clear

Clear the value of an input or textarea.

An alias for .type('{selectall}{backspace}')

Syntax

.clear()
.clear(options)

Usage

Correct Usage

cy.get('[type="text"]').clear() // Clear text input
cy.get('textarea').type('Hi!').clear() // Clear textarea
cy.focused().clear() // Clear focused input/textarea

Incorrect Usage

cy.clear() // Errors, cannot be chained off 'cy'
cy.get('nav').clear() // Errors, 'get' doesn't yield input or textarea
cy.clock().clear() // Errors, 'clock' does not yield DOM elements

Arguments

options (Object)

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

Option	Default	Description
`animationDistanceThreshold`	`animationDistanceThreshold`	The distance in pixels an element must exceed over time to be considered animating.
`force`	`false`	Forces the action, disables waiting for actionability
`log`	`true`	Displays the command in the Command log
`scrollBehavior`	`scrollBehavior`	Viewport position to where an element should be scrolled before executing the command
`timeout`	`defaultCommandTimeout`	Time to wait for `.clear()` to resolve before timing out
`waitForAnimations`	`waitForAnimations`	Whether to wait for elements to finish animating before executing the command.

Yields

.clear() yields the same subject it was given from the previous command.

Examples

No Args

Clear the input and type a new value

cy.get('textarea').clear().type('Hello, World')

Notes

Actionability

The element must first reach actionability

.clear() is an "action command" that follows all the rules of Actionability.

Documentation

.clear() is an alias for .type({selectall}{backspace}).

Please read the .type() documentation for more details.

Rules

Requirements

.clear() requires being chained off a command that yields DOM element(s).
.clear() requires the element to be an input or textarea .

Assertions

.clear() will automatically wait for the element to reach an actionable state
.clear() will automatically retry until all chained assertions have passed

Timeouts

.clear() can time out waiting for the element to reach an actionable state .
.clear() can time out waiting for assertions you've added to pass.

Command Log

Clear the input and type a new value

cy.get('input[name="name"]').clear().type('Jane Lane')

The commands above will display in the Command Log as:

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