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{% highlight yaml %}
yml
modules:
enabled:
- Laravel:
environment_file: .env.testing
You should not use this module for acceptance tests.
If you want to use Eloquent within your acceptance tests (paired with WebDriver) enable only
ORM part of this module:
Home`
- ``
For checking the raw source code, use `seeInSource()`.
* `param array|string` $selector optional
#### dontSeeAuthentication
Check that user is not authenticated.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeAuthentication();
{% endhighlight %}
#### dontSeeCheckboxIsChecked
Check that the specified checkbox is unchecked.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeCheckboxIsChecked('#agree'); // I suppose user didn't agree to terms
$I->seeCheckboxIsChecked('#signup_form input[type=checkbox]'); // I suppose user didn't check the first checkbox in form.
{% endhighlight %}
#### dontSeeCookie
Checks that there isn't a cookie with the given name.
You can set additional cookie params like `domain`, `path` as array passed in last argument.
* `return mixed|void`
#### dontSeeCurrentUrlEquals
Checks that the current URL doesn't equal the given string.
Unlike `dontSeeInCurrentUrl`, this only matches the full URL.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeCurrentUrlEquals('/');
{% endhighlight %}
#### dontSeeCurrentUrlMatches
Checks that current url doesn't match the given regular expression.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeCurrentUrlMatches('~^/users/(\d+)~');
{% endhighlight %}
#### dontSeeElement
Checks that the given element is invisible or not present on the page.
You can also specify expected attributes of this element.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeElement('.error');
$I->dontSeeElement('//form/input[1]');
$I->dontSeeElement('input', ['name' => 'login']);
$I->dontSeeElement('input', ['value' => '123456']);
{% endhighlight %}
#### dontSeeEventTriggered
Make sure events did not fire during the test.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeEventTriggered('App\MyEvent');
$I->dontSeeEventTriggered(new App\Events\MyEvent());
$I->dontSeeEventTriggered(['App\MyEvent', 'App\MyOtherEvent']);
{% endhighlight %}
* `param string|object|string[]` $expected
#### dontSeeFormErrors
Assert that there are no form errors bound to the View.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeFormErrors();
{% endhighlight %}
#### dontSeeInCurrentUrl
Checks that the current URI doesn't contain the given string.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeInCurrentUrl('/users/');
{% endhighlight %}
#### dontSeeInField
Checks that an input field or textarea doesn't contain the given value.
For fuzzy locators, the field is matched by label text, CSS and XPath.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeInField('Body','Type your comment here');
$I->dontSeeInField('form textarea[name=body]','Type your comment here');
$I->dontSeeInField('form input[type=hidden]','hidden_value');
$I->dontSeeInField('#searchform input','Search');
$I->dontSeeInField('//form/*[@name=search]','Search');
$I->dontSeeInField(['name' => 'search'], 'Search');
{% endhighlight %}
* `param string|array` $field
#### dontSeeInFormFields
Checks if the array of form parameters (name => value) are not set on the form matched with
the passed selector.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeInFormFields('form[name=myform]', [
'input1' => 'non-existent value',
'input2' => 'other non-existent value',
]);
{% endhighlight %}
To check that an element hasn't been assigned any one of many values, an array can be passed
as the value:
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeInFormFields('.form-class', [
'fieldName' => [
'This value shouldn\'t be set',
'And this value shouldn\'t be set',
],
]);
{% endhighlight %}
Additionally, checkbox values can be checked with a boolean.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeInFormFields('#form-id', [
'checkbox1' => true, // fails if checked
'checkbox2' => false, // fails if unchecked
]);
{% endhighlight %}
#### dontSeeInSession
Assert that a session attribute does not exist, or is not equal to the passed value.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeInSession('attribute');
$I->dontSeeInSession('attribute', 'value');
{% endhighlight %}
* `param string|array` $key
* `param mixed|null` $value
#### dontSeeInSource
Checks that the current page contains the given string in its
raw source code.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeInSource('
');
{% endhighlight %}
#### dontSeeInTitle
Checks that the page title does not contain the given string.
* `return mixed|void`
#### dontSeeLink
Checks that the page doesn't contain a link with the given string.
If the second parameter is given, only links with a matching "href" attribute will be checked.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeLink('Logout'); // I suppose user is not logged in
$I->dontSeeLink('Checkout now', '/store/cart.php');
{% endhighlight %}
#### dontSeeOptionIsSelected
Checks that the given option is not selected.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeOptionIsSelected('#form input[name=payment]', 'Visa');
{% endhighlight %}
* `return mixed|void`
#### dontSeeRecord
Checks that record does not exist in database.
