{"id":3142,"date":"2020-05-07T23:14:45","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T17:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.h2kinfosys.com\/blog\/?p=3142"},"modified":"2025-04-02T10:29:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T14:29:17","slug":"alert-and-popup-window-handling-in-selenium-webdriver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.h2kinfosys.com\/blog\/alert-and-popup-window-handling-in-selenium-webdriver\/","title":{"rendered":"Alert and Popup Window Handling in Selenium WebDriver"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In this article, we will learn about the types of alerts<\/strong> found in web application testing and how to handle them using Selenium WebDriver<\/strong>. We will also explore how to accept<\/strong> and reject<\/strong> alerts based on their types. By understanding these concepts, you\u2019ll not only improve your testing skills but also enhance your readiness for Selenium Certification<\/a><\/strong>, which will help you stand out in the competitive job market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, you will learn<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What is an Alert?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. How to handle Alert in Selenium WebDriver<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. How to handle Selenium Popup window using Selenium WebDriver<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    What is Alert?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Alert is a small message box that displays on-screen notification which provides the user some kind of information, If it takes User input then it\u2019s a popup message. It also is used for warning purposes. If convey or asks for permission it\u2019s a confirmation box. Alert is a popup window that displays on the screen. Users can perform many actions that can result in an alert on the screen. For example, when the user clicked on a button it displays a message or when you entered a form, the HTML<\/a> page asks for some extra information. Usually, alerts are different from regular windows. The main difference is that alerts are blocking in nature means that it will not allow users to perform any actions on the webpage if they are present. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Types of Alerts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    There are mainly three types of alerts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Simple Alert: <\/strong>It displays some information and just has an OK button on them. It mainly displays some information to the user. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Syntax:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      [box type=\"shadow\"]document.alert(\u201cThis is a simple alert\u201d)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
      or<\/p>\n\n\n\n
      alert(\u201cThis is an alert\u201d);[\/box]<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
      2. Prompt Alert:<\/strong> In prompt alerts, you have an input box to add text to the alert box. This is used when the user is required to enter the input. We use sendKeys()<\/em><\/strong> method to type something in the Prompt alert box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
      Syntax:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
      [box type=\"shadow\"]var person = prompt(\u201cDo you like testing?\u201d, \u201cYes\/No\u201d);[\/box]<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
      \"prompt.PNG\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
      3. Confirmation Alert: <\/strong>This alert has an option to accept or dismiss the alert. We use Alert.accept()<\/em><\/strong> to accept the alert and we use Alert.dismiss()<\/em><\/strong> to dismiss the alert. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
      Syntax:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
      [box type=\"shadow\"]var confirmResult = confirm(\u201cConfirm pop up with OK and Cancel button\u201d);[\/box]<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
      \"confirm.PNG\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
      Alerts handling using Selenium WebDriver<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
      Selenium provides an interface called Alert<\/em><\/strong> which is present in the org.openqa.selenium.Alert<\/em><\/strong> package. Alert interface<\/a> has the following methods to deal with the alerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n