# WebDriver Methods ## WebDriver methods explained: Now we know WebDriver object is a java object representation of the browser, we can use methods inside it and interact with our web browser. ### get() 1. This is the method that we user to open a URL in the browser. 2. This method accept a string parameter which will be the URL the we want to open 3. URL should be well structured (meaning with the protocol either http\:// or https\://) **Example:** ```java driver.get("https://www.google.co.in/"); ``` ### getCurrentUrl() 1. This method return the current URL that is open in the browser as String. **Example:** [**here**](https://github.com/bharathish-diggavi/selenium-getting-started/blob/master/src/getting/started/GetCurrentUrlExample.java) ```java String currentUrl = driver.getCurrentUrl(); ``` ### getTitle() 1. This method returns the title of the current page that is opened in the browser. 2. This will be the value of `` tag inside the `<head>` section of the current page source. **Example:** [**here**](https://github.com/bharathish-diggavi/selenium-getting-started/blob/master/src/getting/started/GetTitleExample.java) ```java String title = driver.getTitle(); ``` ### getPageSource() 1. This method with return the whole html of the page as String. **Example:** [**here**](https://github.com/bharathish-diggavi/selenium-getting-started/blob/master/src/getting/started/GetPageSourceExample.java) ```java String source = driver.getPageSource(); ``` ### **navigate()** 1. This method helps navigating in the browser based on it's history. Like forward, back, refresh, navigating to some URL etc.,) **Example:** [**here**](https://github.com/bharathish-diggavi/selenium-getting-started/blob/master/src/getting/started/NavigateExample.java) ```java driver.navigate().back(); driver.navigate().forward(); driver.navigate().refresh(); driver.navigate().to("https://www.facebook.com/"); ``` ### **close()** 1. This method closes the main window but it'll not close other windows. **Example:** [**here**](https://github.com/bharathish-diggavi/selenium-getting-started/blob/master/src/getting/started/CloseExample.java) ```java driver.close(); ``` ### **quit()** 1. This method closes all open windows. **Example:** [**here**](https://github.com/bharathish-diggavi/selenium-getting-started/blob/master/src/getting/started/QuitExample.java) ```java driver.quit(); ``` ### findElement(By by) 1. This method finds the particular element in the page which matches the given locator mechanism mention in`By` . 2. If the specified locator mechanism is matching more than one element then **Selenium will always selects the first one to appear in the page source.** ```java WebElement element = driver.findElement(By.name("q")); WebElement element = driver.findElement(By.id("submit-button")); ``` ### findElements(By by) 1. This method finds the list of all elements in the page which matches the given locator mechanism mention in`By` . ```java List<WebElement> elements = driver.findElements(By.className("q")); List<WebElement> elements = driver.findElement(By.tagName("a")); ``` {% hint style="info" %} **By** is a class in selenium library which has static methods with all the locator mechanisms. Example: By.id, By.name, By.cssSelector etc., {% endhint %} To know more about locators [Here](https://bharateeshd.gitbook.io/seleniumatoz/selenium/locators) {% content-ref url="../locators" %} [locators](https://bharateeshd.gitbook.io/seleniumatoz/selenium/locators) {% endcontent-ref %}