Clicking buttons
<button data-testid="submitButton"></button>Here are 4 different ways to click on the above button element:
- click_button(‘submitButton’)
- click_on(‘submitButton’)
- find(:button, ‘submitButton’).click
- find(:element, ‘data-testid’: ‘submitButton’).click
Clicking links
<a href = "/sample-path/">click here</a>You can click on a link by using the display text if it doesn’t have an ID:
- click_link(‘click here’)
Inputting text
<textarea data-testid="address"></textarea>- find(:element, ‘data-testid’:’address’).send_keys(‘my input text’)
<input id="fromDate">- fill_in ‘fromDate’, :with => ’12/12/2025 00:00′
- find(:field, ‘fromDate’).send_keys ’12/12/2025 00:00′
<input name="recipient">- fill_in ‘recipient’, :with => ‘recipient name’
Checking and unchecking checkboxes
<input type="checkbox" id="billed">- check(‘billed’)
- uncheck(‘billed’)
Choosing radio buttons
<input type="radio" data-testid="optionNo">- choose(‘optionNo’)
Uploading files
<input type="file" id="fileupload">- page.find(‘input[type=”file”]’, visible: false).attach_file(‘documents/samplefile.pdf’, makevisible: true)