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   <h1 id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver" class="text-break">
 Interface IWebDriver  <a class="header-action link-secondary" title="View source" href="https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/dotnet/src/webdriver/IWebDriver.cs/#L47"><i class="bi bi-code-slash"></i></a>
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   <div class="facts text-secondary">
     <dl><dt>Namespace</dt><dd><a class="xref" href="OpenQA.html">OpenQA</a>.<a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.html">Selenium</a></dd></dl>
   <dl><dt>Assembly</dt><dd>WebDriver.dll</dd></dl>
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   <div class="markdown summary"><p>Defines the interface through which the user controls the browser.</p>
 </div>
   <div class="markdown conceptual"></div>

   <div class="codewrapper">
     <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public interface IWebDriver : ISearchContext, IDisposable</code></pre>
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   <dl class="typelist inheritedMembers">
     <dt>Inherited Members</dt>
     <dd>
     <div>
       <a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.ISearchContext.html#OpenQA_Selenium_ISearchContext_FindElement_OpenQA_Selenium_By_">ISearchContext.FindElement(By)</a>
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     <div>
       <a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.ISearchContext.html#OpenQA_Selenium_ISearchContext_FindElements_OpenQA_Selenium_By_">ISearchContext.FindElements(By)</a>
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     <div>
       <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.idisposable.dispose">IDisposable.Dispose()</a>
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   </dd></dl>

   <dl class="typelist extensionMethods">
     <dt>Extension Methods</dt>
     <dd>
   <div>
       <a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.BiDi.WebDriverExtensions.html#OpenQA_Selenium_BiDi_WebDriverExtensions_AsBiDiAsync_OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_OpenQA_Selenium_BiDi_BiDiOptions_">WebDriverExtensions.AsBiDiAsync(IWebDriver, BiDiOptions?)</a>
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   </dd></dl>


   <h2 id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_remarks">Remarks</h2>
   <div class="markdown level0 remarks"><p>The <a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.html">IWebDriver</a> interface is the main interface to use for testing, which
 represents an idealized web browser. The methods in this class fall into three categories:</p>
 <ul><li>Control of the browser itself</li><li>Selection of <a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebElement.html">IWebElements</a></li><li>Debugging aids</li></ul><p>
 Key properties and methods are <a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.html#OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Url">Url</a>, which is used to
 load a new web page by setting the property, and the various methods similar
 to <a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.ISearchContext.html#OpenQA_Selenium_ISearchContext_FindElement_OpenQA_Selenium_By_">FindElement(By)</a>, which is used to find <a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebElement.html">IWebElements</a>.
 </p><p>
 You use the interface by instantiate drivers that implement of this interface.
 You should write your tests against this interface so that you may "swap in" a
 more fully featured browser when there is a requirement for one.
 </p>
 </div>


   <h2 class="section" id="properties">Properties
 </h2>


   <a id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_CurrentWindowHandle_" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.CurrentWindowHandle*"></a>

   <h3 id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_CurrentWindowHandle" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.CurrentWindowHandle">
   CurrentWindowHandle
   <a class="header-action link-secondary" title="View source" href="https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/dotnet/src/webdriver/IWebDriver.cs/#L88"><i class="bi bi-code-slash"></i></a>
   </h3>

   <div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the current window handle, which is an opaque handle to this
 window that uniquely identifies it within this driver instance.</p>
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   <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>

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     <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">string CurrentWindowHandle { get; }</code></pre>
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   <h4 class="section">Property Value</h4>
   <dl class="parameters">
     <dt><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></dt>
     <dd></dd>
   </dl>


   <a id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_PageSource_" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.PageSource*"></a>

   <h3 id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_PageSource" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.PageSource">
   PageSource
   <a class="header-action link-secondary" title="View source" href="https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/dotnet/src/webdriver/IWebDriver.cs/#L82"><i class="bi bi-code-slash"></i></a>
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   <div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the source of the page last loaded by the browser.</p>
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     <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">string PageSource { get; }</code></pre>
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   <h4 class="section">Property Value</h4>
   <dl class="parameters">
     <dt><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></dt>
     <dd></dd>
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   <h4 class="section" id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_PageSource_remarks">Remarks</h4>
   <div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>If the page has been modified after loading (for example, by JavaScript)
 there is no guarantee that the returned text is that of the modified page.
 Please consult the documentation of the particular driver being used to
 determine whether the returned text reflects the current state of the page
 or the text last sent by the web server. The page source returned is a
 representation of the underlying DOM: do not expect it to be formatted
 or escaped in the same way as the response sent from the web server.</p>
 </div>


