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shadow

Traverse into the shadow DOM of an element.

Syntax​

.shadow()
.shadow(options)

Usage​

Correct Usage

cy.get('.shadow-host').shadow()

Incorrect Usage

cy.shadow() // Errors, cannot be chained off 'cy'
cy.exec('npm start').shadow() // Errors, 'exec' does not yield DOM element
cy.get('.not-a-shadow-host').shadow() // Errors, subject must host a shadow root

Arguments​

options (Object)

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

OptionDefaultDescription
logtrueDisplays the command in the Command log
timeoutdefaultCommandTimeoutTime to wait for cy.get() to resolve before timing out

Yields Learn about subject management​

  • .shadow() yields the new DOM element(s) it found.
  • .shadow() is a query, and it is safe to chain further commands.

Examples​

Find and click on a button inside the shadow DOM​

<div class="shadow-host">
  #shadow-root
  <button class="my-button">Click me</button>
</div>
// yields [#shadow-root (open)]
cy.get('.shadow-host').shadow().find('.my-button').click()

Rules​

Requirements Learn about chaining commands​

  • .shadow() requires being chained off a command that yields a DOM element that is a shadow host (i.e. has a shadow root directly attached to it).

Assertions Learn about assertions​

  • .shadow() will automatically retry until the element(s) exist in the DOM.
  • .shadow() will automatically retry until the element(s) host(s) a shadow root.
  • .shadow() will automatically retry until all chained assertions have passed.

Timeouts Learn about timeouts​

  • .shadow() can time out waiting for the element(s) to exist in the DOM.
  • .shadow() can time out waiting for the element(s) to host a shadow root.
  • .shadow() can time out waiting for assertions you've added to pass.

Known Issue​

When working with cy.click(), it sometimes won't click the right element in Chrome. It's happening because of the ambiguity in spec.

In this case, pass 'top' to cy.click() like below:

cy.get('#element').shadow().find('[data-test-id="my-button"]').click('top')

Command Log​

Traverse into the shadow DOM of an element

cy.get('.shadow-host').shadow()

The commands above will display in the Command Log as:

Command Log shadow

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

console.log shadow

See also​

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