Class: Capybara::Node::Element

Inherits:
Base
  • Object
show all
Defined in:
lib/capybara/node/element.rb

Overview

A Element represents a single element on the page. It is possible to interact with the contents of this element the same as with a document:

session = Capybara::Session.new(:rack_test, my_app)

bar = session.find('#bar')              # from Capybara::Node::Finders
bar.select('Baz', :from => 'Quox')      # from Capybara::Node::Actions

Element also has access to HTML attributes and other properties of the element:

bar.value
bar.text
bar[:title]

See Also:

Instance Attribute Summary

Attributes inherited from Base

#base, #parent, #session

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods inherited from Base

#synchronize

Methods included from Matchers

#==, #assert_no_selector, #assert_selector, #has_button?, #has_checked_field?, #has_css?, #has_field?, #has_link?, #has_no_button?, #has_no_checked_field?, #has_no_css?, #has_no_field?, #has_no_link?, #has_no_select?, #has_no_selector?, #has_no_table?, #has_no_text?, #has_no_unchecked_field?, #has_no_xpath?, #has_select?, #has_selector?, #has_table?, #has_text?, #has_unchecked_field?, #has_xpath?

Methods included from Actions

#attach_file, #check, #choose, #click_button, #click_link, #click_link_or_button, #fill_in, #select, #uncheck, #unselect

Methods included from Finders

#all, #find, #find_button, #find_by_id, #find_field, #find_link, #first

Constructor Details

#initialize(session, base, parent, query) ⇒ Element

Returns a new instance of Element.



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# File 'lib/capybara/node/element.rb', line 25

def initialize(session, base, parent, query)
  super(session, base)
  @parent = parent
  @query = query
end

Instance Method Details

#[](attribute) ⇒ String

Retrieve the given attribute

element[:title] # => HTML title attribute

Parameters:

  • attribute (Symbol) —

    The attribute to retrieve

Returns:

  • (String) —

    The value of the attribute



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# File 'lib/capybara/node/element.rb', line 75

def [](attribute)
  synchronize { base[attribute] }
end

#allow_reload! ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/capybara/node/element.rb', line 31

def allow_reload!
  @allow_reload = true
end

#checked? ⇒ Boolean

Whether or not the element is checked.

Returns:

  • (Boolean) —

    Whether the element is checked



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# File 'lib/capybara/node/element.rb', line 154

def checked?
  synchronize { base.checked? }
end

#click ⇒ Object

Click the Element



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# File 'lib/capybara/node/element.rb', line 117

def click
  synchronize { base.click }
end

#disabled? ⇒ Boolean

Whether or not the element is disabled.

Returns:

  • (Boolean) —

    Whether the element is disabled



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# File 'lib/capybara/node/element.rb', line 174

def disabled?
  synchronize { base.disabled? }
end

#drag_to(node) ⇒ Object

Drag the element to the given other element.

source = page.find('#foo')
target = page.find('#bar')
source.drag_to(target)

Parameters:

  • node (Capybara::Element) —

    The element to drag to



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# File 'lib/capybara/node/element.rb', line 209

def drag_to(node)
  synchronize { base.drag_to(node.base) }
end

#hover ⇒ Object

Hover on the Element



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# File 'lib/capybara/node/element.rb', line 125

def hover
  synchronize { base.hover }
end

#inspect ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/capybara/node/element.rb', line 225

def inspect
  %(#<Capybara::Element tag="#{tag_name}" path="#{path}">)
rescue NotSupportedByDriverError, 'Capybara::Node::Element#inspect'
  %(#<Capybara::Element tag="#{tag_name}">)
end

#native ⇒ Object

Returns The native element from the driver, this allows access to driver specific methods.

Returns:

  • (Object) —

    The native element from the driver, this allows access to driver specific methods



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# File 'lib/capybara/node/element.rb', line 39

def native
  synchronize { base.native }
end

#path ⇒ String

An XPath expression describing where on the page the element can be found

Returns:

  • (String) —

    An XPath expression



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# File 'lib/capybara/node/element.rb', line 184

def path
  synchronize { base.path }
end

#reload ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/capybara/node/element.rb', line 213

def reload
  if @allow_reload
    begin
      reloaded = parent.reload.first(@query.name, @query.locator, @query.options)
      @base = reloaded.base if reloaded
    rescue => e
      raise e unless catch_error?(e)
    end
  end
  self
end

#select_option ⇒ Object

Select this node if is an option element inside a select tag



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# File 'lib/capybara/node/element.rb', line 101

def select_option
  synchronize { base.select_option }
end

#selected? ⇒ Boolean

Whether or not the element is selected.

Returns:

  • (Boolean) —

    Whether the element is selected



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# File 'lib/capybara/node/element.rb', line 164

def selected?
  synchronize { base.selected? }
end

#set(value) ⇒ Object

Set the value of the form element to the given value.

Parameters:

  • value (String) —

    The new value



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# File 'lib/capybara/node/element.rb', line 93

def set(value)
  synchronize { base.set(value) }
end

#tag_name ⇒ String

Returns The tag name of the element.

Returns:

  • (String) —

    The tag name of the element



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# File 'lib/capybara/node/element.rb', line 133

def tag_name
  synchronize { base.tag_name }
end

#text(type = nil) ⇒ String

Retrieve the text of the element. If ‘Capybara.ignore_hidden_elements` is `true`, which it is by default, then this will return only text which is visible. The exact semantics of this may differ between drivers, but generally any text within elements with `display:none` is ignored. This behaviour can be overridden by passing `:all` to this method.

Parameters:

  • type (:all, :visible) (defaults to: nil) —

    Whether to return only visible or all text

Returns:

  • (String) —

    The text of the element



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# File 'lib/capybara/node/element.rb', line 55

def text(type=nil)
  type ||= :all unless Capybara.ignore_hidden_elements or Capybara.visible_text_only
  synchronize do
    if type == :all
      base.all_text
    else
      base.visible_text
    end
  end
end

#trigger(event) ⇒ Object

Trigger any event on the current element, for example mouseover or focus events. Does not work in Selenium.

Parameters:

  • event (String) —

    The name of the event to trigger



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# File 'lib/capybara/node/element.rb', line 195

def trigger(event)
  synchronize { base.trigger(event) }
end

#unselect_option ⇒ Object

Unselect this node if is an option element inside a multiple select tag



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# File 'lib/capybara/node/element.rb', line 109

def unselect_option
  synchronize { base.unselect_option }
end

#value ⇒ String

Returns The value of the form element.

Returns:

  • (String) —

    The value of the form element



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# File 'lib/capybara/node/element.rb', line 83

def value
  synchronize { base.value }
end

#visible? ⇒ Boolean

Whether or not the element is visible. Not all drivers support CSS, so the result may be inaccurate.

Returns:

  • (Boolean) —

    Whether the element is visible



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# File 'lib/capybara/node/element.rb', line 144

def visible?
  synchronize { base.visible? }
end