Get A DOM element at a specific index in an array of elements.

The querying behavior of this command matches exactly how .eq() works in jQuery. Its behavior is also similar to that of the CSS pseudo-class :nth-child() selector.

Syntax

.eq(index)
.eq(indexFromEnd)
.eq(index, options)
.eq(indexFromEnd, options)

Usage

Correct Usage

cy.get('tbody>tr').eq(0)    // Yield first 'tr' in 'tbody'
cy.get('ul>li').eq(4)       // Yield fifth 'li' in 'ul'

Incorrect Usage

cy.eq(0)                  // Errors, cannot be chained off 'cy'
cy.getCookies().eq(4)     // Errors, 'getCookies' does not yield DOM element

Arguments

index (Number)

A number indicating the index to find the element at within an array of elements.

indexFromEnd (Number)

A negative number indicating the index position from the end to find the element at within an array of elements.

options (Object)

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

Option	Default	Description
`log`	`true`	Displays the command in the Command log
`timeout`	`defaultCommandTimeout`	Time to wait for `.eq()` to resolve before timing out

Yields

.eq() yields the new DOM element(s) it found.

Examples

Index

Find the 2nd element within the elements

<ul>
  <li>tabby</li>
  <li>siamese</li>
  <li>persian</li>
  <li>sphynx</li>
  <li>burmese</li>
</ul>

cy.get('li').eq(1).should('contain', 'siamese') // true

Make an assertion on the 3rd row of a table

<table>
  <tr>
    <th>Breed</th>
    <th>Origin</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Siamese</td>
    <td>Thailand</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Sphynx</td>
    <td>Canada</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Persian</td>
    <td>Iran</td>
</table>

cy.get('tr').eq(2).should('contain', 'Canada')  //true

Index From End

Find the 2nd from the last element within the elements

<ul>
  <li>tabby</li>
  <li>siamese</li>
  <li>persian</li>
  <li>sphynx</li>
  <li>burmese</li>
</ul>

cy.get('li').eq(-2).should('contain', 'sphynx') // true

Rules

Requirements

.eq() requires being chained off a command that yields DOM element(s).

Assertions

.eq() will automatically retry until the element(s) exist in the DOM.
.eq() will automatically retry until assertions you've chained all pass.

Timeouts

.eq() can time out waiting for the element(s) to exist in the DOM.
.eq() can time out waiting for assertions you've added to pass.

Command Log

Find the 4th <li> in the navigation

cy.get('.left-nav.nav').find('>li').eq(3)

The commands above will display in the Command Log as:

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

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