playwright-assertions

Playwright assertions verify element states like visibility, enabled or disabled status, and focus. You can check that a dynamically loaded success message appears or that a form submission button remains disabled until all required fields are filled.

Auto-retrying assertions poll element states until conditions are met or a timeout is reached, ensuring deterministic tests. Soft assertions continue executing subsequent test steps even if an assertion fails, allowing you to collect multiple validation errors before ending the test run.

You can validate URLs, titles, and API response status codes using Playwright page and response assertions. These assertion patterns allow you to confirm navigation events and verify that network responses return expected status codes during end-to-end testing.

Yes, Playwright assertions support attribute and style validation. You can assert specific class names, check for required attributes, and validate CSS properties to ensure web elements render with the correct styling and structural configuration.

You handle dynamically loaded content by leveraging Playwright auto-retrying assertions with custom timeouts. This approach polls the DOM to verify that elements appear and meet expected states within a specific time frame, ensuring reliable end-to-end testing.

Soft assertions do not stop test execution upon failure, meaning subsequent steps run against a potentially invalid state. You should avoid using them when downstream actions depend on the successful validation of prior element states or page properties.