Find a file field on the page and attach a file given its path. The file field can be found via its name, id or label text.
page.attach_file(locator, '/path/to/file.png')
@param [String] locator Which field to attach the file to @param [String] path The path of the file that will be attached
# File lib/capybara/node/actions.rb, line 155 def attach_file(locator, path) raise Capybara::FileNotFound, "cannot attach file, #{path} does not exist" unless File.exist?(path.to_s) msg = "cannot attach file, no file field with id, name, or label '#{locator}' found" find(:xpath, XPath::HTML.file_field(locator), :message => msg).set(path) end
Find a check box and mark it as checked. The check box can be found via name, id or label text.
page.check('German')
@param [String] locator Which check box to check
# File lib/capybara/node/actions.rb, line 80 def check(locator) msg = "cannot check field, no checkbox with id, name, or label '#{locator}' found" find(:xpath, XPath::HTML.checkbox(locator), :message => msg).set(true) end
Find a radio button and mark it as checked. The radio button can be found via name, id or label text.
page.choose('Male')
@param [String] locator Which radio button to choose
# File lib/capybara/node/actions.rb, line 66 def choose(locator) msg = "cannot choose field, no radio button with id, name, or label '#{locator}' found" find(:xpath, XPath::HTML.radio_button(locator), :message => msg).set(true) end
Finds a link by id or text and clicks it. Also looks at image alt text inside the link.
@param [String] locator Text, id or text of link
# File lib/capybara/node/actions.rb, line 25 def click_link(locator) msg = "no link with title, id or text '#{locator}' found" find(:xpath, XPath::HTML.link(locator), :message => msg).click end
Locate a text field or text area and fill it in with the given text The field can be found via its name, id or label text.
page.fill_in 'Name', :with => 'Bob'
@param [String] locator Which field to fill in @param [Hash{:with => String}] The value to fill in
# File lib/capybara/node/actions.rb, line 51 def fill_in(locator, options={}) msg = "cannot fill in, no text field, text area or password field with id, name, or label '#{locator}' found" raise "Must pass a hash containing 'with'" if not options.is_a?(Hash) or not options.has_key?(:with) find(:xpath, XPath::HTML.fillable_field(locator), :message => msg).set(options[:with]) end
Find a select box on the page and select a particular option from it. If
the select box is a multiple select, select
can be called
multiple times to select more than one option. The select box can be found
via its name, id or label text.
page.select 'March', :from => 'Month'
@param [String] value Which option to select @param [Hash{:from => String}] The id, name or label of the select box
# File lib/capybara/node/actions.rb, line 110 def select(value, options={}) if options.has_key?(:from) no_select_msg = "cannot select option, no select box with id, name, or label '#{options[:from]}' found" no_option_msg = "cannot select option, no option with text '#{value}' in select box '#{options[:from]}'" select = find(:xpath, XPath::HTML.select(options[:from]), :message => no_select_msg) select.find(:xpath, XPath::HTML.option(value), :message => no_option_msg).select_option else no_option_msg = "cannot select option, no option with text '#{value}'" find(:xpath, XPath::HTML.option(value), :message => no_option_msg).select_option end end
Find a check box and mark uncheck it. The check box can be found via name, id or label text.
page.uncheck('German')
@param [String] locator Which check box to uncheck
# File lib/capybara/node/actions.rb, line 94 def uncheck(locator) msg = "cannot uncheck field, no checkbox with id, name, or label '#{locator}' found" find(:xpath, XPath::HTML.checkbox(locator), :message => msg).set(false) end
Find a select box on the page and unselect a particular option from it. If
the select box is a multiple select, unselect
can be called
multiple times to unselect more than one option. The select box can be
found via its name, id or label text.
page.unselect 'March', :from => 'Month'
@param [String] value Which option to unselect @param [Hash{:from => String}] The id, name or label of the select box
# File lib/capybara/node/actions.rb, line 133 def unselect(value, options={}) if options.has_key?(:from) no_select_msg = "cannot unselect option, no select box with id, name, or label '#{options[:from]}' found" no_option_msg = "cannot unselect option, no option with text '#{value}' in select box '#{options[:from]}'" select = find(:xpath, XPath::HTML.select(options[:from]), :message => no_select_msg) select.find(:xpath, XPath::HTML.option(value), :message => no_option_msg).unselect_option else no_option_msg = "cannot unselect option, no option with text '#{value}'" find(:xpath, XPath::HTML.option(value), :message => no_option_msg).unselect_option end end