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My favorite cy.type() tips and tricks

Sam E. Lawrence on March 08, 2024

The problem Someone in the Cypress Discord faced an issue where cy.type() wouldn't enter the full desired string in a form field, resu...
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Veselin Petrov

Great write-up, thank you @samelawrence .

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Sam E. Lawrence

Glad you found it helpful!

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André Augusto Garcia Belluci

Very good tips, when I start with Cypress I find many difficult with cy.type().

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Sam E. Lawrence • Edited

Thank you! It took me a long time to get comfortable with Cypress and years later, I'm still constantly learning new things about how to use it properly. Just keep practicing and using it!

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Anton de la Fuente

What about adding a {force: true} to type? That has helped me solve this problem even though I don't fully understand why.

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Sam E. Lawrence

Using {force: true} is usually a code smell, but I do have to resort to it as needed. It's nice to know it's an option, for sure!