You can pass the name of a database table or the class name of an Eloquent model as the first argument.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeRecord($user);
$I->dontSeeRecord('users', ['name' => 'Davert']);
$I->dontSeeRecord('App\Models\User', ['name' => 'Davert']);
{% endhighlight %}
* `param string|class-string|object` $table
* `param array` $attributes
* `[Part]` orm
#### dontSeeResponseCodeIs
Checks that response code is equal to value provided.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeResponseCodeIs(200);
// recommended \Codeception\Util\HttpCode
$I->dontSeeResponseCodeIs(\Codeception\Util\HttpCode::OK);
{% endhighlight %}
#### dontSeeSessionHasValues
Assert that the session does not have a particular list of values.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeSessionHasValues(['key1', 'key2']);
$I->dontSeeSessionHasValues(['key1' => 'value1', 'key2' => 'value2']);
{% endhighlight %}
#### enableExceptionHandling
Enable Laravel exception handling.
{% highlight php %}
enableExceptionHandling();
{% endhighlight %}
#### enableMiddleware
Enable the given middleware for the next requests.
{% highlight php %}
enableMiddleware();
{% endhighlight %}
* `param string|array|null` $middleware
#### fillField
Fills a text field or textarea with the given string.
{% highlight php %}
fillField("//input[@type='text']", "Hello World!");
$I->fillField(['name' => 'email'], 'jon@example.com');
{% endhighlight %}
#### flushSession
Flush all of the current session data.
{% highlight php %}
flushSession();
{% endhighlight %}
#### followRedirect
Follow pending redirect if there is one.
{% highlight php %}
followRedirect();
{% endhighlight %}
#### getApplication
Provides access the Laravel application object.
{% highlight php %}
getApplication();
{% endhighlight %}
#### grabAttributeFrom
Grabs the value of the given attribute value from the given element.
Fails if element is not found.
{% highlight php %}
grabAttributeFrom('#tooltip', 'title');
{% endhighlight %}
#### grabCookie
Grabs a cookie value.
You can set additional cookie params like `domain`, `path` in array passed as last argument.
If the cookie is set by an ajax request (XMLHttpRequest), there might be some delay caused by the browser, so try `$I->wait(0.1)`.
#### grabFromCurrentUrl
Executes the given regular expression against the current URI and returns the first capturing group.
If no parameters are provided, the full URI is returned.
{% highlight php %}
grabFromCurrentUrl('~^/user/(\d+)/~');
$uri = $I->grabFromCurrentUrl();
{% endhighlight %}
#### grabMultiple
Grabs either the text content, or attribute values, of nodes
matched by $cssOrXpath and returns them as an array.
{% highlight html %}
First
Second
Third
{% endhighlight %}
{% highlight php %}
grabMultiple('a');
// would return ['#first', '#second', '#third']
$aLinks = $I->grabMultiple('a', 'href');
{% endhighlight %}
* `return string[]`
#### grabNumRecords
Retrieves number of records from database
You can pass the name of a database table or the class name of an Eloquent model as the first argument.
{% highlight php %}
grabNumRecords('users', ['name' => 'Davert']);
$I->grabNumRecords('App\Models\User', ['name' => 'Davert']);
{% endhighlight %}
* `[Part]` orm
#### grabPageSource
Grabs current page source code.
@throws ModuleException if no page was opened.
* `return string` Current page source code.
#### grabRecord
Retrieves record from database
If you pass the name of a database table as the first argument, this method returns an array.
You can also pass the class name of an Eloquent model, in that case this method returns an Eloquent model.
{% highlight php %}
grabRecord('users', ['name' => 'Davert']); // returns array
$record = $I->grabRecord('App\Models\User', ['name' => 'Davert']); // returns Eloquent model
{% endhighlight %}
* `param string` $table
* `param array` $attributes
* `return array|EloquentModel`
* `[Part]` orm
#### grabService
Return an instance of a class from the Laravel service container.
(
https://laravel.com/docs/7.x/container)
{% highlight php %}
grabService('foo');
// Will return an instance of FooBar, also works for singletons.
{% endhighlight %}
#### grabTextFrom
Finds and returns the text contents of the given element.
