How can I take a screenshot with Selenium WebDriver?

Question

Is it possible to take a screenshot using Selenium WebDriver?

(Note: Not Selenium Remote Control)

Answer 1

C#

You can use the following code snippet/function to take screenshot with Selenium:

    public void TakeScreenshot(IWebDriver driver, string path = @"output")
    {
        var cantakescreenshot = (driver as ITakesScreenshot) != null;
        if (!cantakescreenshot)
            return;
        var filename = string.Empty + DateTime.Now.Hour + DateTime.Now.Minute + DateTime.Now.Second + DateTime.Now.Millisecond;
        filename = path + @"\" + filename + ".png";
        var ss = ((ITakesScreenshot)driver).GetScreenshot();
        var screenshot = ss.AsBase64EncodedString;
        byte[] screenshotAsByteArray = ss.AsByteArray;
        if (!Directory.Exists(path))
            Directory.CreateDirectory(path);
        ss.SaveAsFile(filename, ImageFormat.Png);
    }