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clear

Clear the value of an input or textarea.

It is unsafe to chain further commands that rely on the subject after .clear().

Syntax​

.clear()
.clear(options)

Usage​

Correct Usage

cy.get('[type="text"]').clear() // Clear text input
cy.get('textarea').type('Hi!').clear() // Clear textarea
cy.focused().clear() // Clear focused input/textarea

Incorrect Usage

cy.clear() // Errors, cannot be chained off 'cy'
cy.get('nav').clear() // Errors, 'get' doesn't yield input or textarea
cy.clock().clear() // Errors, 'clock' does not yield DOM elements

Arguments​

options (Object)

Pass in an options object to change the default behavior of .clear().

OptionDefaultDescription
animationDistanceThresholdanimationDistanceThresholdThe distance in pixels an element must exceed over time to be considered animating.
forcefalseForces the action, disables waiting for actionability
logtrueDisplays the command in the Command log
scrollBehaviorscrollBehaviorViewport position to where an element should be scrolled before executing the command
timeoutdefaultCommandTimeoutTime to wait for .clear() to resolve before timing out
waitForAnimationswaitForAnimationsWhether to wait for elements to finish animating before executing the command.

Yields ​

  • .clear() yields the same subject it was given.
  • It is unsafe to chain further commands that rely on the subject after .clear().

Examples​

No Args​

Clear the input and type a new value​

cy.get('textarea').clear().type('Hello, World')

Notes​

Actionability​

The element must first reach actionability​

.clear() is an "action command" that follows all the rules of Actionability.

Documentation​

.clear() is an alias for .type({selectall}{backspace}).

Please read the .type() documentation for more details.

Rules​

Requirements ​

  • .clear() requires being chained off a command that yields DOM element(s).
  • .clear() requires the element to be an input or textarea.

Assertions ​

  • .clear() will automatically wait for the element to reach an actionable state
  • .clear() will automatically retry until all chained assertions have passed

Timeouts ​

  • .clear() can time out waiting for the element to reach an actionable state.
  • .clear() can time out waiting for assertions you've added to pass.

Command Log​

Clear the input and type a new value

cy.get('input[name="name"]').clear().type('Jane Lane')

The commands above will display in the Command Log as:

Command log for clear

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

console.log for clear

See also​