isEqual

Overview

Use the isEqual command to compare a specified DOM element with another element.

The command returns true if the selected element matches the provided one; otherwise, it returns false.

Usage

await browser.$(selector).isEqual(el);

Command Parameters

Name	Type	Description
el	Element	The element to compare with.

Usage Examples

it("should detect if an element is equal to another", async ({ browser }) => {
    const el = await browser.$("#el");

    const sameEl = await browser.$("#el");
    const anotherEl = await browser.$("#anotherEl");

    el.isEqual(sameEl); // outputs: true
    el.isEqual(anotherEl); // outputs: false
});

References

We'd like to give credit to the original WebdriverIO docs article, from which we drew some information while writing our version.