Multiple assertions chaining in Cypress - Practice Problems & Coding Challenges

Challenge - 5 Problems

❓ assertion

intermediate

Chaining multiple assertions on a button element

Given the Cypress test code below, what will be the result of running it if the button has text 'Submit' and is visible and enabled?

Cypress

cy.get('button#submit-btn').should('be.visible').and('contain.text', 'Submit').and('be.enabled')

A Test passes because all assertions are true

B Test fails because 'contain.text' is not a valid assertion

C Test fails because chaining multiple 'and' is not allowed

D Test fails because 'be.enabled' is not a valid assertion

💡 Hint

Remember that Cypress allows chaining multiple assertions with 'and' if they apply to the same subject.

The code chains three assertions on the same button element: it checks visibility, text content, and enabled state. All are valid assertions and chaining with 'and' is supported, so the test passes if all conditions are met.

❓ assertion

intermediate

Understanding failure in chained assertions

What happens when the following Cypress test runs if the element with id 'login' is visible but does NOT contain the text 'Welcome'?

Cypress

cy.get('#login').should('be.visible').and('contain.text', 'Welcome')

A Test fails at the second assertion with a clear error message

B Test passes because the first assertion is true

C Test fails at the first assertion due to visibility check

D Test passes but logs a warning about missing text

💡 Hint

Chained assertions stop at the first failure and report it.

The first assertion 'be.visible' passes, but the second 'contain.text' fails because the text is missing. Cypress stops and reports the failure at the second assertion.

❓ Predict Output

advanced

Output of chained assertions with negation

What is the test result when running this Cypress code if the input field with id 'email' is visible and empty?

Cypress

cy.get('#email').should('be.visible').and('have.value', '').and('not.be.disabled')

A Test fails because the input is empty and should have a value

B Test fails because 'have.value' cannot check empty string

C Test fails because 'not.be.disabled' is invalid syntax

D Test passes because all assertions are true

💡 Hint

Check carefully each assertion and what it expects.

The input is visible, has an empty value (''), and is not disabled. All assertions are valid and true, so the test passes.

🔧 Debug

advanced

Identify the error in chained assertions

What error will Cypress report when running this code snippet?

Cypress

cy.get('.nav-link').should('be.visible').and('have.text')

A SyntaxError due to missing parentheses

B Test fails because 'have.text' is not a valid assertion

C TypeError because 'have.text' requires an argument

D Test passes because 'have.text' checks for any text

💡 Hint

Check the usage of 'have.text' assertion in Cypress documentation.

'have.text' requires a string argument to compare the element's text. Omitting it causes a TypeError during test execution.

❓ framework

expert

Best practice for chaining multiple assertions on different elements

Which Cypress code snippet correctly chains assertions on two different elements without causing errors?

A cy.get('#header').should('be.visible').and('contain.text', 'Welcome').and(cy.get('#footer').should('be.visible'))

B cy.get('#header').should('be.visible').and('contain.text', 'Welcome').then(() => cy.get('#footer').should('be.visible'))

C cy.get('#header').should('be.visible').and('contain.text', 'Welcome'); cy.get('#footer').should('be.visible')

D cy.get('#header').should('be.visible').and('contain.text', 'Welcome').get('#footer').should('be.visible')

💡 Hint

Remember that chaining 'and' continues assertions on the same subject only.

Option B uses 'then' to run a new Cypress command for a different element after the first assertions complete, which is the correct way to chain assertions on different elements. Options B and D misuse chaining and cause errors. Option B runs commands sequentially but not chained.