Java - Selenium WebDriver - How do I check if the

Question

Is it possible to check whether the File Download Dialog Box in IE is visible using Selenium WebDriver or any other Java Library?

I don't want to download the file. I'm unable to verify the visibility of the dialog box.

Also I'm unable to close the dialog box.

Any help?

Answer 1

1. Check if your IE UNEXPECTED_ALERT_BEHAVIOR is set to IGNORE

try{

     //Click the link that brings up the download dilaog
       // Perform your next step : This is where the script will throw the excpetion due to the modal dialog.
        }
    catch(Exception e){
        if(e.getMessage().contains("Modal dialog present")) {
        System.out.println("A modal dialog is present. (which can be a download dialog)" );
        System.out.println(e.getMessage()); 
        // the exception message includes  text contained in the dialaog. You can use it for validaton.
        //Use a java robot class to cancel the dialog
          Robot robot= new Robot();
         robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER); 
  //Since the current focus is on cancel.. else use robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_TAB) as  needed.
        }