newWindow
Open new window in browser. This command is the equivalent function to window.open(). This command does not
work in mobile environments.
Note: When calling this command you automatically switch to the new window.
Usage
browser.newWindow({ options, windowName, windowFeatures })
Parameters
| Name | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
| url | String | website URL to open |
| options optional | NewWindowOptions | newWindow command options |
| options.windowName optional | String | name of the new window |
| options.windowFeatures optional | String | features of opened window (e.g. size, position, scrollbars, etc.) |
Example
it('should open a new tab', () => {
browser.url('http://google.com')
console.log(browser.getTitle()) // outputs: "Google"
browser.newWindow('https://webdriver.io', 'WebdriverIO window', 'width=420,height=230,resizable,scrollbars=yes,status=1')
console.log(browser.getTitle()) // outputs: "WebdriverIO · Next-gen browser and mobile automation test framework for Node.js"
browser.closeWindow()
console.log(browser.getTitle()) // outputs: "Google"
});