If a fuzzy locator is used, the element is found using CSS, XPath,
and by matching the full page source by regular expression.
{% highlight php %}
grabTextFrom('h1');
$heading = $I->grabTextFrom('descendant-or-self::h1');
$value = $I->grabTextFrom('~grabValueFrom('Name');
$name = $I->grabValueFrom('input[name=username]');
$name = $I->grabValueFrom('descendant-or-self::form/descendant::input[@name = 'username']');
$name = $I->grabValueFrom(['name' => 'username']);
{% endhighlight %}
#### have
Use Laravel model factory to create a model.
{% highlight php %}
have('App\Models\User');
$I->have('App\Models\User', ['name' => 'John Doe']);
$I->have('App\Models\User', [], 'admin');
{% endhighlight %}
@see
https://laravel.com/docs/7.x/database-testing#using-factories
* `[Part]` orm
#### haveApplicationHandler
Register a handler than can be used to modify the Laravel application object after it is initialized.
The Laravel application object will be passed as an argument to the handler.
{% highlight php %}
haveApplicationHandler(function($app) {
$app->make('config')->set(['test_value' => '10']);
});
{% endhighlight %}
#### haveBinding
Add a binding to the Laravel service container.
(
https://laravel.com/docs/7.x/container)
{% highlight php %}
haveBinding('My\Interface', 'My\Implementation');
{% endhighlight %}
* `param string` $abstract
* `param Closure|string|null` $concrete
* `param bool` $shared
#### haveContextualBinding
Add a contextual binding to the Laravel service container.
(
https://laravel.com/docs/7.x/container)
{% highlight php %}
haveContextualBinding('My\Class', '$variable', 'value');
// This is similar to the following in your Laravel application
$app->when('My\Class')
->needs('$variable')
->give('value');
{% endhighlight %}
* `param string` $concrete
* `param string` $abstract
* `param Closure|string` $implementation
#### haveHttpHeader
Sets the HTTP header to the passed value - which is used on
subsequent HTTP requests through PhpBrowser.
Example:
{% highlight php %}
haveHttpHeader('X-Requested-With', 'Codeception');
$I->amOnPage('test-headers.php');
{% endhighlight %}
To use special chars in Header Key use HTML Character Entities:
Example:
Header with underscore - 'Client_Id'
should be represented as - 'Client_Id' or 'Client_Id'
{% highlight php %}
haveHttpHeader('Client_Id', 'Codeception');
{% endhighlight %}
* `param string` $name the name of the request header
* `param string` $value the value to set it to for subsequent
requests
#### haveInSession
Set the session to the given array.
{% highlight php %}
haveInSession(['myKey' => 'MyValue']);
{% endhighlight %}
#### haveInstance
Add an instance binding to the Laravel service container.
(
https://laravel.com/docs/7.x/container)
{% highlight php %}
haveInstance('App\MyClass', new App\MyClass());
{% endhighlight %}
#### haveMultiple
Use Laravel model factory to create multiple models.
{% highlight php %}
haveMultiple('App\Models\User', 10);
$I->haveMultiple('App\Models\User', 10, ['name' => 'John Doe']);
$I->haveMultiple('App\Models\User', 10, [], 'admin');
{% endhighlight %}
@see
https://laravel.com/docs/7.x/database-testing#using-factories
* `return EloquentModel|EloquentCollection`
* `[Part]` orm
#### haveRecord
Inserts record into the database.
If you pass the name of a database table as the first argument, this method returns an integer ID.
You can also pass the class name of an Eloquent model, in that case this method returns an Eloquent model.
{% highlight php %}
haveRecord('users', ['name' => 'Davert']); // returns integer
$user = $I->haveRecord('App\Models\User', ['name' => 'Davert']); // returns Eloquent model
{% endhighlight %}
* `param string` $table
* `param array` $attributes
* `return EloquentModel|int`
@throws RuntimeException
* `[Part]` orm
#### haveServerParameter
Sets SERVER parameter valid for all next requests.
{% highlight php %}
$I->haveServerParameter('name', 'value');
{% endhighlight %}
#### haveSingleton
Add a singleton binding to the Laravel service container.
(
https://laravel.com/docs/7.x/container)
{% highlight php %}
haveSingleton('App\MyInterface', 'App\MySingleton');
{% endhighlight %}
* `param string` $abstract
* `param Closure|string|null` $concrete
#### logout
Logout user.
