21 May 2024 Leave a comment Tech-Help
When working with Cypress, you might encounter a scenario where you need to handle links that open in a new tab. Since Cypress does not support multiple tabs, you can work around this limitation by extracting the href attribute of the link and then opening it in the same tab. This article will guide you through the process.
Problem Statement
You have a link within your application that opens in a new tab. To test this link using Cypress, you need to capture the href attribute and navigate to it within the same tab.
Solution
The following code snippet demonstrates how to achieve this:
it('Advertise link should refer to Contact page', () => {
cy.get('div.footer-nav > ul > li:nth-child(2) > a')
.should('have.attr', 'href').and('include', 'contact')
.then((href) => {
cy.visit(href);
});
});This code does the following:
- Uses
cy.get()to select the link element. - Asserts that the link has an
hrefattribute and that it includes the string ‘contact’. - Extracts the
hrefattribute and navigates to it within the same tab.
Alternative Methods
Using invoke to Get the Href Attribute
If you prefer, you can use the invoke method to achieve the same result:
cy.get('div.footer-nav > ul > li:nth-child(2) > a')
.invoke('attr', 'href')
.then(href => {
cy.visit(href);
});Preventing the New Tab
Another approach is to remove the target attribute from the link, preventing it from opening in a new tab:
cy.get('div.footer-nav > ul > li:nth-child(2) > a').invoke('removeAttr', 'target').click();Best Practices
For more information on handling variables and aliases in Cypress, you can refer to the Cypress documentation on variables and aliases.
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