How to get browser name using Selenium WebDriver with Java?

Question

I have a test case and need to execute based on the browser name i.e. IE or Chrome. In this test case some part will depend on browser type.

How will I get the brows

Answer 1

For those using C# you can do the following to detect browser when using either the local browser driver or remotewebdriver:

        public static bool IsSafari(IWebDriver driver)
        {
            // Using remotewebdriver e.g. browserstack
            if (SomeConfig.UsingRemoteWebDriver)
                return GetRemoteDriverBrowserName(driver) == "safari";
            // Using local browser driver
            return driver.GetType() == typeof(SafariDriver);
        }

        public static bool IsInternetExplorer(IWebDriver driver)
        {
            // Using remotewebdriver e.g. browserstack
            if (SomeConfig.UsingRemoteWebDriver)
                return GetRemoteDriverBrowserName(driver) == "internet explorer";
            // Using local browser driver
            return driver.GetType() == typeof(InternetExplorerDriver);
        }

        private static string GetRemoteDriverBrowserName(IWebDriver driver)
        {
            return ((RemoteWebDriver)driver).Capabilities.GetCapability("browserName").ToString().ToLower();
        }