Conditional commands without throwing error?

[Yedidya Weiner]

In regards to the actual tests, I am trying to conditionally run a certain command. If element is present, then execute this. Using a JS If statement, nightwatch throws an error if the element is not present, as well as if I use the .isVisible command with a callback.

  

function iterateAndClick(elements) {
    elements.value.forEach(function(element) {
        browser.elementIdClick(element.ELEMENT)
    })
};

if (browser.assert.elementPresent('select')) {
    browser.elements('css selector', 'select.form-control > option:nth-of-type(2)', iterateAndClick)
}

or

.isVisible('#comment-textarea', function(result) {
        browser.setValue('textarea[id=comment-textarea]', 'OL TEST 1234')
});

Is there a way to check if the element is present and, if it is, execute the command, and if it isn't, to graze over it and continue on without throwing an error?

[Ellen Wong]

Use browser.element to check for the presence of the element. You can do the if/else in the callback:

        browser.element('css selector', 'select', function(result){
            if (result.value && result.value.ELEMENT) {
                // Element is present, do the appropriate tests
            } else {
                // Element is not present.
            }
        });

[Elad Moshe]

That work, thanks!

I opened an issue at Github asking to have isVisible fixed.

[Naveed Sami]

https://awan.pro/forum/user/20724/