hash.md

title
hash

Get the current URL hash of the page that is currently active.

{% note info %} This is an alias of {% url "cy.location('hash')" location %} {% endnote %}

Syntax

cy.hash()
cy.hash(options)

Usage

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

cy.hash()     // Get the url hash

Arguments

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

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

cy.hash( options )

Option	Default	Description
log	true	{% usage_options log %}
timeout	{% url defaultCommandTimeout configuration#Timeouts %}	{% usage_options timeout cy.hash %}

Yields {% helper_icon yields %}

When the current URL contains a hash:

{% yields sets_subject cy.hash "yields the current URL's hash (including the # character)" %}

When the current URL does not contain a hash:

{% yields sets_subject cy.hash "yields an empty string" %}

Examples

No Args

Assert that hash is #/users/1 given remote URL: http://localhost:8000/app/#/users/1

// yields #/users/1
cy.hash().should('eq', '#/users/1') // => true

Assert that the hash matches via RegExp

<ul id="users">
  <li>
    <a href="#/users/8fc45b67-d2e5-465a-b822-b281d9c8e4d1">Fred</a>
  </li>
</ul>

cy.get('#users li').find('a').click()
cy.hash().should('match', /users\/.+$/) // => true

Rules

Requirements {% helper_icon requirements %}

{% requirements parent cy.hash %}

Assertions {% helper_icon assertions %}

{% assertions retry cy.hash %}

Timeouts {% helper_icon timeout %}

{% timeouts assertions cy.hash %}

Command Log

Assert that the hash matches #users/new

cy.hash().should('eq', '#users/new')

The commands above will display in the Command Log as:

{% imgTag /img/api/hash/test-url-hash-for-users-page.png "Command Log for hash" %}

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

{% imgTag /img/api/hash/hash-command-yields-url-after-hash.png "Console Log for hash" %}

See also

• {% url cy.location() location %}
• {% url cy.url() url %}