Is being covered by another element cypress

by

Yes, when an element is “covered” by another element in Cypress, it means that the element is not visible or interactable because it is being obscured by another element.

This commonly happens when there are overlapping elements, such as when one element is positioned on top of another using CSS styles like “position: absolute” or “z-index”. If an element with a lower z-index value is positioned on top of another element, the lower z-index element will cover the higher z-index element.

To interact with a covered element in Cypress, you need to take certain actions. Here’s how you can handle this situation:

  1. Adjusting CSS styles: Modify the CSS styles of the overlapping elements so that the covered element becomes visible or interactable. For example, you can change the z-index of the overlapping element to a lower value or update its positioning attributes.
  2. Forcing visibility: Use Cypress’s utility functions to force the visibility or obtain reference to the covered element. For instance, you can use the “.show()” function to make the element visible or “.invoke(‘attr’, ‘style’, ‘display: block’)” to modify its display properties.
  3. Interacting through parent elements: If the covered element is within a parent element that is visible and interactable, you can interact with the parent element instead. For example, if a button is covered by a transparent div, you can click on the parent div instead of the button.

Here’s an example of how you can adjust CSS styles to handle a covered element: 

// HTML
<div class="parent">
  <div class="covered-element">
    <button>Covered Button</button>
  </div>
</div>

// CSS
.covered-element {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  background-color: white;
  opacity: 0.5;
}

.parent {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

In this example, the “covered-element” is positioned absolutely and has a lower z-index than the “parent” element. As a result, the “covered-element” will be covered by the “parent” element. To interact with the “covered-element” using Cypress, you can modify the CSS styles dynamically before interacting with it. For instance, you can use the “.invoke()” function to update the z-index of the “parent” element to a lower value, making the “covered-element” visible and interactable.

Related Post

Leave a comment