SeleniumIDE Issue - js alert() is not detected by IDE

Question

SeleniumIDE Issue - js alert() is not detected by IDE

These steps will reproduce the problem:

1. Open http://www.w3schools.com/js/tryit.asp?filename=tryjs_alert2
2. Click on the "try it" button
3. The clicking of OK on alert is not captured by IDE

Answer 1

SeleniumIDE handles JavaScript alerts by not showing them at all. The problem is that this button and alert is generated in an iFrame, thus the resulting error message is also in the iFrame and cannot be handled unless it has focus.

Selenium handles iFrame as a sort of window, you first need to select it to interact with it.

Try these steps to verify it does indeed work:

<tr>
    <td>open</td>
    <td>http://www.w3schools.com/js/tryit.asp?filename=tryjs_alert2</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>selectFrame</td>
    <td>id=iframeResult</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>click</td>
    <td>xpath=//button</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>

Result is an message in the IDE console, instead of an JavaScript alertbox: [error] Error: There was an unexpected Alert! [Hello How are you?]

Also read this about handling javascript alerts with the Selenium IDE: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14788118/selenium-ide-how-to-handle-java-script-alerts-and-confirmations

Answer 2

Look at the given link for example-

1. How To Handle JavaScript Prompt Box: http://reditblog.blogspot.in/2014/11/how-to-handle-javascript-prompt-box.html

2. How To Handle JavaScript Confirm Box: http://reditblog.blogspot.in/2014/11/how-to-handle-javascript-confirm-box.html

3. How To Handle JavaScript Alert Box: http://reditblog.blogspot.in/2014/11/how-to-handle-javascript-alert-box.html