   <a id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Title_" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.Title*"></a>

   <h3 id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Title" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.Title">
   Title
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   </h3>

   <div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the title of the current browser window.</p>
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     <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">string Title { get; }</code></pre>
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   <h4 class="section">Property Value</h4>
   <dl class="parameters">
     <dt><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></dt>
     <dd></dd>
   </dl>


   <a id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Url_" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.Url*"></a>

   <h3 id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Url" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.Url">
   Url
   <a class="header-action link-secondary" title="View source" href="https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/dotnet/src/webdriver/IWebDriver.cs/#L63"><i class="bi bi-code-slash"></i></a>
   </h3>

   <div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets or sets the URL the browser is currently displaying.</p>
 </div>
   <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>

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     <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">string Url { get; set; }</code></pre>
   </div>


   <h4 class="section">Property Value</h4>
   <dl class="parameters">
     <dt><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></dt>
     <dd></dd>
   </dl>


   <h4 class="section" id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Url_remarks">Remarks</h4>
   <div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>Setting the <a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.html#OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Url">Url</a> property will load a new web page in the current browser window.
 This is done using an HTTP GET operation, and the method will block until the
 load is complete. This will follow redirects issued either by the server or
 as a meta-redirect from within the returned HTML. Should a meta-redirect &quot;rest&quot;
 for any duration of time, it is best to wait until this timeout is over, since
 should the underlying page change while your test is executing the results of
 future calls against this interface will be against the freshly loaded page.</p>
 </div>


   <dl class="typelist seealso">
     <dt>See Also</dt>
     <dd>
     <div><a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.INavigation.html#OpenQA_Selenium_INavigation_GoToUrl_System_String_">GoToUrl</a>(<a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a>)</div>
     <div><a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.INavigation.html#OpenQA_Selenium_INavigation_GoToUrl_System_Uri_">GoToUrl</a>(<a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.uri">Uri</a>)</div>
     </dd>
   </dl>


   <a id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_WindowHandles_" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.WindowHandles*"></a>

   <h3 id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_WindowHandles" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.WindowHandles">
   WindowHandles
   <a class="header-action link-secondary" title="View source" href="https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/dotnet/src/webdriver/IWebDriver.cs/#L93"><i class="bi bi-code-slash"></i></a>
   </h3>

   <div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the window handles of open browser windows.</p>
 </div>
   <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>

   <div class="codewrapper">
     <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">ReadOnlyCollection&lt;string&gt; WindowHandles { get; }</code></pre>
   </div>


   <h4 class="section">Property Value</h4>
   <dl class="parameters">
     <dt><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.collections.objectmodel.readonlycollection-1">ReadOnlyCollection</a>&lt;<a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a>&gt;</dt>
     <dd></dd>
   </dl>


   <h2 class="section" id="methods">Methods
 </h2>


   <a id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Close_" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.Close*"></a>

   <h3 id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Close" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.Close">
   Close()
   <a class="header-action link-secondary" title="View source" href="https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/dotnet/src/webdriver/IWebDriver.cs/#L98"><i class="bi bi-code-slash"></i></a>
   </h3>

   <div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Close the current window, quitting the browser if it is the last window currently open.</p>
 </div>
   <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>

   <div class="codewrapper">
     <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">void Close()</code></pre>
   </div>


   <a id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Manage_" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.Manage*"></a>

   <h3 id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Manage" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.Manage">
   Manage()
   <a class="header-action link-secondary" title="View source" href="https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/dotnet/src/webdriver/IWebDriver.cs/#L110"><i class="bi bi-code-slash"></i></a>
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   <div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Instructs the driver to change its settings.</p>
 </div>
   <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>

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     <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">IOptions Manage()</code></pre>
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   <h4 class="section">Returns</h4>
   <dl class="parameters">
     <dt><a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.IOptions.html">IOptions</a></dt>
     <dd><p>An <a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.IOptions.html">IOptions</a> object allowing the user to change
 the settings of the driver.</p>
 </dd>
   </dl>


