Nightwatch.js - How to assert a checkbox is NOT checked?
I'm using nightwatch.js to do some end-to-end testing of an application, but having trouble verifying the state of checkboxes.
I'm using attributeEquals() to verify that a checkbox is checked:
module.exports = {
"Checkbox is checked" : function (client) {
client
.url(client.launch_url)
.useCss()
.waitForElementVisible("body", 1000)
.verify.attributeEquals('#a_checkbox', 'checked', 'true') // quotes necessary
.end();
}
};
But I also need to verify that checkboxes are not checked.
To do that I've tried using attributeEquals() again, with various expectations:
module.exports = {
"Checkbox is not checked" : function (client) {
client
.url(client.launch_url)
.useCss()
.waitForElementVisible("body", 1000)
.verify.attributeEquals('#b_checkbox', 'checked', null)
.verify.attributeEquals('#b_checkbox', 'checked', 'null')
.verify.attributeEquals('#b_checkbox', 'checked', 'false')
.verify.attributeEquals('#b_checkbox', 'checked', false)
.verify.attributeEquals('#b_checkbox', 'checked', '')
.end();
}
};
But they all fail with a message stating that the checked attribute does not exist:
Running: Checkbox is not checked
✔ Element <body> was visible after 68 milliseconds.
✖ Testing if attribute checked of <#b_checkbox> equals "null". Element does not have a checked attribute. - expected "null" but got: null
✖ Testing if attribute checked of <#b_checkbox> equals "null". Element does not have a checked attribute. - expected "null" but got: null
✖ Testing if attribute checked of <#b_checkbox> equals "false". Element does not have a checked attribute. - expected "false" but got: null
✖ Testing if attribute checked of <#b_checkbox> equals "false". Element does not have a checked attribute. - expected "false" but got: null
✖ Testing if attribute checked of <#b_checkbox> equals "". Element does not have a checked attribute. - expected "" but got: null
That message is correct, there is no checked attribute, but the absence of the attribute means the checkbox is not checked, and therefore I want the test to pass.
How can this be achieved?
I'm using nightwatch v0.5.36 if that's significant.
Answer
You can try: browser.expect.element('#b_checkbox').to.not.be.selected;