Handling Visibility in Playwright: getByText vs. getByRole
Playwright's locator methods handle visibility differently, which can impact your test reliability. In this video, we compare getByText and getByRole when elements share the same text—like two "Submit" buttons, where one is hidden.
🚀 Learn:
✅ Why getByRole automatically filters out hidden elements
✅ How getByText can mistakenly select invisible elements
✅ How to explicitly filter for visibility in your Playwright tests
🔗 Read the full blog post: https://dev.to/playwright/handling-vi...
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