When a particular element needs to be focused, the focus command is used in cypress to aim it precisely and get the job done.
Syntax
.focus()
.focus(options)
Arguments Used In Focus Command
- Options: Log: To display the command in the command log. Timeout: Wait for some particular thing to get finished before timing out.
Correct Use Of Focus
cy.get('#id').focus()
Focuses on the id element.
Wrong Use Of Focus
cy.focus()
cy.window.focus()
- Only should be chained up with the command which yields element.
- Focus command yields the same subject the previous command yields.
- It requires the element to focus.
- It will wait automatically for the assertions chained to pass.
- It can also time out waiting for assertions.
Example
Let us see a realtime scenario
describe('Automate AutoPract',()=>{
it('Should load the url',()=>{
cy.visit('http://www.autopract.com/#/home/fashion')
//cy.url().contains('include','home')
})
it('Should click POPUP',()=>{
cy.get('.close').focus().click()
})
it('Should click Side bar',()=>{
//cy.get('.bar-style').click()
cy.get('#mce-EMAIL').scrollIntoView()
cy.get('form').within(()=>{
// cy.get('p').should('contain','Never Miss Anything From Multikart By Signing Up To Our Newsletter.')
cy.document().its('body').find('p').should('contain','Never Miss Anything From Multikart By Signing Up To Our Newsletter.')
//cy.root().closest("div[class='subscribe'] div")
cy.get('#mce-EMAIL').type('mama@gmail.com')
})
})
})
- This is a simple temporary escape method.
- We can notice that we are closing a popup after visiting the site.
- In this case, the true aim is to close the popup.
- Because without closing the functions after, the code won't work.
- In this case, we are focusing on the element '.close.'
- We can see that it has focused and click on the close button of the popup.
- This is one of the ways we can use the focus command.