cy.get()

To query for the button, use the cy.get() command.

// We can get DOM elements by id
cy.get('#query-btn').should('contain', 'Button')

// We can get DOM elements by class
cy.get('.query-btn').should('contain', 'Button')


cy.get('#querying .well>button:first').should('contain', 'Button')
//              ↲
// we can CSS selectors just like jQuery

cy.contains()

We can find elements by their content using cy.contains()

cy.get('.query-list').contains('bananas').should('have.class', 'third')
  • apples
  • oranges
  • bananas

cy.within()

We can find elements within a specific DOM element cy.within()

cy.get('.query-form').within(function(){
  cy
    .get('input:first').should('have.attr', 'placeholder', 'Email')
    .get('input:last').should('have.attr', 'placeholder', 'Password')
})
Form

cy.root()

We can find the root DOM elementcy.root()

// By default, root is the document
cy.root().should('match', 'html')

cy.get('.query-ul').within(function(){
  // In this within, the root is now the ul DOM element
  cy.root().should('have.class', 'query-ul')
})
  • One
  • Two
  • Buckle my shoe