How to open a link in new tab chrome using Selenium WebDriver

Question

System setProperty  webdriver chrome driver    D   softwares  chromedriver win32  chromedriver exe     WebDriver driver   new ChromeDriver    driver manage   timeouts   implicitlyWait 10  TimeUnit SECONDS   driver manage   window   maximize    driver get  https   mail google com     String selectLinkOpeninNewTab   Keys chord Keys CONTROL Keys RETURN    driver findElement By linkText  www facebook com    sendKeys selectLinkOpeninNewTab     New tab is opening but URL link is not opening

User · Answer

There are multiple ways to open a link in new tab in using Selenium WebDriver.

Usecase A: Opening an adjacent blank tab and iterating through an iterator

Code Block:

import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Set;

import org.openqa.selenium.JavascriptExecutor;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeOptions;
import org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.ExpectedConditions;
import org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.WebDriverWait;

public class NewTab_blank_iterator {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver","C:\\WebDrivers\\chromedriver.exe");
        ChromeOptions options = new ChromeOptions();
        options.addArguments("start-maximized");
        WebDriver driver =  new ChromeDriver(options); 
        driver.get("https://mail.google.com/");
        String firstWindowHandle = driver.getWindowHandle();
        System.out.println("First Window Handle is: "+firstWindowHandle);
        // Opening an adjacent blank tab
        ((JavascriptExecutor)driver).executeScript("window.open('','_blank');");
        new WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(ExpectedConditions.numberOfWindowsToBe(2));
        Set<String> allWindowHandles = driver.getWindowHandles();
        // Using iterator
        Iterator<String> itr = allWindowHandles.iterator();
        while(itr.hasNext()) {
            String nextWindow = itr.next();
            if(!firstWindowHandle.equalsIgnoreCase(nextWindow)) {
                driver.switchTo().window(nextWindow);
                System.out.println("New Tab Window Handle is: "+nextWindow);
            }
        }
    }
}

Console Output:

First Window Handle is: CDwindow-0D89767363ED691767000F01E6712D0B
New Tab Window Handle is: CDwindow-7232D2058514ED22344F129D30A0CCE7

Browser Snapshot:

Usecase B: Opening an adjacent tab with an url and and iterating through an iterator

Code Block:

import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Set;

import org.openqa.selenium.JavascriptExecutor;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeOptions;
import org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.ExpectedConditions;
import org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.WebDriverWait;

public class NewTab_url_forLoop {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver","C:\\WebDrivers\\chromedriver.exe");
        ChromeOptions options = new ChromeOptions();
        options.addArguments("start-maximized");
        WebDriver driver =  new ChromeDriver(options); 
        String url1 = "https://mail.google.com/";
        String url2 = "https://www.facebook.com/";
        driver.get(url1);
        String firstWindowHandle = driver.getWindowHandle();
        System.out.println("First Window Handle is: "+firstWindowHandle);
        // Opening Facebook in the adjacent TAB
        ((JavascriptExecutor)driver).executeScript("window.open('" + url2 +"');");
        new WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(ExpectedConditions.numberOfWindowsToBe(2));
        Set<String> allWindowHandles = driver.getWindowHandles();
        // Using iterator
        Iterator<String> itr = allWindowHandles.iterator();
        while(itr.hasNext()) {
            String nextWindow = itr.next();
            if(!firstWindowHandle.equalsIgnoreCase(nextWindow)) {
                driver.switchTo().window(nextWindow);
                System.out.println("New Tab Window Handle is: "+nextWindow);
            }
        }
    }
}

Console Output:

First Window Handle is: CDwindow-01F5622275A2EA2C1ABE2F0CDEB3D09B
New Tab Window Handle is: CDwindow-9E3349B91FB2FA4D5B7D4A90D0E87BD3

Browser Snapshot:

User · Answer

To switch between tabs action class does not always works on all browser and on all webdriver  the best way is to use robot class  try this code          String website    quot https   www google com quot           String website1    quot https   www msn com en-in  quot           String controlpath    quot C   Libraries  msedgedriver exe quot           System setProperty  quot webdriver edge driver quot   controlpath           driver   new EdgeDriver            driver manage   window   maximize        Maximize browser         driver get website           System out println  quot Google page quot                     Robot robot   new Robot                                      robot keyPress KeyEvent VK CONTROL            robot keyPress KeyEvent VK T            robot keyRelease KeyEvent VK CONTROL            robot keyRelease KeyEvent VK T                      Switch focus to new tab         ArrayList lt String gt  tabs   new ArrayList lt String gt   driver getWindowHandles               System out println  quot Handle info quot   driver getWindowHandles             driver switchTo   window tabs get 1                   Launch URL in the new tab         driver get website1           System out println  quot msn page quot            Thread sleep 5000           driver switchTo   window tabs get 0            Thread sleep 5000

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I had used the below code to open a new tab in the browser using C  selenium    IJavaScriptExecutor js    IJavaScriptExecutor driver   js ExecuteScript  window open

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for clicking on the link which expected to be opened from new tab use this  WebDriver driver   new ChromeDriver     driver get  https   www yourSite com     WebElement link driver findElement By xpath  path to link       Actions actions   new Actions driver    actions keyDown Keys LEFT CONTROL           click element           keyUp Keys LEFT CONTROL           build            perform      ArrayList lt String gt  tab   new ArrayList lt  gt  driver getWindowHandles      driver switchTo   window tab get 1

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I checked with below code and it works fine for me  I found answer from here      driver   new ChromeDriver        driver manage   window   maximize                     String baseUrl    quot http   www google co uk  quot       driver get baseUrl       driver findElement By cssSelector  quot body quot    sendKeys Keys CONTROL   quot t quot         ArrayList lt String gt  tabs   new ArrayList lt String gt   driver getWindowHandles         driver switchTo   window tabs get 1      switches to new tab     driver get  quot https   www facebook com quot             driver switchTo   window tabs get 0       switch back to main screen             driver get  quot https   www news google com quot

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Selenium 4 is already included this feature now  you can directly  open new Tab or new Window with any URL    WebDriverManager chromedriver   setup     driver   new ChromeDriver options    driver get  www Url1 com             below code will open Tab for you as well as switch the control to new Tab driver switchTo   newWindow WindowType TAB       below code will navigate you to your desirable Url  driver get  www Url2 com     download Maven dependencies  this is what I downloaded -            lt dependency gt               lt groupId gt io github bonigarcia lt  groupId gt               lt artifactId gt webdrivermanager lt  artifactId gt               lt version gt 3 7 1 lt  version gt           lt  dependency gt           lt dependency gt               lt groupId gt commons-io lt  groupId gt               lt artifactId gt commons-io lt  artifactId gt               lt version gt 2 6 lt  version gt           lt  dependency gt        you can refer  https   codoid com selenium-4-0-command-to-open-new-window-tab       watch video   https   www youtube com watch v 7SpCMkUKq-Y amp t 8s  google out for - WebDriverManager selenium 4

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You can open multiple browser or a window by using below code   WebDriver driver   new ChromeDriver    driver get  http   yahoo com       WebDriver driver1   new ChromeDriver    driver1 get  google com     WebDriver driver2   new InternetExplorerDriver    driver2 get  google com gmap

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I have tried other techniques  but none of them worked  also no error produced  but when I have used the code below  it worked for me     JavascriptExecutor driver  executeScript  window open      ArrayList lt String gt  tabs   new ArrayList lt String gt  driver getWindowHandles     driver switchTo   window tabs get 1    driver get  http   google com

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First open empty new Tab by using the keys Ctrl   t and then use  get   to fetch the URL you want  Your code should look something like this -  String selectLinkOpeninNewTab   Keys chord Keys CONTROL  t    driver findElement By tagName  body    sendKeys selectLinkOpeninNewTab    driver get  www facebook com      If you want to open a link on the current view in a new tab then the code you ve written above can be used  Instead of By linkText   make sure you use the appropriate By selector class to select the web element