   <a id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Navigate_" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.Navigate*"></a>

   <h3 id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Navigate" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.Navigate">
   Navigate()
   <a class="header-action link-secondary" title="View source" href="https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/dotnet/src/webdriver/IWebDriver.cs/#L117"><i class="bi bi-code-slash"></i></a>
   </h3>

   <div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Instructs the driver to navigate the browser to another location.</p>
 </div>
   <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>

   <div class="codewrapper">
     <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">INavigation Navigate()</code></pre>
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   <h4 class="section">Returns</h4>
   <dl class="parameters">
     <dt><a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.INavigation.html">INavigation</a></dt>
     <dd><p>An <a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.INavigation.html">INavigation</a> object allowing the user to access
 the browser's history and to navigate to a given URL.</p>
 </dd>
   </dl>


   <a id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Quit_" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.Quit*"></a>

   <h3 id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Quit" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.Quit">
   Quit()
   <a class="header-action link-secondary" title="View source" href="https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/dotnet/src/webdriver/IWebDriver.cs/#L103"><i class="bi bi-code-slash"></i></a>
   </h3>

   <div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Quits this driver, closing every associated window.</p>
 </div>
   <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>

   <div class="codewrapper">
     <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">void Quit()</code></pre>
   </div>


   <a id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_SwitchTo_" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.SwitchTo*"></a>

   <h3 id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_SwitchTo" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.SwitchTo">
   SwitchTo()
   <a class="header-action link-secondary" title="View source" href="https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/dotnet/src/webdriver/IWebDriver.cs/#L124"><i class="bi bi-code-slash"></i></a>
   </h3>

   <div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Instructs the driver to send future commands to a different frame or window.</p>
 </div>
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   <div class="codewrapper">
     <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">ITargetLocator SwitchTo()</code></pre>
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   <h4 class="section">Returns</h4>
   <dl class="parameters">
     <dt><a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.ITargetLocator.html">ITargetLocator</a></dt>
     <dd><p>An <a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.ITargetLocator.html">ITargetLocator</a> object which can be used to select
 a frame or window.</p>
 </dd>
   </dl>


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	<h1 id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver" class="text-break">
	Interface IWebDriver <a class="header-action link-secondary" title="View source" href="https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/dotnet/src/webdriver/IWebDriver.cs/#L47"><i class="bi bi-code-slash"></i></a>
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	<div class="facts text-secondary">
	<dl><dt>Namespace</dt><dd><a class="xref" href="OpenQA.html">OpenQA</a>.<a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.html">Selenium</a></dd></dl>
	<dl><dt>Assembly</dt><dd>WebDriver.dll</dd></dl>
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	<div class="markdown summary"><p>Defines the interface through which the user controls the browser.</p>
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	<div class="markdown conceptual"></div>

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	<pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public interface IWebDriver : ISearchContext, IDisposable</code></pre>
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	<dl class="typelist inheritedMembers">
	<dt>Inherited Members</dt>
	<dd>
	<div>
	<a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.ISearchContext.html#OpenQA_Selenium_ISearchContext_FindElement_OpenQA_Selenium_By_">ISearchContext.FindElement(By)</a>
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	<div>
	<a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.ISearchContext.html#OpenQA_Selenium_ISearchContext_FindElements_OpenQA_Selenium_By_">ISearchContext.FindElements(By)</a>
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	<div>
	<a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.idisposable.dispose">IDisposable.Dispose()</a>
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	</dd></dl>

	<dl class="typelist extensionMethods">
	<dt>Extension Methods</dt>
	<dd>
	<div>
	<a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.BiDi.WebDriverExtensions.html#OpenQA_Selenium_BiDi_WebDriverExtensions_AsBiDiAsync_OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_OpenQA_Selenium_BiDi_BiDiOptions_">WebDriverExtensions.AsBiDiAsync(IWebDriver, BiDiOptions?)</a>
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	</dd></dl>



