I am not able to use a variable declared in a cypress method, within a step definition, outside that Cypress method, within the same step definition.
This is my scenario:
Scenario: Transfer totals verification
Given I launch the application using the url
And I click the 'Sign In' button
And I enter the username '[email protected]'
And I enter the password '55555'
And I click the 'Continue' button
When I navigate to the 'Track Transfers' page
Then the total amount sent to '<To country>' is '<Total amount sent>'
Examples:
| To country | Total amount sent |
| United Kingdom | 55555 |
The step definition:
I am trying to use the variables (toCountryCount, eachTransferAmount, amountSentTotal), in the for loop. However, the variable contents are not even displayed in the cy.log() methods that come before the loop.
Then('the total amount sent to {string} is {string}', (toCountry, amountSent) => {
let toCountryCount
let eachTransferAmount
let amountSentTotal
cy.get('.TrackingTable tr td:nth-of-type(5):visible:contains("' + toCountry + '")').its('length').then(count => {
toCountryCount = count
cy.log(toCountryCount) //variable content displayed correctly
})
trackTransfersPageObj.sendingTo.contains(toCountry).next('td').then(amount => {
eachTransferAmount = amount.text().replace('£', '').replace('N', '')
cy.log(eachTransferAmount) //variable content displayed correctly
})
cy.log(toCountryCount) //not working, variable content not displayed
cy.log(eachTransferAmount) //not working, variable content not displayed
for (let i = 0; i < toCountryCount; i++) {
amountSentTotal += parseInt(eachTransferAmount)
}
})
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the problem with your code is that it uses cy-commands together with synchronous statements. Cy-commands get queued and run at a unpredictable moment.
The solution is to pass the value of toCountryCount to a then of the cy-command that and put the calculation (the for statement) in the .then().
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Taking the cue in the suggested answer, to pass the variable to a .then(), I have restructured the code, it is now working as expected.
Then('the total amount I have sent to {string} so far is {string}', (toCountry, amountSent) => {
let amountSentTotal = 0
trackTransfersPageObj.getRecordCount.each($el => {
let amountSent = $el.find('td:nth-of-type(5):contains("' + toCountry + '")').next('td').text().trim().replace(/[£N,]/g, '')
amountSentTotal = Number(amountSentTotal) + Number(amountSent)
}).then(function () {
expect(amountSentTotal).equal(Number(amountSent))
})
})
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