Selenium Web Driver access Javascript global variable in Jquery

Question

I am trying to run a functional test in Python using Selenium, and I want to retrieve the value of a global variable in Javascript that has been declared on a certain page.

Normally browser.execute_script("return globalVar;") works fine, but this variable is declared within $(document).ready(function(){, and Selenium can't locate it.

So Selenium can return the variable when it's declared like this:

var globalvar = 0;
$(document).ready(function(){
});

but not like this:

$(document).ready(function(){
    var globalvar = 0;
});

Is there anyway I can use Selenium to return the value of the javascript global variable from within the Jquery document ready?

Lyn Headley · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-26 03:39:17Z

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That's not a global variable. It is local to the scope of the anonymous function. So no, you can't access it.

answered Jul 26, 2012 at 3:39

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mrl Over a year ago

Wow, I've been working in Jquery for too long. I completely looked over the fact that the document ready is a function itself.

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