getValue

Overview

Use the getValue command to get the value of a <textarea>, <select>, or <input> element of type text for the specified selector.

If multiple elements are found for the given selector, the command will return an array of values.

To get the values of <input> elements of type checkbox or radio, use the isSelected command.

Usage

await browser.$(selector).getValue();

Usage Examples

index.html

<input type="text" value="John Doe" id="username" />

getValue.js

it("should demonstrate the getValue command", async ({ browser }) => {
    const value = await browser.$("#username").getValue();

    console.log(value); // outputs: "John Doe"
});

References

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