{% highlight php %}
logout();
{% endhighlight %}
#### make
Use Laravel model factory to make a model instance.
{% highlight php %}
make('App\Models\User');
$I->make('App\Models\User', ['name' => 'John Doe']);
$I->make('App\Models\User', [], 'admin');
{% endhighlight %}
@see
https://laravel.com/docs/7.x/database-testing#using-factories
* `return EloquentCollection|EloquentModel`
* `[Part]` orm
#### makeHtmlSnapshot
Use this method within an [interactive pause](
https://codeception.com/docs/02-GettingStarted#Interactive-Pause) to save the HTML source code of the current page.
{% highlight php %}
makeHtmlSnapshot('edit_page');
// saved to: tests/_output/debug/edit_page.html
$I->makeHtmlSnapshot();
// saved to: tests/_output/debug/2017-05-26_14-24-11_4b3403665fea6.html
{% endhighlight %}
#### makeMultiple
Use Laravel model factory to make multiple model instances.
{% highlight php %}
makeMultiple('App\Models\User', 10);
$I->makeMultiple('App\Models\User', 10, ['name' => 'John Doe']);
$I->makeMultiple('App\Models\User', 10, [], 'admin');
{% endhighlight %}
@see
https://laravel.com/docs/7.x/database-testing#using-factories
* `return EloquentCollection|EloquentModel`
* `[Part]` orm
#### moveBack
Moves back in history.
* `param int` $numberOfSteps (default value 1)
#### resetCookie
Unsets cookie with the given name.
You can set additional cookie params like `domain`, `path` in array passed as last argument.
* `return mixed|void`
#### see
Checks that the current page contains the given string (case insensitive).
You can specify a specific HTML element (via CSS or XPath) as the second
parameter to only search within that element.
{% highlight php %}
see('Logout'); // I can suppose user is logged in
$I->see('Sign Up', 'h1'); // I can suppose it's a signup page
$I->see('Sign Up', '//body/h1'); // with XPath
$I->see('Sign Up', ['css' => 'body h1']); // with strict CSS locator
{% endhighlight %}
Note that the search is done after stripping all HTML tags from the body,
so `$I->see('strong')` will return true for strings like:
- `
I am Stronger than thou
`
- `<script>document.createElement('strong');</script>`
But will *not* be true for strings like:
- `
Home`
- `
Home`
- ``
For checking the raw source code, use `seeInSource()`.
* `param array|string` $selector optional
#### seeAuthentication
Checks that a user is authenticated.
{% highlight php %}
seeAuthentication();
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeCheckboxIsChecked
Checks that the specified checkbox is checked.
{% highlight php %}
seeCheckboxIsChecked('#agree'); // I suppose user agreed to terms
$I->seeCheckboxIsChecked('#signup_form input[type=checkbox]'); // I suppose user agreed to terms, If there is only one checkbox in form.
$I->seeCheckboxIsChecked('//form/input[@type=checkbox and @name=agree]');
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeCookie
Checks that a cookie with the given name is set.
You can set additional cookie params like `domain`, `path` as array passed in last argument.
{% highlight php %}
seeCookie('PHPSESSID');
{% endhighlight %}
* `return mixed|void`
#### seeCurrentActionIs
Checks that current url matches action
{% highlight php %}
seeCurrentActionIs('PostsController@index');
// Laravel 8+:
$I->seeCurrentActionIs(PostsController::class . '@index');
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeCurrentRouteIs
Checks that current url matches route
{% highlight php %}
seeCurrentRouteIs('posts.index');
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeCurrentUrlEquals
Checks that the current URL is equal to the given string.
Unlike `seeInCurrentUrl`, this only matches the full URL.
{% highlight php %}
seeCurrentUrlEquals('/');
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeCurrentUrlMatches
Checks that the current URL matches the given regular expression.
{% highlight php %}
seeCurrentUrlMatches('~^/users/(\d+)~');
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeElement
Checks that the given element exists on the page and is visible.
You can also specify expected attributes of this element.
{% highlight php %}
seeElement('.error');
$I->seeElement('//form/input[1]');
$I->seeElement('input', ['name' => 'login']);
$I->seeElement('input', ['value' => '123456']);
// strict locator in first arg, attributes in second
$I->seeElement(['css' => 'form input'], ['name' => 'login']);
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeEventTriggered
Make sure events fired during the test.
