HOW TO TAKE SCREENSHOT USING SELENIUM WEBDRIVER?

1. import java.io.File;  
2. import java.io.IOException;  
3.   
4. import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;  
5. import org.openqa.selenium.By;  
6. import org.openqa.selenium.OutputType;  
7. import org.openqa.selenium.TakesScreenshot;  
8. import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;  
9. import org.openqa.selenium.firefox.FirefoxDriver;  
10.   
11. public class takeScreenshot{  
12.   
13.  public static void main(String[] args) {   
14.   
15.   WebDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver();  
16.   
17.   driver.get("http://helloselenium.blogspot.com");  
18.   
19.   File scrFile;  
20.   scrFile = ((TakesScreenshot)driver).getScreenshotAs(OutputType.FILE);  
21.   try {  
22.    FileUtils.copyFile(scrFile, new File("C:\\Screenshots\\test.png"));  
23.   } catch (IOException e) {  
24.    e.printStackTrace();  
25.   }  
26.     
27.   driver.quit();  
28.  }  
29.   
30. }  

Following code is to initialize the Firefox driver.

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1. WebDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver();  

Following code is to open the hello selenium blog in browser.

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1. driver.get("http://helloselenium.blogspot.com");  

You can also use the following code is to open the hello selenium blog in browser.

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1. driver.navigate().to("http://helloselenium.blogspot.com");  

Following code is to take the screenshot of the current page. In the below code we are storing the taken screenshot as a file.

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1. scrFile = ((TakesScreenshot)driver).getScreenshotAs(OutputType.FILE);  

Following code is to save the taken screenshot on a location. "C:\\Screenshots\\" is the path of location and "test.png" is the filename to save the taken screenshot as a file. This code needs exception handling which can be handled using throws or try catch.

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1. FileUtils.copyFile(scrFile, new File("C:\\Screenshots\\test.png"));  

Following code is to quit the Firefox driver.

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1. driver.quit();  

You can also use the following code is to close the Firefox driver.

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1. driver.close();