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$

The $ command is a short and handy way in order to fetch a single element on the page.

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As opposed to the $ attached to the browser object this command queries an element based on a root element.

You can also pass in an object as selector where the object contains a property element-6066-11e4-a52e-4f735466cecf with the value of a reference to an element. The command will then transform the reference to an extended WebdriverIO element.

Note: chaining $ and $$ commands only make sense when you use multiple selector strategies. You will otherwise make unnecessary requests that slow down the test (e.g. $('body').$('div') will trigger two request whereas $('body div') does literally the same with just one request)

You can chain $ or $$ together without wrapping individual commands into await in order to walk down the DOM tree, e.g.:

const imageSrc = await $$('div')[1].nextElement().$$('img')[2].getAttribute('src)
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For more information on how to select specific elements, check out the Selectors guide.

Usage​
$(selector).$(selector)
Parameters​
NameTypeDetails
selectorString, Function, Matcherselector, JS Function, or Matcher object to fetch a certain element
Examples​
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it('should use Androids DataMatcher or ViewMatcher selector', async () => {
    const menuItem = await $({
        "name": "hasEntry",
        "args": ["title", "ViewTitle"],
        "class": "androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers"
    });
    await menuItem.click();

    const menuItem = await $({
        "name": "hasEntry",
        "args": ["title", "ViewTitle"]
    });
    await menuItem.click();
});