Access JavaScript variables with Selenium IDE

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I'm wondering if it's possible to access page JavaScript variables with Selenium. I have an application that's using a variable attached to the window object. It has a global scope and I can access it either with window._myvar, window['_myvar'], _myvar, this['_myvar'], this._myvar depending on the context.

So I tried to get Selenium to echo it. As far as I understand, in Selenium IDE the context in which everything runs is selenium. I tried doing this.browserbot.getCurrentWindow()._myvar, this.browserbot.getCurrentWindow()[_myvar] to no avail. I get bumped with the following error Unexpected Exception: message -> eval(match[1]) is undefined.

Anyone managed to access their page's JavaScript?

Dave Hunt · Accepted Answer · 2009-09-14 09:29:34Z

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You should be able to get variables using the getUserWindow rather than getCurrentWindow. See the following example:

assertEval | this.browserbot.getUserWindow().myVar | Hello World!

answered Sep 14, 2009 at 9:29

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AutomatedTester Over a year ago

Doh! totally forgot about getUserWindow(). Deleting my answer

bcoughlan Over a year ago

Does the target parameter need to be wrapped in javascript {...}?

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