	<h2 id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_remarks">Remarks</h2>
	<div class="markdown level0 remarks"><p>The <a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.html">IWebDriver</a> interface is the main interface to use for testing, which
	represents an idealized web browser. The methods in this class fall into three categories:</p>
	<ul><li>Control of the browser itself</li><li>Selection of <a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebElement.html">IWebElements</a></li><li>Debugging aids</li></ul><p>
	Key properties and methods are <a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.html#OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Url">Url</a>, which is used to
	load a new web page by setting the property, and the various methods similar
	to <a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.ISearchContext.html#OpenQA_Selenium_ISearchContext_FindElement_OpenQA_Selenium_By_">FindElement(By)</a>, which is used to find <a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebElement.html">IWebElements</a>.
	</p><p>
	You use the interface by instantiate drivers that implement of this interface.
	You should write your tests against this interface so that you may "swap in" a
	more fully featured browser when there is a requirement for one.
	</p>
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	<h2 class="section" id="properties">Properties
	</h2>


	<a id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_CurrentWindowHandle_" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.CurrentWindowHandle*"></a>

	<h3 id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_CurrentWindowHandle" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.CurrentWindowHandle">
	CurrentWindowHandle
	<a class="header-action link-secondary" title="View source" href="https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/dotnet/src/webdriver/IWebDriver.cs/#L88"><i class="bi bi-code-slash"></i></a>
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	<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the current window handle, which is an opaque handle to this
	window that uniquely identifies it within this driver instance.</p>
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	<pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">string CurrentWindowHandle { get; }</code></pre>
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	<h4 class="section">Property Value</h4>
	<dl class="parameters">
	<dt><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></dt>
	<dd></dd>
	</dl>








	<a id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_PageSource_" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.PageSource*"></a>

	<h3 id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_PageSource" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.PageSource">
	PageSource
	<a class="header-action link-secondary" title="View source" href="https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/dotnet/src/webdriver/IWebDriver.cs/#L82"><i class="bi bi-code-slash"></i></a>
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	<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the source of the page last loaded by the browser.</p>
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	<pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">string PageSource { get; }</code></pre>
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	<h4 class="section">Property Value</h4>
	<dl class="parameters">
	<dt><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></dt>
	<dd></dd>
	</dl>




	<h4 class="section" id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_PageSource_remarks">Remarks</h4>
	<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>If the page has been modified after loading (for example, by JavaScript)
	there is no guarantee that the returned text is that of the modified page.
	Please consult the documentation of the particular driver being used to
	determine whether the returned text reflects the current state of the page
	or the text last sent by the web server. The page source returned is a
	representation of the underlying DOM: do not expect it to be formatted
	or escaped in the same way as the response sent from the web server.</p>
	</div>




	<a id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Title_" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.Title*"></a>

	<h3 id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Title" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.Title">
	Title
	<a class="header-action link-secondary" title="View source" href="https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/dotnet/src/webdriver/IWebDriver.cs/#L68"><i class="bi bi-code-slash"></i></a>
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	<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the title of the current browser window.</p>
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	<div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>

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	<pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">string Title { get; }</code></pre>
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	<h4 class="section">Property Value</h4>
	<dl class="parameters">
	<dt><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></dt>
	<dd></dd>
	</dl>








	<a id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Url_" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.Url*"></a>

	<h3 id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Url" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.Url">
	Url
	<a class="header-action link-secondary" title="View source" href="https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/dotnet/src/webdriver/IWebDriver.cs/#L63"><i class="bi bi-code-slash"></i></a>
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	<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets or sets the URL the browser is currently displaying.</p>
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	<pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">string Url { get; set; }</code></pre>
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	<h4 class="section">Property Value</h4>
	<dl class="parameters">
	<dt><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></dt>
	<dd></dd>
	</dl>




	<h4 class="section" id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Url_remarks">Remarks</h4>
	<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>Setting the <a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.html#OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Url">Url</a> property will load a new web page in the current browser window.
	This is done using an HTTP GET operation, and the method will block until the
	load is complete. This will follow redirects issued either by the server or
	as a meta-redirect from within the returned HTML. Should a meta-redirect "rest"
	for any duration of time, it is best to wait until this timeout is over, since
	should the underlying page change while your test is executing the results of
	future calls against this interface will be against the freshly loaded page.</p>
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	<dl class="typelist seealso">
	<dt>See Also</dt>
	<dd>
	<div><a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.INavigation.html#OpenQA_Selenium_INavigation_GoToUrl_System_String_">GoToUrl</a>(<a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a>)</div>
	<div><a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.INavigation.html#OpenQA_Selenium_INavigation_GoToUrl_System_Uri_">GoToUrl</a>(<a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.uri">Uri</a>)</div>
	</dd>
	</dl>


