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hash

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

info

This is an alias of cy.location('hash')

Syntax

cy.hash()
cy.hash(options)

Usage

Correct Usage

cy.hash() // Get the url hash

Arguments

options (Object)

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

cy.hash( options )

OptionDefaultDescription
logtrueDisplays the command in the Command log
timeoutdefaultCommandTimeoutTime to wait for cy.hash() to resolve before timing out

Yields

When the current URL contains a hash:

  • `cy.hash()` "yields the current URL's hash (including the `#` character)"

When the current URL does not contain a hash:

  • `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

  • `cy.hash()` requires being chained off of `cy`.

Assertions

  • `cy.hash()` will automatically [retry](/guides/core-concepts/retry-ability) until all chained assertions have passed

Timeouts

  • `cy.hash()` can time out waiting for assertions you've added to pass.

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:

Command Log for hash

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

Console Log for hash

See also