How to Handle Alerts with katalon studio

Introduction

Hey Readers!!

We all have come across the Alert pop-ups on a web page. They are alert messages with specific messages.

In this article, you'll learn how to handle alerts in Katalon Studio.

Let's begin!!

Alert

An alert in JavaScript is a specific kind of popup notification for users of the script. A dialogue box with a specified message and OK/Cancel buttons appears.

Handle Alerts using Katalon Studio​

Let’s look into handling alerts using the Katalon Studio.

Handle Accept Alert​

This alerting method is used to verify a user's activity. You can do it manually or automatically.

Manual Mode

1. Launching the browser and using the Open Browser technique to navigate to the Alert current page
2. Maximize the browser window using the command Maximize window.
3. Press on button 
4. Accept the Alert

Script Mode

import static com.kms.katalon.core.testobject.ObjectRepository.findTestObject
import com.kms.katalon.core.webui.keyword.WebUiBuiltInKeywords as WebUI

'Launching the browser and using the Open Browser technique to navigate to the Alert current page'
WebUI.openBrowser('C:\\\\Users\\\\asus\\\\Desktop\\\\How to Handle Alerts.html')

'Maximize the browser window using the command Maximize window.'
WebUI.maximizeWindow()

'Press on button '
WebUI.click(findTestObject('Alerts/button_ClickHere'))

'Accept the Alert'
WebUI.acceptAlert()

Handle Dismiss Alert​

This method is used when the user wants to cancel something.

Manual Mode

1. Launching the browser and using the Open Browser technique to navigate to the Alert current page
2. Maximize the browser window using the command Maximize window.
3. Press on button 
4. Dismissing the Alert.

Script Mode

import static com.kms.katalon.core.testobject.ObjectRepository.findTestObject
import com.kms.katalon.core.webui.keyword.WebUiBuiltInKeywords as WebUI

'Launching the browser and using the Open Browser technique to navigate to the Alert current page'
WebUI.openBrowser('C:\\\\Users\\\\asus\\\\Desktop\\\\How to Handle Alerts.html')

'Maximize the browser window using the command Maximize window.'
WebUI.maximizeWindow()

'Press on button '
WebUI.click(findTestObject('Alerts/button_ClickHere'))

'Dissming the Alert'
WebUI.dismissAlert()

Send data to an alert dialog

The sendKeys() method allows text to be passed to an Alert text message.

Manual Mode

1. Launching the browser and using the Open Browser technique to navigate to the Alert current page
2. Maximize the browser window using the command Maximize window.
3. Press on button 
4. With the help of the sendKeys method, pass the Text to an Alert.

Script Mode

import static com.kms.katalon.core.testobject.ObjectRepository.findTestObject
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver as WebDriver
import com.kms.katalon.core.webui.driver.DriverFactory as DriverFactory
import com.kms.katalon.core.webui.keyword.WebUiBuiltInKeywords as WebUI

'Launching the browser and using the Open Browser technique to navigate to the Alert current page\r\n'
WebUI.openBrowser('C:\\\\Users\\\\asus\\\\Desktop\\Alerts\\How to Handle Alerts2.html')

'Maximize the browser window using the command Maximize window.'
WebUI.maximizeWindow()

'Press on button \r\n'
WebUI.click(findTestObject('Alerts/button_ClickHere'))

WebDriver driver = DriverFactory.getWebDriver()

'Passing the text in the Alert\r\n'
driver.switchTo().alert().sendKeys('Testing')

'Dismissing the Alert.'
WebUI.dismissAlert()

Capture the alert message​

Capture the message on Alert with the getText() method.

Manual Mode

1. Launching the browser and using the Open Browser technique to navigate to the Alert current page
2. Maximize the browser window using the command Maximize window.
3. Press on button 
4. Get the text from the Alert and store it in the Variable
5. Verify the Actual and Expected text from the Alert

Script Mode

import static com.kms.katalon.core.testobject.ObjectRepository.findTestObject
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver as WebDriver
import com.kms.katalon.core.webui.driver.DriverFactory as DriverFactory
import com.kms.katalon.core.webui.keyword.WebUiBuiltInKeywords as WebUI


'Launching the browser and using the Open Browser technique to navigate to the Alert current page\r\n'
WebUI.openBrowser('C:\\\\Users\\\\User\\\\Desktop\\Alerts\\How to Handle Alerts2.html')

'Maximize the browser window using the command Maximize window.'
WebUI.maximizeWindow()

'Press on button \r\n'
WebUI.click(findTestObject('Alerts/button_ClickHere'))

WebDriver driver = DriverFactory.getWebDriver()

'Get the text from the alert and store it in Variable'
String AlertText = driver.switchTo().alert().getText()

'Verify the Actual and Expected text from the Alert'
WebUI.verifyEqual(AlertText, 'Please enter your name')