type() expects input type to be lowercase

[dvf]

• Operating System: macOS 10.12.5
• Cypress Version: 0.19.4
• Browser Version: Chrome 59

Is this a Feature or Bug?

This is a bug.

Current behavior:

I have a form with an input field <input type="PASSWORD" id="PASSWORD" />.

I get the error:

CypressError: cy.type() can only be called on textarea or :text. Your subject is a: <input autocomplete="off" class="focus" id="PASSWORD" name="PASSWORD" onkeypress="DetectCapsLock()" type="PASSWORD">

Desired behavior:

This is an input element, so I would expect the input to be entered.

How to reproduce:

Create an input with type = "PASSWORD" (uppercase), and try type().

Test code:

describe('Test can do stuff', () => {
  it('logs in', () => {
    cy
      .visit('https://example.com/login.html')
      .get('#USERNAME')
      .type('dvf')
      .get('#PASSWORD')
      .type('my password', {force: true});
  });
});

[jennifer-shehane]

Have confirmed bug.

[chrisbreiding]

The code for this is done, but this has yet to be released. We'll update the issue and reference the changelog when it's released.

[brian-mann]

Fixed in 0.20.0

[caseybaggz]

I'm still getting an error similar to this. I have 3 inputs that dynamically show depending on a button click. Typing in the first input works, however typing in the second fails with this error:

Command:     type
Typed:       James
Applied To:  <input type=​"input" value id=​"field_middleName" placeholder=​"Middle Name (optional)​" autocomplete=​"off">​
Error:       CypressError: cy.type() can only be called on textarea or :text. Your subject is a: <input type="input" value="" id="field_middleName" placeholder="Middle Name (optional)" autocomplete="off">

[jennifer-shehane]

@caseybaggz This is actually related to this issue: #586 This error is displaying because type='input' is not a valid input type: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input

[caseybaggz]

@jennifer-shehane wow...I have been working too much lately to have overlooked that. Thanks for the humble comment.