document
Get the window.document
of the page that is currently active.
Syntax
cy.document()
cy.document(options)
Usage
cy.document() // yield the window.document object
Arguments
Pass in an options object to change the default behavior of cy.document()
.
Option | Default | Description |
---|---|---|
log | true | Displays the command in the Command log |
timeout | defaultCommandTimeout | Time to wait for cy.document() to resolve before timing out |
Yields
cy.document()
'yields thewindow.document
object'
Examples
No Args
Get document and do some work
cy.document().then((doc) => {
// work with document element
})
Make an assertion about the document
cy.document().its('contentType').should('eq', 'text/html')
Rules
Requirements
cy.document()
requires being chained off ofcy
.
Assertions
cy.document()
will automatically retry until all chained assertions have passed
Timeouts
cy.document()
can time out waiting for assertions you've added to pass.
Command Log
Get the document
cy.document()
The command above will display in the Command Log as:

When clicking on document
within the command log, the console outputs the
following:
