How can you switch focus to a Selenium WebDriver alert using Java?

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How do you switch focus to an alert in Selenium WebDriver using Java?

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In response to your inquiry about switching focus to an alert in Selenium WebDriver using Java, I’d be happy to provide you with a comprehensive answer.

This is what worked for me using Explicit Wait from here WebDriver: Advanced Usage

public void checkAlert() { try { WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, 2); wait.until(ExpectedConditions.alertIsPresent()); Alert alert = driver.switchTo().alert(); alert.accept(); } catch (Exception e) { //exception handling } }

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Hi Kalyani

here is a comprehensive answer to guide you through the process and you could try:

try{ if(webDriver.switchTo().alert() != null){ Alert alert = webDriver.switchTo().alert(); alert.getText(); //etc. } }catch(Exception e){} If that doesn’t work, you could try looping through all the window handles and see if the alert exists. I’m not sure if the alert opens as a new window using selenium. for(String s: webDriver.getWindowHandles()){ //see if alert exists here. }

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Hi Kalyani,

I appreciate the opportunity to provide you with the requested information/method. Below is the method you can follow: public boolean isAlertPresent() { try { driver.switchTo().alert(); return true; } // try catch (Exception e) { return false; } // catch } Now, you can check whether alert is present or not by using the method written above as below: if (isAlertPresent()) { driver.switchTo().alert(); driver.switchTo().alert().accept(); driver.switchTo().defaultContent(); }

I hope this addresses your inquiry. If you have any further questions or need clarification, please feel free to ask.