Tooltips | Bondar Academy

Lesson Summary

In this lesson, we explore how to automate tooltips using Cypress, a popular testing framework. Tooltips are challenging web elements because they often disappear when you try to inspect them. Here's a breakdown of the process: Understanding Tooltips A tooltip is a small message that appears when you hover over a button. However, inspecting the tooltip directly is not possible since it disappears on mouse hover. Steps to Automate Tooltips Set Up Test: Create a new test for tooltips under Models and Overlays. Locate the Button: Use a unique combination of the button tag and its text to find the button. The method cy.contains is useful here. Trigger the Tooltip: Since Cypress lacks a hover method, use the trigger method to simulate the event that shows the tooltip. Identify the event by checking the button's event listeners. Identify the Event: Most likely, the tooltip is triggered by the mouse enter event. Run the Test: Execute the test to ensure the tooltip is visible. You can then inspect the DOM to find the tooltip's location. Validate the Tooltip: Use cy.get to select the tooltip element (e.g., NB tooltip ) and validate its text. Key Takeaways Cypress does not have a direct hover method. Use the trigger method to simulate events, such as mouse enter . Explore the DOM in Cypress to find the tooltip for validation. This approach allows you to effectively automate tooltip testing in your applications. See you in the next lesson!