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prevUntil

Get all previous siblings of each DOM element in a set of matched DOM elements up to, but not including, the element provided.

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The querying behavior of this command matches exactly how .prevUntil() works in jQuery.

Syntax​

.prevUntil(selector)
.prevUntil(selector, filter)
.prevUntil(selector, filter, options)
.prevUntil(element)
.prevUntil(element, filter)
.prevUntil(element, filter, options)

Usage​

Correct Usage

cy.get('p').prevUntil('.intro') // Yield siblings before 'p' until '.intro'

Incorrect Usage

cy.prevUntil() // Errors, cannot be chained off 'cy'
cy.location().prevUntil('path') // Errors, 'location' does not yield DOM element

Arguments​

selector (String selector)

The selector where you want finding previous siblings to stop.

element (DOM node, jQuery Object)

The element where you want finding previous siblings to stop.

filter (String selector)

A selector used to filter matching DOM elements.

options (Object)

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

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

Yields prevUntil | Cypress Documentation | Cypress DocumentationLearn about subject managementLearn about chaining commandsLearn about assertionsLearn about timeouts - docs.cypress.io​

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

Examples​

Selector​

Find all of the element's siblings before #nuts until #veggies​

<ul>
  <li id="fruits" class="header">Fruits</li>
  <li>apples</li>
  <li>oranges</li>
  <li>bananas</li>
  <li id="veggies" class="header">Vegetables</li>
  <li>cucumbers</li>
  <li>carrots</li>
  <li>corn</li>
  <li id="nuts" class="header">Nuts</li>
  <li>walnuts</li>
  <li>cashews</li>
  <li>almonds</li>
</ul>
// yields [<li>cucumbers</li>, <li>carrots</li>, <li>corn</li>]
cy.get('#nuts').prevUntil('#veggies')

Rules​

Requirements prevUntil | Cypress Documentation | Cypress DocumentationLearn about subject managementLearn about chaining commandsLearn about assertionsLearn about timeouts - docs.cypress.io​

  • .prevUntil() requires being chained off a command that yields DOM element(s).

Assertions prevUntil | Cypress Documentation | Cypress DocumentationLearn about subject managementLearn about chaining commandsLearn about assertionsLearn about timeouts - docs.cypress.io​

  • .prevUntil() will automatically retry until the element(s) exist in the DOM.
  • .prevUntil() will automatically retry until all chained assertions have passed.

Timeouts prevUntil | Cypress Documentation | Cypress DocumentationLearn about subject managementLearn about chaining commandsLearn about assertionsLearn about timeouts - docs.cypress.io​

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

Command Log​

Find all of the element's siblings before #nuts until #veggies

cy.get('#nuts').prevUntil('#veggies')

The commands above will display in the Command Log as:

Command Log prevUntil

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

Console Log prevUntil

See also​

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