Log.logger.warn("Cannot select page")
                        return false
                    }
                } catch (Exception ex) {
                    Thread.sleep(2000)
                    tries++
                }
            }
        } catch (Exception ex2) {
            Thread.sleep(2000)
            tries++
        }
    }
    return false;
}

You can also use:

driver.switch_to.frame(0)

(0) being the first iframe on the html.

to switch back to the default content:

driver.switch_to.default_content()

Need to make sure once switched into a frame, need to switch back to default content for accessing webelements in another frames. As Webdriver tend to find the new frame inside the current frame.

driver.switchTo().defaultContent()

There is also possibility to use WebDriverWait with ExpectedConditions (to make sure that Frame will be available).

1. With string as parameter

   (new WebDriverWait(driver, 5)).until(ExpectedConditions.frameToBeAvailableAndSwitchToIt("frame-name"));
   

2. With locator as a parameter

   (new WebDriverWait(driver, 5)).until(ExpectedConditions.frameToBeAvailableAndSwitchToIt(By.id("frame-id")));
   

More info can be found here