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title: Javascript – Avoid Use Of Alert Function
description: "Impact Area Scalability             Severity Low             Affected Element Catalog Client Script Client Script Widget Widget Angular Provider UI Script     ## Rule number **SN-0114** ## Impact The alert…"
url: "https://community-staging.qualityclouds.com/qcdocs/qc/javascript-rules/javascript-avoid-use-of-alert-function/"
updated: "2025-03-21"
category: Best Practices Rules / JavaScript Rules
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# Javascript – Avoid Use Of Alert Function

Impact Area

Scalability

 

 

 

 

 

 

           Severity

Low

 

 

 

 

 

 

           Affected Element

Catalog Client Script

Client Script

Widget

Widget Angular Provider

UI Script

 

 

## Rule number

**SN-0114**

## Impact

The alert function can be useful for debugging during development, but in production mode this kind of pop-up could expose sensitive information to attackers, and should never be displayed.

## Remediation

Remove all alert function calls from your code.

### Time to fix

5 min

## Code examples

### Noncompliant code

if(unexpectedCondition) { alert(“Unexpected Condition Is Happening”); }

### Compliant code

if(unexpectedCondition) { console.log(“Unexpected Condition Is Happening”); }