javascript - Opening a new tab using Ctrl + click combination in Selenium Webdriver

Question

I am attempting to use ctrl + click on a link to open it in a new tab. This is working fine in Chrome 58. Please find the code below:

action.keyDown(Keys.CONTROL).click(driver.findElement(By.xpath
("//section[@class='filmStrip__basic']//a[text()='En savoir 
plus']"))).keyUp(Keys.CONTROL).build().perform(); 

I am using the same code on IE, Firefox and Safari but getting the following error:

Firefox 54: The link is getting open in the same tab. IE 11: Nothing happening.. the control is moving to the next line Safari: exception on action.keyDown-Unrecognized command

Help related to any one browser is also appreciated.

Thanks

Answer 1

As you are trying to click on a link which is within a <a> tag, instead of xpath you can use the linkText locator. Here is the sample code with opens the url http://www.google.com, verifies the Page Title, uses Actions class to click on the Gmail link to open https://accounts.google.com in a new tab.

String URL="http://www.google.com";
System.setProperty("webdriver.gecko.driver", "C:\Utility\BrowserDrivers\geckodriver.exe");
WebDriver driver =  new FirefoxDriver();
driver.get(URL);
System.out.println("Page Title is : "+driver.getTitle());
WebElement link = driver.findElement(By.linkText("Gmail"));
Actions newTab = new Actions(driver); 
newTab.keyDown(Keys.CONTROL).click(link).keyUp(Keys.CONTROL).build().perform();

You can find a relevant Python based solution in How to open a link embed in web element in the main tab, in a new tab of the same window using Selenium Webdriver