Differences between driver.close(), driver.quit() and driver.dispose()

driver.close() Method

The driver.close() method is used to close the current browser window which is in focus for WebDriver....

driver.quit() Method

driver.quit() method is used to close all browser windows which are running and it will end the webdriver session....

driver.dispose() Method

driver.dispose() method is used for specific webdriver implementations like .NET....

Differences between driver.close(), driver.quit() and driver.dispose()

Parameters driver.close() driver.quit() driver.dispose() Execution Scope Window/Tab-specific Session-specific Instance-specific Effect on WebDriver Session Doesn’t terminate Terminates along with windows Doesn’t terminate Resource Release Closes a specific window/tab in focus Terminates WebDriver and associated windows/tabs Releases resources for a specific WebDriver instance Effect on Active Window/Tab Closes the active window/tab Closes the active window/tab No effect Impact on Multiple Windows/Tabs Doesn’t affect Closes all windows/tabs Doesn’t affect Handling Single Window/Tab Closes the single window/tab Closes the single window/tab Doesn’t close Effect on WebDriver Server No impact Sends termination signal to WebDriver server No impact Graceful Termination Closes window/tab without ending session Ends WebDriver session Doesn’t end the session Memory Usage Resources used by the window/tab All WebDriver resources Resources used by instance Commonly Used in Closing a specific window/tab Ending a complete test or session Resource management scenarios...

Conclusion

All the three methods will be used to close the browsers based on requirement. The driver.quit() and driver.dispose() will close the all browser tabs whereas driver.close() method will close the currently focused window....