How can I graciously tell that `find` didn't find searched element in order to continue test execution? #14245

quad5 · 2020-12-18T22:04:49Z

quad5
Dec 18, 2020

If find didn't find search element, what can we do to continue the execution? Currently, it just stops test and continue to run when it found it.

cy.get('body').find('.closeX', {timeout: 20000}).then((el) => {})

Error message: Timed out retrying: Expected to find element: .closeX, but never found it. Queried from element: <body>

bahmutov · 2020-12-18T22:22:37Z

It is an example of conditional testing https://on.cypress.io/conditional-testing which we do not recommend. Maybe in your case

cy.wait(20000)
cy.get('body').then(body => {
  // now use body.find
  // and if the button is there, click on it
  // using cy.wrap(found).click()
})

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