{% highlight php %}
seeEventTriggered('App\MyEvent');
$I->seeEventTriggered(new App\Events\MyEvent());
$I->seeEventTriggered(['App\MyEvent', 'App\MyOtherEvent']);
{% endhighlight %}
* `param string|object|string[]` $expected
#### seeFormErrorMessage
Assert that a specific form error message is set in the view.
If you want to assert that there is a form error message for a specific key
but don't care about the actual error message you can omit `$expectedErrorMessage`.
If you do pass `$expectedErrorMessage`, this method checks if the actual error message for a key
contains `$expectedErrorMessage`.
{% highlight php %}
seeFormErrorMessage('username');
$I->seeFormErrorMessage('username', 'Invalid Username');
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeFormErrorMessages
Verifies that multiple fields on a form have errors.
This method will validate that the expected error message
is contained in the actual error message, that is,
you can specify either the entire error message or just a part of it:
{% highlight php %}
seeFormErrorMessages([
'address' => 'The address is too long',
'telephone' => 'too short' // the full error message is 'The telephone is too short'
]);
{% endhighlight %}
If you don't want to specify the error message for some fields,
you can pass `null` as value instead of the message string.
If that is the case, it will be validated that
that field has at least one error of any type:
{% highlight php %}
seeFormErrorMessages([
'telephone' => 'too short',
'address' => null
]);
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeFormHasErrors
Assert that form errors are bound to the View.
{% highlight php %}
seeFormHasErrors();
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeInCurrentUrl
Checks that current URI contains the given string.
{% highlight php %}
seeInCurrentUrl('home');
// to match: /users/1
$I->seeInCurrentUrl('/users/');
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeInField
Checks that the given input field or textarea *equals* (i.e. not just contains) the given value.
Fields are matched by label text, the "name" attribute, CSS, or XPath.
{% highlight php %}
seeInField('Body','Type your comment here');
$I->seeInField('form textarea[name=body]','Type your comment here');
$I->seeInField('form input[type=hidden]','hidden_value');
$I->seeInField('#searchform input','Search');
$I->seeInField('//form/*[@name=search]','Search');
$I->seeInField(['name' => 'search'], 'Search');
{% endhighlight %}
* `param string|array` $field
#### seeInFormFields
Checks if the array of form parameters (name => value) are set on the form matched with the
passed selector.
{% highlight php %}
seeInFormFields('form[name=myform]', [
'input1' => 'value',
'input2' => 'other value',
]);
{% endhighlight %}
For multi-select elements, or to check values of multiple elements with the same name, an
array may be passed:
{% highlight php %}
seeInFormFields('.form-class', [
'multiselect' => [
'value1',
'value2',
],
'checkbox[]' => [
'a checked value',
'another checked value',
],
]);
{% endhighlight %}
Additionally, checkbox values can be checked with a boolean.
{% highlight php %}
seeInFormFields('#form-id', [
'checkbox1' => true, // passes if checked
'checkbox2' => false, // passes if unchecked
]);
{% endhighlight %}
Pair this with submitForm for quick testing magic.
{% highlight php %}
'value',
'field2' => 'another value',
'checkbox1' => true,
// ...
];
$I->submitForm('//form[@id=my-form]', string $form, 'submitButton');
// $I->amOnPage('/path/to/form-page') may be needed
$I->seeInFormFields('//form[@id=my-form]', string $form);
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeInSession
Assert that a session variable exists.
{% highlight php %}
seeInSession('key');
$I->seeInSession('key', 'value');
{% endhighlight %}
* `param string|array` $key
* `param mixed|null` $value
#### seeInSource
Checks that the current page contains the given string in its
raw source code.
{% highlight php %}
seeInSource('
');
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeInTitle
Checks that the page title contains the given string.
{% highlight php %}
seeInTitle('Blog - Post #1');
{% endhighlight %}
* `return mixed|void`
#### seeLink
Checks that there's a link with the specified text.
Give a full URL as the second parameter to match links with that exact URL.
{% highlight php %}
seeLink('Logout'); // matches
Logout
$I->seeLink('Logout','/logout'); // matches
Logout
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeNumRecords
Checks that number of given records were found in database.
You can pass the name of a database table or the class name of an Eloquent model as the first argument.
{% highlight php %}
seeNumRecords(1, 'users', ['name' => 'Davert']);
$I->seeNumRecords(1, 'App\Models\User', ['name' => 'Davert']);
{% endhighlight %}
* `[Part]` orm
#### seeNumberOfElements
Checks that there are a certain number of elements matched by the given locator on the page.
