Clear _lastAlert()

kevinkole

Is there a way to clear the _lastAlert() buffer?

My test case:
A form requires First Name and Last Name input fields.
1) Submit without filling in these two required fields, verify that _lastAlert() == "missing required fields"
2) Fill in required fields, submit; verify _lastAlert() != "missing required fields"

_navigateTo("myform.php");
_click(_submit("Submit")); // Did not fill in required fields, assertion should pass
_assertEqual(_lastAlert(), "missing required fields");
_setValue(_textbox("FirstName"), "Kevin");
_setValue(_textbox("LastName"), "Kole");
_click(_submit("Submit")); // Required fields are filled in, assertion should pass
_assertNotEqual(_lastAlert(), "missing required fields"); // PROBLEM: _lastAlert() does not get cleared.

Workaround:
Instead of _assertNotEqual, if the Submit button takes me to profile.php, I test for the existance of _spandiv("Thank you for registering, Kevin Kole..."); in other words, checking that the page after the form is correct instead of the checking for the absence of the alert message. But, I would still like to find out if it's possible to clear the _lastAlert() buffer.

narayan

What you say makes sense. I can add a _clearLastAlert (and _clearLastPrompt) in the next build.

Meanwhile you can use this hack:

_call(_sahi.setServerVar("lastAlertText", null));