cy.siblings() and cy.closest() in Cypress - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to select all siblings of the element with class 'active'.

Cypress

cy.get('.active').[1]()

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Aparent

Bclosest

Csiblings

Dchildren

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using closest() instead of siblings().

Using children() which selects child elements, not siblings.

The cy.siblings() command selects all sibling elements of the current element.

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medium

Complete the code to find the closest ancestor with class 'container' of the element with id 'submit'.

Cypress

cy.get('#submit').[1]('.container')

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Aclosest

Bsiblings

Cparent

Dchildren

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using siblings() which selects elements on the same level, not ancestors.

Using children() which selects descendants, not ancestors.

The cy.closest() command finds the nearest ancestor that matches the selector.

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hard

Fix the error in the code to correctly select siblings of the element with class 'item'.

Cypress

cy.get('.item').[1]('.active')

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Asiblings

Bparent

Cfind

Dclosest

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using closest() which selects ancestors, not siblings.

Using find() which selects descendants, not siblings.

To select siblings with a specific class, use siblings('.active').

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hard

Fill both blanks to select the closest ancestor with class 'list' and then get its siblings.

Cypress

cy.get('.selected').[1]('.list').[2]()

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Aclosest

Bsiblings

Cparent

Dchildren

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using parent() instead of closest() which may not find the correct ancestor.

Using children() instead of siblings().

First, closest('.list') finds the nearest ancestor with class 'list'. Then, siblings() selects its siblings.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to get the element with id 'start', find its closest ancestor with class 'wrapper', then get that ancestor's siblings.

Cypress

cy.get('#start').[1]('.wrapper').[2]().[3]()

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Aclosest

Bsiblings

Cparent

Dchildren

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Mixing up the order of commands.

Using parent() instead of closest().

The code finds the closest ancestor with closest('.wrapper'), then gets its siblings with siblings(), and finally gets the children of those siblings with children().

Practice

1. What does the Cypress command cy.siblings() do in a test?

easy

A. Finds all elements on the page

B. Finds the closest parent element matching a selector

C. Finds child elements inside the current element

D. Finds all elements at the same level as the current element

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand the purpose of cy.siblings()

   This command selects all elements that share the same parent as the current element, meaning they are at the same level in the DOM tree.

2. Step 2: Compare with other options

   cy.closest() finds a parent, not siblings. Child elements are found with cy.children(). Finding all elements on the page is not related.

3. Final Answer:

   Finds all elements at the same level as the current element -> Option D

4. Quick Check:

   cy.siblings() = same-level elements [OK]

Hint: Siblings share the same parent element [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Confusing siblings with parents
• Thinking siblings are child elements
• Assuming it finds all elements on the page

2. Which of the following is the correct syntax to find the closest parent with class .container using Cypress?

easy

A. cy.get('.container').closest()

B. cy.closest('.container')

C. cy.get('.child').closest('.container')

D. cy.siblings('.container')

Solution

1. Step 1: Identify the element to start from

   You must start from a known element, for example cy.get('.child'), then find its closest parent matching .container.

2. Step 2: Use closest() with selector

   The correct syntax is cy.get('.child').closest('.container'). cy.get('.container').closest() is wrong because closest() needs to be called on an element, not on the selector itself. cy.closest('.container') is invalid syntax. cy.siblings('.container') uses siblings(), which finds siblings, not parents.

3. Final Answer:

   cy.get('.child').closest('.container') -> Option C

4. Quick Check:

   Start element + closest('.container') = cy.get('.child').closest('.container') [OK]

Hint: Call closest() on a found element with selector [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Calling closest() without a starting element
• Using siblings() instead of closest()
• Passing no selector to closest()

3. Given this HTML snippet:

<div class='container'>
  <ul>
    <li class='item selected'>Item 1</li>
    <li class='item'>Item 2</li>
    <li class='item'>Item 3</li>
  </ul>
</div>

What will cy.get('.selected').siblings('.item').should('have.length', ?) assert?

medium

A. 2

B. 3

C. 1

D. 0

Solution

1. Step 1: Identify siblings of the selected element

   The element with class .selected is the first <li>. Its siblings with class .item are the other two <li> elements.

2. Step 2: Count matching siblings

   There are exactly 2 siblings with class .item besides the selected one.

3. Final Answer:

   2 -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   Siblings with class '.item' count = 2 [OK]

Hint: Count siblings with matching class [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Counting the selected element itself
• Confusing siblings with children
• Miscounting the number of siblings

4. You wrote this Cypress code:

cy.get('.button').closest('.container').siblings('.container').click()

But the test fails with an error that no elements are found. What is the likely problem?

medium

A. The click() command is not valid after siblings()

B. There are no sibling elements with class '.container' next to the closest parent

C. The siblings() command only works on child elements, not parents

D. The closest() command cannot be chained after get()

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand the chaining of commands

   cy.get('.button') finds the button, closest('.container') finds its nearest parent container, then siblings('.container') looks for containers at the same level as that parent.

2. Step 2: Reason about the DOM structure

   If no sibling containers exist next to the closest parent, siblings('.container') returns empty, causing click() to fail.

3. Final Answer:

   There are no sibling elements with class '.container' next to the closest parent -> Option B

4. Quick Check:

   No siblings found = test fails [OK]

Hint: Check if siblings actually exist in DOM [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Thinking closest() can't chain after get()
• Believing siblings() works on parents
• Assuming click() is invalid after siblings()

5. You want to test that a clicked button highlights its sibling buttons but not buttons in other containers. Which Cypress command chain correctly finds only sibling buttons inside the same container?

hard

A. cy.get('.button.clicked').siblings('.button')

B. cy.get('.button.clicked').closest('.container').siblings('.button')

C. cy.get('.button.clicked').closest('.container').find('.button').siblings()

D. cy.get('.button.clicked').siblings().closest('.container')

Solution

1. Step 1: Identify the target buttons

   You want siblings of the clicked button that share the same parent container, so siblings('.button') after selecting the clicked button is correct.

2. Step 2: Analyze other options

   cy.get('.button.clicked').closest('.container').siblings('.button') finds sibling containers, not buttons. cy.get('.button.clicked').closest('.container').find('.button').siblings() finds buttons inside the container but then calls siblings() without a selector, which may include unrelated elements. cy.get('.button.clicked').siblings().closest('.container') finds siblings first, then closest container, which does not select sibling buttons correctly.

3. Final Answer:

   cy.get('.button.clicked').siblings('.button') -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   Siblings with class '.button' = cy.get('.button.clicked').siblings('.button') [OK]

Hint: Use siblings() directly on clicked button for siblings [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Using closest() before siblings() incorrectly
• Selecting sibling containers instead of buttons
• Calling siblings() without a selector