WebDriver methods in selenium

Once driver object is created, we can perform below methods on a driver.

1. get(url) : It loads new webpage in the current window. Example :

driver.get("http://www.google.com");

more information :

https://onecompiler.com/posts/3sw7b9pmy/webdriver-script-that-opens-browser-and-searches-today-s-weather-in-google-com

2. navigate() : It allows the driver to access the browsers history. This method returns "WebDriver.Navigation" interface. Interface has the following methods:
   • back(): Moves back in the history.
   • forward() : Moves forward in the history.
   • refresh(): Refresh the current page
   • to(url) : Loads a new webpage in the current browser window. more information :

https://onecompiler.com/posts/3sw7thdj5/sample-selenium-test-scripts-for-navigating-an-application

3. quit() : It closes every associated sites Example:

 driver.quit(); 

4. close() : It closes current site,which is open by webdriver class. Example :

driver.close(); 

5. switchTo() : This method helps handling web pop up's, working with frames, go to active element and back to main page or frame. Example :

driver.switchTo().alert().accept(); // accepts the popup
driver.switchTo().alert().dismiss(); // dismiss the popup
driver.switchTo().alert().sendkeys(); // Enter the value and accept the popup

6. getCurrentUrl() : It gets the current url and represents a string. Example :

 driver.getCurrentUrl();

7. getPageSource() : It gets source of the page Example :

driver.getPageSource();

8. getTitle() : Its gets the title of the current page and verifies the page title Example :

WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
driver.get("https://www.google.com/");
driver.findElement(By.name("q")).sendKeys("Today's weather");
System.out.println(driver.getTitle());// returns the current page title and prints in the console 

9. manage() : It returns "WebDriver.Options" interface. Interface has the below methods
   • deleteAllcookies();
   • getCookies()
   • timeouts()
   • window() Example:

 WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
 driver.manage().window().maximize(); // maximizes the current page
 driver.get("https://www.google.com/"); 

10. findElements(By by) : It finds all elements within the current page using the given mechanism. Example :

 List <WebElement> inputs= driver.findElements(By.xpath("//"));

11. findElements(By by) : It finds first WebElement using the given mechanism. Example :

WebElement search = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//"));