Method: Capybara::Node::Simple#visible?

Defined in:
lib/capybara/node/simple.rb

#visible?(check_ancestors = true) ⇒ Boolean

Whether or not the element is visible. Does not support CSS, so the result may be inaccurate.

Parameters:

  • check_ancestors (Boolean) (defaults to: true) —

    Whether to inherit visibility from ancestors

Returns:

  • (Boolean) —

    Whether the element is visible



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# File 'lib/capybara/node/simple.rb', line 102

def visible?(check_ancestors = true)
  return false if (tag_name == 'input') && (native[:type]=="hidden")

  if check_ancestors
    #check size because oldest supported nokogiri doesnt support xpath boolean() function
    native.xpath("./ancestor-or-self::*[contains(@style, 'display:none') or contains(@style, 'display: none') or @hidden or name()='script' or name()='head']").size() == 0
  else
    #no need for an xpath if only checking the current element
    !(native.has_attribute?('hidden') || (native[:style] =~ /display:\s?none/) || %w(script head).include?(tag_name))
  end
end