{% highlight php %}
seeNumberOfElements('tr', 10);
$I->seeNumberOfElements('tr', [0,10]); // between 0 and 10 elements
{% endhighlight %}
* `param int|int[]` $expected
#### seeOptionIsSelected
Checks that the given option is selected.
{% highlight php %}
seeOptionIsSelected('#form input[name=payment]', 'Visa');
{% endhighlight %}
* `return mixed|void`
#### seePageNotFound
Asserts that current page has 404 response status code.
#### seeRecord
Checks that record exists in database.
You can pass the name of a database table or the class name of an Eloquent model as the first argument.
{% highlight php %}
seeRecord($user);
$I->seeRecord('users', ['name' => 'Davert']);
$I->seeRecord('App\Models\User', ['name' => 'Davert']);
{% endhighlight %}
* `param string|class-string|object` $table
* `param array` $attributes
* `[Part]` orm
#### seeResponseCodeIs
Checks that response code is equal to value provided.
{% highlight php %}
seeResponseCodeIs(200);
// recommended \Codeception\Util\HttpCode
$I->seeResponseCodeIs(\Codeception\Util\HttpCode::OK);
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeResponseCodeIsBetween
Checks that response code is between a certain range. Between actually means [from <= CODE <= to]
#### seeResponseCodeIsClientError
Checks that the response code is 4xx
#### seeResponseCodeIsRedirection
Checks that the response code 3xx
#### seeResponseCodeIsServerError
Checks that the response code is 5xx
#### seeResponseCodeIsSuccessful
Checks that the response code 2xx
#### seeSessionHasValues
Assert that the session has a given list of values.
{% highlight php %}
seeSessionHasValues(['key1', 'key2']);
$I->seeSessionHasValues(['key1' => 'value1', 'key2' => 'value2']);
{% endhighlight %}
#### seedDatabase
Seed a given database connection.
* `param class-string|class-string[]` $seeders
#### selectOption
Selects an option in a select tag or in radio button group.
{% highlight php %}
selectOption('form select[name=account]', 'Premium');
$I->selectOption('form input[name=payment]', 'Monthly');
$I->selectOption('//form/select[@name=account]', 'Monthly');
{% endhighlight %}
Provide an array for the second argument to select multiple options:
{% highlight php %}
selectOption('Which OS do you use?', array('Windows','Linux'));
{% endhighlight %}
Or provide an associative array for the second argument to specifically define which selection method should be used:
{% highlight php %}
selectOption('Which OS do you use?', array('text' => 'Windows')); // Only search by text 'Windows'
$I->selectOption('Which OS do you use?', array('value' => 'windows')); // Only search by value 'windows'
{% endhighlight %}
#### sendAjaxGetRequest
Sends an ajax GET request with the passed parameters.
See `sendAjaxPostRequest()`
#### sendAjaxPostRequest
Sends an ajax POST request with the passed parameters.
The appropriate HTTP header is added automatically:
`X-Requested-With: XMLHttpRequest`
Example:
{% highlight php %}
sendAjaxPostRequest('/add-task', ['task' => 'lorem ipsum']);
{% endhighlight %}
Some frameworks (e.g. Symfony) create field names in the form of an "array":
``
In this case you need to pass the fields like this:
{% highlight php %}
sendAjaxPostRequest('/add-task', ['form' => [
'task' => 'lorem ipsum',
'category' => 'miscellaneous',
]]);
{% endhighlight %}
#### sendAjaxRequest
Sends an ajax request, using the passed HTTP method.
See `sendAjaxPostRequest()`
Example:
{% highlight php %}
sendAjaxRequest('PUT', '/posts/7', ['title' => 'new title']);
{% endhighlight %}
#### setApplication
__not documented__
#### setCookie
Sets a cookie with the given name and value.
You can set additional cookie params like `domain`, `path`, `expires`, `secure` in array passed as last argument.
{% highlight php %}
setCookie('PHPSESSID', 'el4ukv0kqbvoirg7nkp4dncpk3');
{% endhighlight %}
* `return mixed|void`
#### setMaxRedirects
Sets the maximum number of redirects that the Client can follow.
{% highlight php %}
setMaxRedirects(2);
{% endhighlight %}
#### setServerParameters
Sets SERVER parameters valid for all next requests.
this will remove old ones.
