class Capybara::Node::Element

A {Capybara::Node::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

{Capybara::Node::Element} also has access to HTML attributes and other properties of the element:

bar.value
bar.text
bar[:title]

@see Capybara::Node

Public Class Methods

new(session, base, parent, query) click to toggle source
Calls superclass method Capybara::Node::Base.new
# File lib/capybara/node/element.rb, line 26
def initialize(session, base, parent, query)
  super(session, base)
  @parent = parent
  @query = query
end

Public Instance Methods

[](attribute) click to toggle source

Retrieve the given attribute

element[:title] # => HTML title attribute

@param [Symbol] attribute The attribute to retrieve @return [String] The value of the attribute

# File lib/capybara/node/element.rb, line 76
def [](attribute)
  synchronize { base[attribute] }
end
allow_reload!() click to toggle source
# File lib/capybara/node/element.rb, line 32
def allow_reload!
  @allow_reload = true
end
checked?() click to toggle source

Whether or not the element is checked.

@return [Boolean] Whether the element is checked

# File lib/capybara/node/element.rb, line 261
def checked?
  synchronize { base.checked? }
end
click() click to toggle source

Click the Element

# File lib/capybara/node/element.rb, line 134
def click
  synchronize { base.click }
end
disabled?() click to toggle source

Whether or not the element is disabled.

@return [Boolean] Whether the element is disabled

# File lib/capybara/node/element.rb, line 281
def disabled?
  synchronize { base.disabled? }
end
double_click() click to toggle source

Double Click the Element

# File lib/capybara/node/element.rb, line 150
def double_click
  synchronize { base.double_click }
end
drag_to(node) click to toggle source

Drag the element to the given other element.

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

@param [Capybara::Node::Element] node The element to drag to

# File lib/capybara/node/element.rb, line 316
def drag_to(node)
  synchronize { base.drag_to(node.base) }
end
hover() click to toggle source

Hover on the Element

# File lib/capybara/node/element.rb, line 232
def hover
  synchronize { base.hover }
end
inspect() click to toggle source
# File lib/capybara/node/element.rb, line 332
def inspect
  %Q(#<Capybara::Node::Element tag="#{tag_name}" path="#{path}">)
rescue NotSupportedByDriverError
  %Q(#<Capybara::Node::Element tag="#{tag_name}">)
end
native() click to toggle source

@return [Object] The native element from the driver, this allows access to driver specific methods

# File lib/capybara/node/element.rb, line 40
def native
  synchronize { base.native }
end
path() click to toggle source

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

@return [String] An XPath expression

# File lib/capybara/node/element.rb, line 291
def path
  synchronize { base.path }
end
reload() click to toggle source
# File lib/capybara/node/element.rb, line 320
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
right_click() click to toggle source

Right Click the Element

# File lib/capybara/node/element.rb, line 142
def right_click
  synchronize { base.right_click }
end
select_option() click to toggle source

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

# File lib/capybara/node/element.rb, line 117
def select_option
  warn "Attempt to select disabled option: #{value || text}" if disabled?
  synchronize { base.select_option }
end
selected?() click to toggle source

Whether or not the element is selected.

@return [Boolean] Whether the element is selected

# File lib/capybara/node/element.rb, line 271
def selected?
  synchronize { base.selected? }
end
send_keys(*args) click to toggle source

Send Keystrokes to the Element

@overload #send_keys(keys, …)

@param [String, Symbol, Array<String,Symbol>] keys

Examples:

element.send_keys "foo"                     #=> value: 'foo'
element.send_keys "tet", :left, "s"   #=> value: 'test'
element.send_keys [:control, 'a'], :space   #=> value: ' ' - assuming ctrl-a selects all contents

Symbols supported for keys :cancel :help :backspace :tab :clear :return :enter :shift :control :alt :pause :escape :space :page_up :page_down :end :home :left :up :right :down :insert :delete :semicolon :equals :numpad0 :numpad1 :numpad2 :numpad3 :numpad4 :numpad5 :numpad6 :numpad7 :numpad8 :numpad9 :multiply - numeric keypad * :add - numeric keypad + :separator - numeric keypad 'separator' key ?? :subtract - numeric keypad - :decimal - numeric keypad . :divide - numeric keypad / :f1 :f2 :f3 :f4 :f5 :f6 :f7 :f8 :f9 :f10 :f11 :f12 :meta :command - alias of :meta

# File lib/capybara/node/element.rb, line 224
def send_keys(*args)
  synchronize { base.send_keys(*args) }
end
set(value, options={}) click to toggle source

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

@param [String] value The new value @param [Hash{}] options Driver specific options for how to set the value

# File lib/capybara/node/element.rb, line 95
def set(value, options={})
  options ||= {}

  driver_supports_options = (base.method(:set).arity != 1)

  unless options.empty? || driver_supports_options
    warn "Options passed to Capybara::Node#set but the driver doesn't support them"
  end

  synchronize do
    if driver_supports_options
      base.set(value, options)
    else
      base.set(value)
    end
  end
end
tag_name() click to toggle source

@return [String] The tag name of the element

# File lib/capybara/node/element.rb, line 240
def tag_name
  synchronize { base.tag_name }
end
text(type=nil) click to toggle source

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.

@param [:all, :visible] type Whether to return only visible or all text @return [String] The text of the element

# File lib/capybara/node/element.rb, line 56
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) click to toggle source

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

@param [String] event The name of the event to trigger

# File lib/capybara/node/element.rb, line 302
def trigger(event)
  synchronize { base.trigger(event) }
end
unselect_option() click to toggle source

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

# File lib/capybara/node/element.rb, line 126
def unselect_option
  synchronize { base.unselect_option }
end
value() click to toggle source

@return [String] The value of the form element

# File lib/capybara/node/element.rb, line 84
def value
  synchronize { base.value }
end
visible?() click to toggle source

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

@return [Boolean] Whether the element is visible

# File lib/capybara/node/element.rb, line 251
def visible?
  synchronize { base.visible? }
end