Checking HTTP Status Code in Selenium

This might not be the best use of Selenium for this type of test. There is unnecessary need to load a browser when you could do and have a faster running test

[Test][ExpectedException(typeof(WebException), UserMessage = "The remote server returned an error: (404) Not Found")]public void ShouldThrowA404(){    HttpWebRequest task; //For Calling the page    HttpWebResponse taskresponse = null; //Response returned    task = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("http://foo.bar/thiswontexistevenifiwishedonedayitwould.html");    taskresponse = (HttpWebResponse)task.GetResponse();}

If your test is redirecting to another page during a 404 Selenium could check the final page has what you expect.

I know this is a shocking hack, but this is what I've done:

    protected void AssertNotYellowScreen()    {        var selenium = Selenium;        if (selenium.GetBodyText().Contains("Server Error in '/' Application."))        {            string errorTitle = selenium.GetTitle();            Assert.Fail("Yellow Screen of Death: {0}", errorTitle);        }    }

It gets the job done in the situation I needed it for, although I accept it's not ideal...

Since Selenium 2 includes HtmlUnit, you can utilize it in order to get access to the response directly.

public static int getStatusCode(long appUserId) throws IOException {    WebClient webClient = new WebClient();    int code = webClient.getPage(            "http://your.url/123/"    ).getWebResponse().getStatusCode();    webClient.closeAllWindows();    return code;}