New Window - WebDriver 编辑

The New Window command of the WebDriver API opens a new top-level browsing context of type window or tab, and returns with a dictionary containing the handle of the new WebWindow and its created type. If the requested type cannot be created by the browser, the alternative type will be tried to create.

Syntax

URL parameters

session id

Identifier of the session.

Payload

The input is an object:

type

Requested type of top-level browsing context.

Response

The response payload is an object:

handle

The handle of the new WebWindow.

type

The created type of top-level browsing context.

Errors

Invalid session ID

Session does not exist.

No such window

If the window has been closed.

Unexpected alert open

A user prompt, such as window.alert, blocks execution of command until it is dealt with.

Unsupported Operation

The driver or browser doesn't support the command for some reason, eg. when it is not possible to create a new tab nor window.

Example

Specifications

Browser compatibility

BCD tables only load in the browser

See also

• Close Window command