Finding ancestors with Capybara

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Modern versions of Capybara include a finder method #ancestor which allows you to find a parental element using CSS or XPath.

If you previously did something like this:

field.find(:xpath, './ancestor::div[contains(@class, "form-group")]')

..and prefer CSS, you may rewrite it:

field.ancestor('div.form-group')

Both versions will return the outermost matching element. Use the #order option find the closest parent:

field.ancestor('div.form-group', order: :reverse)
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Posted by Michael Leimstädtner to makandra dev (2021-10-20 07:35)