How can I simulate opening a link in a new tab and how can I perform actions on the newly opened tab?

In the context of selenium, you can simulate opening a link in a new tab and can switch to the newly opened tab by using the selenium in Python programming language, by using these steps:-

Identify the element that represents the link that you want to open in a new tab.

You can use the action chains class to perform a “right click” action in the link element.

You can send the keyboard shortcuts for opening the link in a new tab.

Now you can switch to the newly opened tab by using the window handles attribute.

Here is how you can execute these steps in Python programming language:-

from selenium import webdriver

from selenium.webdriver.common.action_chains import ActionChains

from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys

# Initialize the webdriver

driver = webdriver.Chrome()

# Navigate to the webpage

driver.get("https://example.com")

# Identify the element representing the link to open in a new tab

link_element = driver.find_element_by_link_text("Link Text")

# Create an instance of ActionChains

action_chains = ActionChains(driver)

# Right click on the link to open the context menu

action_chains.context_click(link_element).perform()

# Send the keyboard shortcut to open the link in a new tab

action_chains.send_keys(Keys.DOWN).send_keys(Keys.ENTER).perform()

# Switch to the newly opened tab

new_tab_handle = driver.window_handles[-1]

driver.switch_to.window(new_tab_handle)

# Perform actions on the newly opened tab

# For example, you can find elements and interact with them

# Close the webdriver

driver.quit()