switchWindow

Switch focus to a particular tab / window.

Usage

await browser.switchWindow(matcher)

Parameters

Name	Type	Details
matcher	String, RegExp	String or regular expression that matches either the page title or URL, the window name, or the window handle

Example

switchWindow.js

it('should switch to another window', async () => {
    // open url
    await browser.url('https://google.com')

    // get window handle
    const handle = await browser.getWindowHandle()

    // create new window
    await browser.newWindow('https://webdriver.io')

    // switch back via url match
    await browser.switchWindow('google.com')

    // switch back via title match
    await browser.switchWindow('Next-gen browser and mobile automation test framework for Node.js')

    // switch back via window handle
    await browser.switchWindow(handle)
});