getWindowHandle and getWindowHandles In Selenium WebDriver

 

What is getWindowHandle and getWindowHandles?

In Selenium, a "window handle" is a unique identifier for a specific window or tab that is open in a browser. Each window or tab that is open in a browser has its own unique window handle.

getWindowHandle() is a method in Selenium WebDriver that returns a unique identifier (a string) for the current window or tab that the WebDriver is interacting with. This handle is used to identify and interact with a specific window or tab in the browser.

Key Points:

• Returns a string representing the current window's handle.
• Useful when you want to keep track of the main window before opening or switching to other windows.
• Can be used in conjunction with switchTo().window() to return to the specific window.

getWindowHandles() is a method that returns a set of strings, each representing a unique identifier for all the open windows or tabs in the current browser session.

Key Points:

• Returns a Set<String> containing the handles for all open windows or tabs.
• Useful when you want to interact with multiple windows or tabs in the same session.
• Can be iterated through to switch between windows and perform actions.

Differences Between getWindowHandle and getWindowHandles?

For example: you can use getWindowHandle() to get the handle of the main window, and then use getWindowHandles() to get all the handles of the open windows or tabs, and then use a loop to switch between them and perform the required actions.

Example Code for Multiple Window handling(Click Below Link):

Multiple Window Handling code snippet