Change Device Orientation
You can change the device orientation by using the deviceOrientation capability.
| Capability | Description | Expected values |
|---|---|---|
deviceOrientation |
Set the screen orientation of the mobile device | A string. Default is portrait.portrait if you want the device to be in portrait mode, landscape otherwise. |
For example, refer to the sample of setting device orientation to landscape:
// Change device orientation to landscape
DesiredCapabilities caps = new DesiredCapabilities();
caps.setCapability("deviceOrientation", "landscape");
// Change device orientation to landscape
var capabilities = {
"deviceOrientation" : "landscape"
}
// Change device orientation to landscape
// For Chrome browser
ChromeOptions capability = new ChromeOptions();
capability.AddAdditionalCapability("deviceOrientation", "landscape", true);
// For Edge browser
EdgeOptions capability = new EdgeOptions();
capability.AddAdditionalCapability("deviceOrientation", "landscape");
// For IE browser
InternetExplorerOptions capability = new InternetExplorerOptions();
capability.AddAdditionalCapability("deviceOrientation", "landscape", true);
// For Firefox browser
FirefoxOptions capability = new FirefoxOptions();
capability.AddAdditionalCapability("deviceOrientation", "landscape", true);
# Change device orientation to landscape
$caps = array(
"deviceOrientation" => "landscape"
);
# Change device orientation to landscape
capabilities = {
"deviceOrientation" : "landscape"
}
# Change device orientation to landscape
caps = Selenium::WebDriver::Remote::Capabilities.new
caps["deviceOrientation"] = "landscape"
# Change device orientation to landscape
my $capabilities = {
"deviceOrientation" => "landscape"
}
Note:
Changing the orientation of your mobile device can be done only before test execution starts, using a capability. The orientation cannot be changed in the middle of the test script.
Following is the example of the device orientation in landscape mode:
If deviceOrientation capability is not set, the test will run in portrait mode as shown in the following figure:
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