org.openqa.selenium.NoAlertPresentException: no alert open

Question

My test checks to see if I can send a message to the mail. When I click the send button should check the alert.

My code for alert is:

        Alert alert = driver.switchTo().alert();
        System.out.println(alert.getText());
        alert.accept();
        Assert.assertTrue(alert.getText().contains("Thanks."));

My error is:

Starting ChromeDriver 2.25.426923 (0390b88869384d6eb0d5d09729679f934aab9eed) on port 13707
Only local connections are allowed.

org.openqa.selenium.NoAlertPresentException: no alert open
  (Session info: chrome=55.0.2883.87)
  (Driver info: chromedriver=2.25.426923 (0390b88869384d6eb0d5d09729679f934aab9eed),platform=Windows NT 6.3.9600 x86_64) (WARNING: The server did not provide any stacktrace information)
Command duration or timeout: 76 milliseconds
Build info: version: 'unknown', revision: '31c43c8', time: '2016-08-02 21:57:56 -0700'
System info: host: 'Gaga', ip: '192.168.1.6', os.name: 'Windows 8.1', os.arch: 'amd64', os.version: '6.3', java.version: '1.8.0_101'
Driver info: org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver
Capabilities [{applicationCacheEnabled=false, rotatable=false, mobileEmulationEnabled=false, networkConnectionEnabled=false, chrome={chromedriverVersion=2.25.426923 (0390b88869384d6eb0d5d09729679f934aab9eed), userDataDir=C:\Users\Dragana\AppData\Local\Temp\scoped_dir6652_7181}, takesHeapSnapshot=true, pageLoadStrategy=normal, databaseEnabled=false, handlesAlerts=true, hasTouchScreen=false, version=55.0.2883.87, platform=WIN8_1, browserConnectionEnabled=false, nativeEvents=true, acceptSslCerts=true, locationContextEnabled=true, webStorageEnabled=true, browserName=chrome, takesScreenshot=true, javascriptEnabled=true, cssSelectorsEnabled=true}]
Session ID: b7131fce27b2ef40f1daff3c82188e7c

is it because you accepted the alert first and then tried to get the text !? — Prageeth Saravanan
– Prageeth Saravanan, Commented Dec 21, 2016 at 21:24

Shambu · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-21 22:10:50Z

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The code has to wait for alert. Below is the sample code

try {
    WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, 2);
    wait.until(ExpectedConditions.alertIsPresent());
    Alert alert = driver.switchTo().alert();
    System.out.println(alert.getText());
    alert.accept();
    Assert.assertTrue(alert.getText().contains("Thanks."));
} catch (Exception e) {
    //exception handling
}

answered Dec 21, 2016 at 22:10

Shambu

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2 Comments

Sobhit Sharma Over a year ago

Works like a charm.

Priyanka Arora Over a year ago

still same exception for me even though it has opened alert window

Abhishek Dhoundiyal · Accepted Answer · 2021-07-30 14:22:09Z

This is a very bad approach to use try-catch especially in selenium based test cases and their use should be limited:

Let's understand the real solution of this problem and why the given solution is incorrect because:

If we try to call alert.getText() after alert.accept(); it would obvious that it going to throw error because we have already closed the alert.
It is working fine because by using try-catch, it will going to handle the exception.
The problem is that assertion is never checked here.

Code: The below code will terminate every time even before checking the assertion.

alert.accept();    
Assert.assertTrue(alert.getText().contains("Thanks."));

Corrected Code: The alert.accept(); should be call after getting the text.

    WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, 2);
    wait.until(ExpectedConditions.alertIsPresent());
    Alert alert = driver.switchTo().alert();
    Assert.assertTrue(alert.getText().contains("Thanks."));
    alert.accept();

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