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Cypress basic commands are listed below −

and

It is used to create an assertion and is an alias .should () .

The usage is as follows −

//element is visible & enabled

cy.get('#txt').should('be.visible').and('be.enabled')

//element is checked

cy.contains('Subject').and('be.checked')

as

It provides an alias for later usage.

The usage is as follows −

//alias element as parent

cy.get('#txt').find('li').first().as('parent')

blur

It blurs an element in focus.

The usage is as follows −

//blur input

cy.get('#txt'). type('abc').blur()

check

It checks radio buttons or checkboxes and is applied to elements having input tags.

The usage is as follows −

//checks element having class attribute chkbox

cy.get('.chkbox').check()

children

It obtains the sub-elements of an element.

The usage is as follows −

//obtains children of element n

cy.get('n').children()

clear

It removes the value from the text area or input.

The usage is as follows −

//removes input abc

cy.get('#txt'). type('abc').clear()

clearCookie

It removes a particular browser cookie.

The usage is as follows −

//clear abc cookie

cy.clearCookie('abc')

clearCookies

It removes the browser cookies from an existing domain and subdomain.

The usage is as follows −

//clear all cookies

cy.clearCookies()

clearLocalStorage

It removes the local Storage data from an existing domain and subdomain.

The usage is as follows −

//clear all local storage

cy. clearLocalStorage ()

click

It clicks an element in Document Object Model (DOM).

The usage is as follows −

//click on element with id txt

cy.get('#txt').click()

contains

It obtains an element having a specific text. The element can have more than the text and still match.

The usage is as follows −

//returns element in #txt having Tutor text

cy.get('#txt').contains('Tutor')

dblclick

It double-clicks an element in Document Object Model (DOM).

The usage is as follows −

//double clicks element with id txt

cy.get('#txt').dblclick()

debug

It fixes a debugger and log values are returned by the prior command.

The usage is as follows −

//pause to debug at start of command

cy.get('#txt').debug()

document

It obtains a window .document on the active page.

The usage is as follows −

cy.document()

each

It iterates through an array having the property length.

The usage is as follows −

//iterate through individual li

cy.get('li').each(() => {...})

end

It ends a command chain.

The usage is as follows −

//obtain null instead of input

cy.contains('input').end()

eq

It refers to an element at a particular index in an array of elements.

The usage is as follows −

//obtain third td in tr

cy.get('tr>td').eq(2)

exec

It runs a system command.

The usage is as follows −

cy.exec('npm init')

find

It obtains the descendant elements of a particular locator.

The usage is as follows −

//obtain td from tr

cy.get('tr').find('td')

first

It obtains the first element from a group of elements.

The usage is as follows −

//obtain first td in tr

cy.get('tr>td').first()

get

It obtains single or multiple elements by the locator.

The usage is as follows −

//obtain td from tr

find

It obtains the descendant elements of a particular locator.

The usage is as follows −

//obtain all td from tr in list

cy.get('tr>td')

getCookie

It obtains a particular browser cookie by its name.

The usage is as follows −

cy.getCookie('abc')

getCookies

It obtains all the cookies

The usage is as follows −

cy.getCookies()

go

It moves forward or backward to the next or previous URL in browser history.

The usage is as follows −

//like clicking back button

cy.go('back')

//like clicking forward button

cy.go('forward')

visit

It launches an URL.

The usage is as follows −

cy.visit('https://adglob.in/index.htm')

next

It obtains the immediate sibling of an element within a group of elements in the Document Object Model (DOM).

The usage is as follows −

//gives the following link in element l.

cy.get('l a:first').next()

parent

It obtains the parent element from a group of elements in DOM.

The usage is as follows −

//get parent of element with class h

cy.get('.h').parent()

should

It is used to create an assertion and is an alias of .and ().

The usage is as follows −

//assert element is visible & enabled

cy.get('#txt').should('be.visible').and('be.enabled')

wait

Wait for a certain time in milliseconds or for an aliased element prior to moving the following step.

The usage is as follows −

cy.wait(1000)

title

It obtains the document.title of the active page.

The usage is as follows −

cy.title()

viewport

It manages the dimension and positioning of the screen.

The usage is as follows −

// viewport to 100px and 500px

cy.viewport(100, 500)

log

It prints the messages to the Command Log.

The usage is as follows −

cy.log('Cypress logging ')

reload

It is used for page reloading.

The usage is as follows −

cy.reload()