playwright 1.0.0

class: browsertype

[27:14] (extern: com.lehman.aussom.ABrowserType) extends: object

The browsertype class represents a specific browser type (Chromium, Firefox, or WebKit). It provides methods to launch new browser instances or connect to existing ones. Instances are obtained via playwright.chromium(), playwright.firefox(), or playwright.webkit().

Methods

• launch ()

  Launches a new browser instance with default options.

  • @r A new browser object.

• launchHeadless (bool Headless)

  Launches a new browser instance in headless mode based on the provided flag.

  • @p Headless is a bool that when true runs the browser without a visible UI.
  • @r A new browser object.

• launchPersistentContext (string UserDataDir)

  Launches a new persistent browser context with the provided user data directory. Unlike launch(), this creates a BrowserContext directly and persists cookies, cache, and local storage between sessions.

  • @p UserDataDir is a string path to the directory where the browser profile data will be stored.
  • @r A new browsercontext object backed by a persistent profile.

• launchPersistentContextHeadless (string UserDataDir, bool Headless)

  Launches a new persistent browser context in headless or headed mode.

  • @p UserDataDir is a string path to the directory where the browser profile data will be stored.
  • @p Headless is a bool that when true runs the browser without a visible UI.
  • @r A new browsercontext object backed by a persistent profile.

• name ()

  Returns the browser type name string (e.g. "chromium", "firefox", "webkit").

  • @r A string with the browser type name.

• executablePath ()

  Returns the path to the browser executable that will be used when launching this browser type.

  • @r A string with the path to the browser executable.