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Cypress App

log

Print a message to the Cypress Command Log.

Syntax​

cy.log(message)
cy.log(message, args...)

Usage​

Correct Usage

cy.log('created new user')

Arguments​

message (String)

Message to be printed to Cypress Command Log. Accepts a Markdown formatted message.

args...

Additional arguments to be printed to the Cypress Command Log. There is no limit to the number of arguments.

Yields Learn about subject management​

  • cy.log() yields null.

Examples​

Message​

cy.click('Login')
cy.log('Login successful')

Args​

cy.log('events triggered', events)

Rules​

Requirements Learn about chaining commands​

  • cy.log() requires being chained off of cy.

Assertions Learn about assertions​

  • cy.log() cannot have any assertions chained.

Timeouts Learn about timeouts​

  • cy.log() cannot time out.

Command Log​

Print messages with arguments to the Command Log.

cy.log('log out any message we want here')
cy.log('another message', ['one', 'two', 'three'])

The commands above will display in the Command Log as:

Command Log log

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

Console Log log

See also​

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