How to find invisible element using capybara

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tomoyukikashiro
tomoyukikashiro

Capybara don’t find invisible element.

page.find("#delete-button")

In this case if #delete-button element has display: hidden or any other invisible style (e.g. visibility: none) ElementNotFound error is occurred.

Solution

You want to find it you should add visible option.

page.find("#delete-button", :visible => :all)

visible (Boolean, Symbol)

  • true - only finds visible elements.
  • false - finds invisible and visible elements.
  • :all - same as false; finds visible and invisible elements.
  • :hidden - only finds invisible elements.
  • :visible - same as true; only finds visible elements.
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