evalJavaScript throws com.thoughtworks.selenium.SeleniumException

[Oliver Raileanu]

Call of evalJavaScript 345.5; in a test unit shows the followng error:

####20100831174152:13:684aa38de33144398ceddde4a6cf2260:16886931:CMDDONE ( true )
####20100831174152:14:684aa38de33144398ceddde4a6cf2260:16886931:CMDINIT ( [getString, getEval, function evalAndEncode() { result = window.eval('345.5;');resultType = typeof result;return resultType + ':' + result;} evalAndEncode();] )
####20100831174152:15:684aa38de33144398ceddde4a6cf2260:16886931:CMDERROR ( [getString, getEval, function evalAndEncode() { result = window.eval('345.5;');resultType = typeof result;return resultType + ':' + result;} evalAndEncode();], com.thoughtworks.selenium.SeleniumException: ERROR: Threw an exception: function eval must be called directly, and not by way of a function of another name,

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eda qa can do the fix from home, he s familiar with the problem.

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On Aug 31, 2010, at 17:47, Oliver Raileanu <email address hidden> wrote:

> Public bug reported:
>
> Call of evalJavaScript 345.5; in a test unit shows the followng error:
>
> ####20100831174152:13:684aa38de33144398ceddde4a6cf2260:16886931:CMDDONE ( true )
> ####20100831174152:14:684aa38de33144398ceddde4a6cf2260:16886931:CMDINIT ( [getString, getEval, function evalAndEncode() { result = window.eval('345.5;');resultType = typeof result;return resultType + ':' + result;} evalAndEncode();] )
> ####20100831174152:15:684aa38de33144398ceddde4a6cf2260:16886931:CMDERROR ( [getString, getEval, function evalAndEncode() { result = window.eval('345.5;');resultType = typeof result;return resultType + ':' + result;} evalAndEncode();], com.thoughtworks.selenium.SeleniumException: ERROR: Threw an exception: function eval must be called directly, and not by way of a function of another name,
>
> ** Affects: testplan
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
> --
> evalJavaScript throws com.thoughtworks.selenium.SeleniumException
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/627479
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[edA-qa (eda-qa)]

This error has come back again it seems. To fix problems with Firefox I've upgraded Selenium in the package and will address this error with the newest selenium.

[edA-qa (eda-qa)]

Fun, it appears that FireFox 3 specifically introduced such a limitation to be "standards compliant".

[edA-qa (eda-qa)]

Nah, it appears that Selenium is breaking something, all the JavaScript code works correctly when run in the browser itself. Just have to figure out how it is breaking it now.

[edA-qa (eda-qa)]

Try enough permutations of javascript and eventually it works. There is about a 10% chance this works with MSIE however...

Selenium-server has also been upgraded, main selenium not. This allows it to work with FireFox 3.5+.