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Get the DOM element at a specific index in an array of elements.

Syntax

.eq(index)
.eq(indexFromEnd)
.eq(index, options)
.eq(indexFromEnd, options)

Usage

.eq() requires being chained off another cy command that yields a DOM element or set of DOM elements.

{% fa fa-check-circle green %} Valid Usage

cy.get('tbody>tr').eq(0)    // Yield first 'tr' in 'tbody'
cy.get('ul>li').eq('4')     // Yield fifth 'li' in 'ul'

{% fa fa-exclamation-triangle red %} Invalid Usage

cy.eq(0)                  // Errors, cannot be chained off 'cy'
cy.getCookies().eq('4')   // Errors, 'getCookies' does not yield DOM element

Arguments

{% fa fa-angle-right %} index (Number)

A number indicating the index to find the element at within an array of elements.

{% fa fa-angle-right %} indexFromEnd (Number)

A negative number indicating the index position from the end of the index to find the element at within an array of elements.

{% fa fa-angle-right %} options (Object)

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

Option Default Notes
log true whether to display command in command log
timeout defaultCommandTimeout Total time to retry getting the element

Yields

.eq() yields the new DOM elements found by the command.

Timeout

.eq() will continue to look for the element at the specified index for the duration of the defaultCommandTimeout

Examples

Index

Find the 2nd element within the elements

<ul>
  <li>tabby</li>
  <li>siamese</li>
  <li>persian</li>
  <li>sphynx</li>
  <li>burmese</li>
</ul>
cy.get('li').eq(1).should('contain', 'siamese') // true

Index Form End

Find the 2nd from the last element within the elements

<ul>
  <li>tabby</li>
  <li>siamese</li>
  <li>persian</li>
  <li>sphynx</li>
  <li>burmese</li>
</ul>
cy.get('li').eq(-2).should('contain', 'sphynx') // true

Command Log

Find the 4th li in the navigation

cy.get('.left-nav.nav').find('>li').eq(3)

The commands above will display in the command log as:

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

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See also