How to verify the text present in the modal dialog using Selenium Webdriver

Question

I have a webpage which has a 'see Terms' option. On clicking 'see Terms' a modal dialog box opens. I want to verify the text in the modal dialog. The problem I am facing is that how to switch to modal dialog box from the main window. I tried the driver.getWindowHandles() but that dowsn't work. Please suggest how can I switch focus to dialog box and get it's text.

I am using Selenium 2.52.0 and java as a language.

Answer 1

It's not a separate window, so you shouldn't do anything with getWindowHandles(). Just try to assert by getting the text with browser.findElement(modal path).getText() on the same page.

Answer 2

HI simply use like below it will work NOTE please update your selenium version.

String contentOfTerms = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//*[@class='terms_content']/p")).getText();
System.out.println(contentOfTerms);

Answer 3

You need to switch window if it is in different frame but its does not look like a different frame although if it is in different frame the try and use following code which will switch parent to child window:

public void windowSwitch()
            {
                String parentWin = driver.getWindowHandle();    
            parentWin1=parentWin;
                Set<String> allwin =driver.getWindowHandles();
            for(String child : allwin)
            {
            if(!child.equals(parentWin))
                {
                driver.switchTo().window(child);
                    }
              }
            }

And if it is a dialog box only then use following code to get string from it:

        public String alert()
        {    String str;
            Alert alert =  driver.switchTo().alert();  
            str= alert.getText();
            alert.accept();
            return  str;

        }

Answer 4

driver.switchTo().activeElement(); ///to switch into active popupelement...

driver.findElement(By.xpath("//*[@class='terms_content']/p")).getText();//to get a text of a element you given itll work for you..