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getTabIds

Retrieve a list of all window handles available in the session. You can use these handles to switch to a different tab.

Usage

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browser.getTabIds();

Example

getTabIds.js
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it('should get the source of the html document', function () {
    browser.url('http://webdriver.io');

    var tabIds = browser.getTabIds();
    console.log(tabIds); // outputs: ['f9b387e0-99bd-11e6-8881-d3174a61fdce']

    browser.newWindow('http://google.com');
    tabIds = browser.getTabIds();
    console.log(tabIds); // outputs: ['f9b387e0-99bd-11e6-8881-d3174a61fdce', 'fb4e9a40-99bd-11e6-8881-d3174a61fdce' ]
});

Returns

  • <String[]>: a list of window handles

Uses