java - Selenium IEServerDriver not finding new windows for IE9

Question

I am working with Selenium WebDriver to automate my companies site. At one point, the web application opens a new window via the following:

<a onclick="WindowController.openWindow('quote.action?quoteProcessName=Shortform',WindowController.WINDOW_IS_TRACKED);" tabindex="1">Express Quote</a>

we are using jQuery, though I think this is custom. I am on the test team, and don't do any of the development of the site. Anyway, it uses JavaScript to open a new window. After the script clicks this link, I need it to attach to the new window.

The problem is that WebDriver doesn't seem to find the new window when running in IE9. Here's the code I am using to try and switch to the new window:

public boolean switchTo(final WebRobot robot, final String pageTitle) {
    boolean found = false;

    int count = 0;
    while (!found && count < 20) {
        final Set<String> handles = robot.getDriver().getWindowHandles();
        final Iterator<String> itr = handles.iterator();
        while (itr.hasNext()) {
            try {
                final String current = itr.next();
                robot.getDriver().switchTo().window(current);
                if (robot.getDriver().getTitle().contains(pageTitle)) {
                    robot.getLogger().debug("Switching to " + pageTitle);
                    found = true;
                }
            } catch (final NoSuchWindowException e) {
                count++;
                try {
                    Thread.sleep(2000);
                    System.out.println("Handles: " + robot.getDriver().getWindowHandles().size());
                } catch (final InterruptedException ignored) {
                    //Nothing to do here
                }
            }
        }
    }
    return found;
}

(WebRobot is a class that I wrote to allow me to easily switch browsers and execution modes with WebDriver. robot.getDriver() returns the Selenium WebDriver object.)

After the new window opens, robot.getDriver().getWindowHandles().size() is always 1. Is there something I am missing to pick up the new window?

This code works perfectly in Firefox, Chrome, and IE8, but not IE9. I am using the 64 bit edition of IEDriverServer, version 2.32.3.0. I am using Selenium WebDriver 2.32, and am running on Windows 7 64bit.

Answer 1

http://grokbase.com/t/gg/webdriver/128hgbmcw0/getwindowhandles-return-only-1-window-in-ie

newSet.removeAll(oldSet); newWindow = newSet.toArray()[0];