How to use Selenium to refresh a page while waiting for a specific condition?

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How to use Selenium to refresh a page while waiting for a specific condition?

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Hi,

In Java or JavaScript, this method driver.navigate().refresh(); should refresh the page.

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There is no special extra coding. I have just used the existing functions in different ways to get it work.

Using sendKeys.Keys method:

driver.get("https://accounts.google.com/SignUp");
driver.findElement(By.id("firstname-placeholder")).sendKeys(Keys.F5);
Using navigate.refresh() method

driver.get("https://accounts.google.com/SignUp");  
driver.navigate().refresh();
Using navigate.to() method

driver.get("https://accounts.google.com/SignUp");  
driver.navigate().to(driver.getCurrentUrl());
Using get() method

driver.get("https://accounts.google.com/SignUp");  
driver.get(driver.getCurrentUrl());
Using sendKeys() method

driver.get("https://accounts.google.com/SignUp"); 
driver.findElement(By.id("firstname-placeholder")).sendKeys("\uE035");
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An alternative to refreshing a page (similar to pressing F5) in Selenium is to use the following methods for a Selenium refresh page action:

Using the navigate method: driver.navigate().refresh();

Using the Actions class to simulate a keyboard shortcut:

actions.keyDown(Keys.CONTROL).sendKeys(Keys.F5).perform();

These approaches effectively refresh the page while utilizing Selenium.