Getting the URL of the current page using Selenium WebDriver

Question

I'm attempting to get the URL of the currently open page. I am using Selenium WebDriver and Java.

I am accessing the current URL via:

WebDriver driver = new WebDriver(); String url = driver.getCurrentUrl(); 

however, the URL does not appear to actually reflect where I currently am.

My current test case involves going to the NYT website and then clicking on the "Technology" link. However, url appears to always be http://www.nytimes.com/, regardless of the URL that is displayed in the address bar.

How do I actually access the value of the URL that's in the address bar so I can tell what page I'm actually on?

Answer 1

Put sleep. It will work. I have tried. The reason is that the page wasn't loaded yet. Check this question to know how to wait for load - Wait for page load in Selenium