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How to use Forward class of WebDriverAPI package

Best WinAppDriver code snippet using WebDriverAPI.Forward

Forward.cs

...20using System.Threading;21namespace WebDriverAPI22{23    [TestClass]24    public class Forward25    {26        private WindowsDriver<WindowsElement> session = null;27        [TestCleanup]28        public void TestCleanup()29        {30            if (session != null)31            {32                session.Quit();33                session = null;34            }35        }36        [TestMethod]37        public void NavigateForward_Browser()38        {39            session = Utility.CreateNewSession(CommonTestSettings.EdgeAppId, "-private " + CommonTestSettings.EdgeAboutFlagsURL);40            session.Manage().Timeouts().ImplicitWait = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2);41            Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(3));42            var originalTitle = session.Title;43            Assert.AreNotEqual(string.Empty, originalTitle);44            // Navigate to different URLs45            session.FindElementByAccessibilityId("addressEditBox").SendKeys(Keys.Alt + 'd' + Keys.Alt + CommonTestSettings.EdgeAboutTabsURL + Keys.Enter);46            Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2));47            var newTitle = session.Title;48            Assert.AreNotEqual(originalTitle, newTitle);49            // Navigate back to original URL50            session.Navigate().Back();51            Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));52            Assert.AreNotEqual(newTitle, session.Title);53            // Navigate forward to original URL54            session.Navigate().Forward();55            Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));56            Assert.AreEqual(newTitle, session.Title);57            EdgeBase.CloseEdge(session);58        }59        [TestMethod]60        public void NavigateForward_SystemApp()61        {62            session = Utility.CreateNewSession(CommonTestSettings.ExplorerAppId);63            var originalTitle = session.Title;64            Assert.AreNotEqual(string.Empty, originalTitle);65            // Navigate Windows Explorer to change folder66            session.Keyboard.SendKeys(Keys.Alt + "d" + Keys.Alt + CommonTestSettings.TestFolderLocation + Keys.Enter);67            Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));68            var newTitle = session.Title;69            Assert.AreNotEqual(originalTitle, newTitle);70            // Navigate back to the original folder71            session.Navigate().Back();72            Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));73            Assert.AreEqual(originalTitle, session.Title);74            // Navigate forward to the target folder75            session.Navigate().Forward();76            Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));77            Assert.AreEqual(newTitle, session.Title);78        }79        [TestMethod]80        public void NavigateForwardError_NoSuchWindow()81        {82            try83            {84                Utility.GetOrphanedSession().Navigate().Forward();85                Assert.Fail("Exception should have been thrown");86            }87            catch (InvalidOperationException exception)88            {89                Assert.AreEqual(ErrorStrings.NoSuchWindow, exception.Message);90            }91        }92    }93}...

Forward

Using AI Code Generation

1using WebDriverAPI;2using System;3{4    {5        public static void Main(string[] args)6        {7            IWebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();8            driver.Navigate().Forward();9            driver.Close();10        }11    }12}

Forward

Using AI Code Generation

1using WebDriverAPI;2using System;3{4    {5        static void Main(string[] args)6        {7            Forward forward = new Forward();8        }9    }10}11using System;12using System.Collections.Generic;13using System.Text;14using System.Runtime.InteropServices;15using System.Diagnostics;16{17    {18        [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]19        static extern IntPtr FindWindow(string lpClassName, string lpWindowName);20        [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]21        static extern IntPtr FindWindowEx(IntPtr hwndParent, IntPtr hwndChildAfter, string lpszClass, string lpszWindow);22        [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]23        static extern bool SetForegroundWindow(IntPtr hWnd);24        [DllImport("user32.dll")]25        static extern bool ShowWindow(IntPtr hWnd, int nCmdShow);26        [DllImport("user32.dll")]27        static extern bool SetFocus(IntPtr hWnd);28        public void ForwardTo(string url)29        {30            IntPtr hWnd = FindWindow(null, "Internet Explorer");31            if (hWnd == IntPtr.Zero)32            {33                Process.Start("iexplore.exe");34                hWnd = FindWindow(null, "Internet Explorer");35            }36            ShowWindow(hWnd, 1);37            SetForegroundWindow(hWnd);38            SetFocus(hWnd);39            SendKeys.SendWait("{F5}");40        }41    }42}43using WebDriverAPI;44using System;45{46    {47        static void Main(string[] args)48        {49            Forward forward = new Forward();50        }51    }52}53using System;54using System.Collections.Generic;55using System.Text;56using System.Runtime.InteropServices;57using System.Diagnostics;58{59    {60        [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]

Forward

Using AI Code Generation

1using WebDriverAPI;2using WebDriverAPI;3{4    {5        public static void Main()6        {7            IWebDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver();8            driver.Navigate().Forward();9            driver.Quit();10        }11    }12}

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