{% highlight php %}
$I->setServerParameters([]);
{% endhighlight %}
#### startFollowingRedirects
Enables automatic redirects to be followed by the client.
{% highlight php %}
startFollowingRedirects();
{% endhighlight %}
#### stopFollowingRedirects
Prevents automatic redirects to be followed by the client.
{% highlight php %}
stopFollowingRedirects();
{% endhighlight %}
#### submitForm
Submits the given form on the page, with the given form
values. Pass the form field's values as an array in the second
parameter.
Although this function can be used as a short-hand version of
`fillField()`, `selectOption()`, `click()` etc. it has some important
differences:
* Only field *names* may be used, not CSS/XPath selectors nor field labels
* If a field is sent to this function that does *not* exist on the page,
it will silently be added to the HTTP request. This is helpful for testing
some types of forms, but be aware that you will *not* get an exception
like you would if you called `fillField()` or `selectOption()` with
a missing field.
Fields that are not provided will be filled by their values from the page,
or from any previous calls to `fillField()`, `selectOption()` etc.
You don't need to click the 'Submit' button afterwards.
This command itself triggers the request to form's action.
You can optionally specify which button's value to include
in the request with the last parameter (as an alternative to
explicitly setting its value in the second parameter), as
button values are not otherwise included in the request.
Examples:
{% highlight php %}
submitForm('#login', [
'login' => 'davert',
'password' => '123456'
]);
// or
$I->submitForm('#login', [
'login' => 'davert',
'password' => '123456'
], 'submitButtonName');
{% endhighlight %}
For example, given this sample "Sign Up" form:
{% highlight html %}
Login:
Password:
Do you agree to our terms?
Subscribe to our newsletter?
Select pricing plan:
Free
Paid
{% endhighlight %}
You could write the following to submit it:
{% highlight php %}
submitForm(
'#userForm',
[
'user' => [
'login' => 'Davert',
'password' => '123456',
'agree' => true
]
],
'submitButton'
);
{% endhighlight %}
Note that "2" will be the submitted value for the "plan" field, as it is
the selected option.
To uncheck the pre-checked checkbox "newsletter", call `$I->uncheckOption(['name' => 'user[newsletter]']);` *before*,
then submit the form as shown here (i.e. without the "newsletter" field in the `$params` array).
You can also emulate a JavaScript submission by not specifying any
buttons in the third parameter to submitForm.
{% highlight php %}
submitForm(
'#userForm',
[
'user' => [
'login' => 'Davert',
'password' => '123456',
'agree' => true
]
]
);
{% endhighlight %}
This function works well when paired with `seeInFormFields()`
for quickly testing CRUD interfaces and form validation logic.
{% highlight php %}
'value',
'field2' => 'another value',
'checkbox1' => true,
// ...
];
$I->submitForm('#my-form', $form, 'submitButton');
// $I->amOnPage('/path/to/form-page') may be needed
$I->seeInFormFields('#my-form', $form);
{% endhighlight %}
Parameter values can be set to arrays for multiple input fields
of the same name, or multi-select combo boxes. For checkboxes,
you can use either the string value or boolean `true`/`false` which will
be replaced by the checkbox's value in the DOM.
{% highlight php %}
submitForm('#my-form', [
'field1' => 'value',
'checkbox' => [
'value of first checkbox',
'value of second checkbox',
],
'otherCheckboxes' => [
true,
false,
false
],
'multiselect' => [
'first option value',
'second option value'
]
]);
{% endhighlight %}
Mixing string and boolean values for a checkbox's value is not supported
and may produce unexpected results.
Field names ending in `[]` must be passed without the trailing square
bracket characters, and must contain an array for its value. This allows
submitting multiple values with the same name, consider:
{% highlight php %}
submitForm('#my-form', [
'field[]' => 'value',
'field[]' => 'another value', // 'field[]' is already a defined key
]);
{% endhighlight %}
The solution is to pass an array value:
{% highlight php %}
submitForm('#my-form', [
'field' => [
'value',
'another value',
]
]);
{% endhighlight %}
#### switchToIframe
Switch to iframe or frame on the page.
Example:
{% highlight html %}
<iframe name="another_frame" src="
http://example.com">
{% endhighlight %}
{% highlight php %}
switchToIframe("another_frame");
{% endhighlight %}
#### uncheckOption
Unticks a checkbox.
{% highlight php %}
uncheckOption('#notify');
{% endhighlight %}