Find elements the way your users do with cy.getByRole()
Cypress 16.2.0 adds cy.getByRole(), a built-in query that finds elements by role and accessible name. By default, it matches only native elements, so your tests catch a swapped for a . Here’s why that matters, and how to move off Cypress Testing Library.Via Cypress, by Jennifer Shehane, 2026-10-14.cypress.io/blog/find-elements-the-way-your-users-do-with-cy-getbyrole/
Find elements the way your users do with cy.getByRole()
Cypress 16.2.0 adds cy.getByRole(), a built-in query that finds elements by role and accessible name. By default, it matches only native elements, so your tests catch a swapped for a . Here’s why that matters, and how to move off Cypress Testing Library.
Via Cypress, by Jennifer Shehane, 2026-10-14.
https://www.cypress.io/blog/find-elements-the-way-your-users-do-with-cy-getbyrole/
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Find elements the way your users do with cy.getByRole()
Cypress 16.2.0 adds cy.getByRole(), a built-in query that finds elements by role and accessible name. By default, it matches only native elements, so your tests catch a swapped for a . Here’s why that matters, and how to move off Cypress Testing Library.
Via Cypress, by Jennifer Shehane, 2026-10-14.
https://www.cypress.io/blog/find-elements-the-way-your-users-do-with-cy-getbyrole/
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