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this below code works for me in Selenium 3 and chrome version 58       WebDriver driver   new ChromeDriver        driver get  http   yahoo com            JavascriptExecutor driver  executeScript  window open          ArrayList lt String gt  tabs   new ArrayList lt String gt  driver getWindowHandles         driver switchTo   window tabs get 1        driver get  http   google com

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The original poster is asking on how to open a link on a new tab  So this is how I have done it in C           IWebDriver driver   new ChromeDriver            driver Manage   Window Maximize            driver Navigate   GoToUrl  quot https   microsoft com quot            IWebElement eventlink   driver FindElement By Id  quot uhfLogo quot             Actions action   new Actions driver           action KeyDown Keys Control  MoveToElement eventlink  Click   Perform      This actually performs a Control Click on the selected element in order to open the link in a new tab

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Selenium can only automate on the  WebElements of the browser  Opening a new tab is an operation performed on the webBrowser which is a stand alone application  For doing this you can make use of the Robot class from the java util   package which can perform operations using the keyboard regardless of what type of application it is   So here s the code for your operation  Note that you cannot automate stand alone applications using the Robot class but you can perform keyboard or mouse operations  System setProperty  webdriver chrome driver   softwares  chromedriver win32  chromedriver exe     WebDriver driver   new ChromeDriver    driver manage   timeouts   implicitlyWait 20 TimeUnit SECONDS   driver manage   window   maximize    driver get  http   www google com    Robot rob   new Robot    rob keyPress keyEvent VK CONTROL   rob keyPress keyEvent VK T   rob keyRelease keyEvent VK CONTROL   rob keyRelease keyEvent VK T     After this step you will need a window iterator to switch to the new tab   Set  lt String gt  ids   driver getWindowHandles    Iterator  lt String gt  it   ids iterator    String currentWindow   it next    String newWindow   it next    driver switchTo   window newWindow   driver findElement By linkText  www facebook com    sendKeys selectLinkOpeninNewTab

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I am trying to do a robot to my little son and just play a Youtube video and than show a robot dancing   For some reason  commands like CONTROL   T explained above was not working for me and maybe it is not the correct answer but I solved my problem using custom Javascript script like this   using  var driver   new ChromeDriver                                  var link1    https   www youtube com watch v 0GIgk4yuHOQ                     open a music                 driver Navigate   GoToUrl link1                   var link2    https   images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2 wixmp com f fbe53d6d-c13f-4eec-9bcf-62f19cfab15a d4m0h4v-9442b1f2-6a49-4818-8f51-5ebe216f043c gif token eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9 eyJpc3MiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwic3ViIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsImF1ZCI6WyJ1cm46c2VydmljZTpmaWxlLmRvd25sb2FkIl0sIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiIvZi9mYmU1M2Q2ZC1jMTNmLTRlZWMtOWJjZi02MmYxOWNmYWIxNWEvZDRtMGg0di05NDQyYjFmMi02YTQ5LTQ4MTgtOGY1MS01ZWJlMjE2ZjA0M2MuZ2lmIn1dXX0 BTTlingNpBqH5O9dNVienFsArNqkfUc7KXnIgHumrBQ                     Dance robot  dance                 driver ExecuteScript   window open   link2      blank                       Thread Sleep 20000

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If you can get the link element you can use this  It will also take you to the tab that you have opened   WebElement link  driver findElement By tagname  a       String keyString     Keys CONTROL Keys SHIFT toString   Keys ENTER toString     link sendKeys keyString

[java] How to open a link in new tab (chrome) using Selenium WebDriver?

Usecase A: Opening an adjacent blank tab and iterating through an iterator

Usecase B: Opening an adjacent tab with an url and and iterating through an iterator

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