getTitle() returning current URL instead of page title

Question

I have a scenario like clicking on the images of home page and validating page title. I am facing an issue say I am using the getTitle() function to get a page title to validate but it's returning the current URL, so my test case failed by comparing with the page title.

Here's my question: Why is it returning a current URL instead of a page title? If anyone faced this issue.

Note : This does not occur every time.

Answer 1

Instead of using getTitle(), try the below:

WebElement title = driver.findElement(By.tagName("title"));
System.out.println(title.getText());

Answer 2

    WebDriver driver=new FirefoxDriver();
    String baseUrl="http://www.google.com";
    String expectedTitle="Google";
    driver.get(baseUrl);
    String actualTitle=driver.getTitle();
    if(actualTitle.equals(expectedTitle)){
        System.out.println("Test Pass");
    }
    else{
        System.out.println("Test Failed");
    }

it is working fine get the page Title in String and then Compare it with your Actual Title and if that matches then Test Pass