	<a id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_WindowHandles_" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.WindowHandles*"></a>

	<h3 id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_WindowHandles" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.WindowHandles">
	WindowHandles
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	</h3>

	<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the window handles of open browser windows.</p>
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	<div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>

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	<pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">ReadOnlyCollection<string> WindowHandles { get; }</code></pre>
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	<h4 class="section">Property Value</h4>
	<dl class="parameters">
	<dt><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.collections.objectmodel.readonlycollection-1">ReadOnlyCollection</a><<a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a>></dt>
	<dd></dd>
	</dl>








	<h2 class="section" id="methods">Methods
	</h2>


	<a id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Close_" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.Close*"></a>

	<h3 id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Close" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.Close">
	Close()
	<a class="header-action link-secondary" title="View source" href="https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/dotnet/src/webdriver/IWebDriver.cs/#L98"><i class="bi bi-code-slash"></i></a>
	</h3>

	<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Close the current window, quitting the browser if it is the last window currently open.</p>
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	<div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>

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	<pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">void Close()</code></pre>
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	<a id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Manage_" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.Manage*"></a>

	<h3 id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Manage" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.Manage">
	Manage()
	<a class="header-action link-secondary" title="View source" href="https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/dotnet/src/webdriver/IWebDriver.cs/#L110"><i class="bi bi-code-slash"></i></a>
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	<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Instructs the driver to change its settings.</p>
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	<div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>

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	<pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">IOptions Manage()</code></pre>
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	<h4 class="section">Returns</h4>
	<dl class="parameters">
	<dt><a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.IOptions.html">IOptions</a></dt>
	<dd><p>An <a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.IOptions.html">IOptions</a> object allowing the user to change
	the settings of the driver.</p>
	</dd>
	</dl>











	<a id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Navigate_" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.Navigate*"></a>

	<h3 id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Navigate" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.Navigate">
	Navigate()
	<a class="header-action link-secondary" title="View source" href="https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/dotnet/src/webdriver/IWebDriver.cs/#L117"><i class="bi bi-code-slash"></i></a>
	</h3>

	<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Instructs the driver to navigate the browser to another location.</p>
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	<div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>

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	<pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">INavigation Navigate()</code></pre>
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	<h4 class="section">Returns</h4>
	<dl class="parameters">
	<dt><a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.INavigation.html">INavigation</a></dt>
	<dd><p>An <a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.INavigation.html">INavigation</a> object allowing the user to access
	the browser's history and to navigate to a given URL.</p>
	</dd>
	</dl>











	<a id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Quit_" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.Quit*"></a>

	<h3 id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_Quit" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.Quit">
	Quit()
	<a class="header-action link-secondary" title="View source" href="https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/dotnet/src/webdriver/IWebDriver.cs/#L103"><i class="bi bi-code-slash"></i></a>
	</h3>

	<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Quits this driver, closing every associated window.</p>
	</div>
	<div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>

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	<pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">void Quit()</code></pre>
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	<a id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_SwitchTo_" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.SwitchTo*"></a>

	<h3 id="OpenQA_Selenium_IWebDriver_SwitchTo" data-uid="OpenQA.Selenium.IWebDriver.SwitchTo">
	SwitchTo()
	<a class="header-action link-secondary" title="View source" href="https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/dotnet/src/webdriver/IWebDriver.cs/#L124"><i class="bi bi-code-slash"></i></a>
	</h3>

	<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Instructs the driver to send future commands to a different frame or window.</p>
	</div>
	<div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>

	<div class="codewrapper">
	<pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">ITargetLocator SwitchTo()</code></pre>
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	<h4 class="section">Returns</h4>
	<dl class="parameters">
	<dt><a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.ITargetLocator.html">ITargetLocator</a></dt>
	<dd><p>An <a class="xref" href="OpenQA.Selenium.ITargetLocator.html">ITargetLocator</a> object which can be used to select
	a frame or window.</p>
	</dd>
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