Selenium webdriver window handles c# switchTo failed

Question

Here comes 2 windows pop out during the testing.

my code:

string BaseWindow = driver.CurrentWindowHandle;                 
ReadOnlyCollection<string> handles = driver.WindowHandles;

foreach(string handle in handles)                    
{                         
    Boolean a = driver.SwitchTo().Window(handle).Url.Contains("Main");
    if (a == true)  
    {       
        InitialSetting.driver.SwitchTo().Window(handle);      
        break;
    }  
}

I want to switch to the window which url contains "Main". But when the test is running, it switches between two windows continuously and it doesn't stop.

I debug and found the foreach didn't break even when the boolean a is true.

How can I resolve this?

What happens if you just break, without switchTo() a 2nd time, since you already have switched when assigning the boolean. — VolkerK, Jun 28 '12 at 06:34

score 13 · Answer 1 · edited Mar 16 '15 at 16:56

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//switch to new window 
driver.FindElement(By.Id("link")).Click(); 

//wait for new window to open 
Thread.Sleep(2000); 

//get the current window handles 
string popupHandle = string.Empty; 
ReadOnlyCollection<string> windowHandles = driver.WindowHandles;  

foreach (string handle in windowHandles)  
{  
    if (handle != existingWindowHandle)  
    {  
         popupHandle = handle; break;  
    }  
}  

 //switch to new window 
driver.SwitchTo().Window(popupHandle); 

//check for element on new page 
webElement = driver.FindElement(By.Id("four04msg")); 
if(webElement.Text == "THE CONTENT YOU REQUESTED COULDN’T BE FOUND...")  
{  
    return false;  
}  
else  
{  
    return true;  
}  

 //close the new window to navigate to the previous one
driver.close(); 

//switch back to original window 
driver.SwitchTo().Window(existingWindowHandle);

edited Mar 16 '15 at 16:56

armnotstrong

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answered Jul 16 '12 at 09:29

Michael Ayers

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how do you get the `existingWindowHandle` ? – Nick Kahn Nov 06 '12 at 14:52
existingWindowHandle = driver.CurrentWindowHandle; – Ranadheer Reddy Feb 17 '15 at 13:12
@Michael Ayers how can i get handle to current window(existing Window which is opened manually) which is not opened by driver means i can't use driver.getWindowHandle(); – Dgan Oct 10 '15 at 09:21

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 07 '12 at 17:19

Using the original post code.

string existingWindowHandle = driver.CurrentWindowHandle;

Its the first window.
One important thing is:

ReadOnlyCollection<string> windowHandles = driver.WindowHandles

Contains the string name object, not the Windows Title Name, for example Collection windowHandles could contains:

Not Windows Title Name as {Menu},{PopUp}
It contains: {45e615b3-266f-4ae0-a508-e901f42a36d3},{c6010037-0be6-4842-8d38-7f37c2621e81}

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 20 '15 at 18:00

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        IWebDriver popup = null;
        string mainWindow = driver.CurrentWindowHandle;
        bool foundPopupTitle = false;
        foreach (string handle in driver.WindowHandles)
        {
            popup = driver.SwitchTo().Window(handle);
            if (popup.Title.Contains(title))
            {
                foundPopupTitle = true;
                break;
            }
        }

        if (foundPopupTitle)
        {
            popup.Close();
        }
        //switch back to original window
        driver.SwitchTo().Window(mainWindow);

answered Aug 20 '15 at 18:00

William

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Code-only answers on 3 year old posts help no one. At least provide an explanation (and really, it should be better than the existing ones) – BradleyDotNET Aug 20 '15 at 18:01
Code-only answer works perfectly for me. Code is more eloquent than words to a developer. And this answer is better in that it works in a scenario of multiple pop-ups. The first answer works only for 1 popup. – Silent Sojourner Jul 06 '16 at 19:29

score 0 · Answer 4 · edited Sep 30 '19 at 17:02

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IJavaScriptExecutor js = driver as IJavaScriptExecutor;
js.ExecuteScript("window.open()");
String ventanaPrincipal = driver.CurrentWindowHandle;
List<string> listWindow = new List<string>(driver.WindowHandles);
driver.SwitchTo().Window(listWindow[1]);
driver.Navigate().GoToUrl("http:www.google.com");
IWebElement search = driver.FindElement(By.Name("q"));
search.SendKeys("RPA");

edited Sep 30 '19 at 17:02

csabinho

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answered Sep 30 '19 at 16:43

PABLO ANDRES HOYOS ZULUAGA

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score -1 · Answer 5 · edited Nov 05 '19 at 13:00

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string NewWindowHandle = string.Empty;
ReadOnlyCollection<string> windowHandles = driver.WindowHandles;
NewWindowHandle = windowHandles[windowHandles.Count - 1];
driver.SwitchTo().Window(NewWindowHandle);

edited Nov 05 '19 at 13:00

Milo

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answered Nov 05 '19 at 11:34

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