How to click into browser embedded into webview2 using selenium+ Springboot

Question

I am using Springboot+ selenium to automate web application in webview2.
How can i click on element in that embedded browser?

Answer 1

Hi @Somwanshi Dnyaneshwar ,

Based on your description, I created simple example and reproduced your problem. I searched the relevant documentation and I think your needs can not be implemented.

In the source code, EdgeOptions in C# has the UseWebView property, and related definitions, as mentioned in the comments. Something like this:

   /// <summary>  
           /// Gets or sets whether to create a WebView session used for launching an Edge (Chromium) WebView-based app on desktop.  
           /// </summary>  
           public bool UseWebView  
           {  
               get { return this.BrowserName == WebViewBrowserNameValue; }  
               set { this.BrowserName = value ? WebViewBrowserNameValue : DefaultBrowserNameValue; }  
           }  

But EdgeOptions in Java , there is no relevant definition, I also tried the needs you mentioned using C# and it does work fine, so I think this option is a specific implementation in C#. For more details, you could refer to relevant source code :

EdgeOptions in C#:
https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/b00c95823c511ba63d601d80232ada078f3af02b/dotnet/src/webdriver/Edge/EdgeOptions.cs

EdgeOptions in Java:
https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/52845c30e7f514eb6c30a0718a6bacd9c60a0ba0/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/edge/EdgeOptions.java

With all that said, I think there are only two things you can do:

1. Switch the WebView2 control to the Edge browser for automation.
2. Send your suggestions to the relevant team through the github channel.

Best regards,
Xudong Peng

Answer 2

Hi @Anonymous Thanks for your instant response. Your answer helped in me in many ways.
Thank you again.

Regards
Dnyaneshwar Somwanshi