` is not a direct child of `article`
-- `":light(article > .in-the-shadow)"` does not match anything.
-- `"article li#target"` matches the `
Deep in the shadow `, piercing two shadow roots.
-
-## Selecting elements based on layout
-
-Sometimes, it is hard to come up with a good selector to the target element when it lacks distinctive features. In this case, using Playwright layout selectors could help. These can be combined with regular CSS to pinpoint one of the multiple choices.
+Sometimes, it is hard to come up with a good selector to the target element when it lacks distinctive features. In this case, using Playwright layout CSS pseudo-classes could help. These can be combined with regular CSS to pinpoint one of the multiple choices.
For example, `input:right-of(:text("Password"))` matches an input field that is to the right of text "Password" - useful when the page has multiple inputs that are hard to distinguish between each other.
-Note that layout selector is useful in addition to something else, like `input`. If you use layout selector alone, like `:right-of(:text("Password"))`, most likely you'll get not the input you are looking for, but some empty element in between the text and the target input.
+Note that layout pseudo-classes are useful in addition to something else, like `input`. If you use a layout pseudo-class alone, like `:right-of(:text("Password"))`, most likely you'll get not the input you are looking for, but some empty element in between the text and the target input.
-:::note
-Layout selectors depend on the page layout and may produce unexpected results. For example, a different
-element could be matched when layout changes by one pixel.
-:::
-
-Layout selectors use [bounding client rect](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/getBoundingClientRect)
+Layout pseudo-classes use [bounding client rect](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/getBoundingClientRect)
to compute distance and relative position of the elements.
-* `:right-of(inner > selector)` - Matches elements that are to the right of any element matching the inner selector, at any vertical position.
-* `:left-of(inner > selector)` - Matches elements that are to the left of any element matching the inner selector, at any vertical position.
-* `:above(inner > selector)` - Matches elements that are above any of the elements matching the inner selector, at any horizontal position.
-* `:below(inner > selector)` - Matches elements that are below any of the elements matching the inner selector, at any horizontal position.
-* `:near(inner > selector)` - Matches elements that are near (within 50 CSS pixels) any of the elements matching the inner selector.
+* `:right-of(div > button)` - Matches elements that are to the right of any element matching the inner selector, at any vertical position.
+* `:left-of(div > button)` - Matches elements that are to the left of any element matching the inner selector, at any vertical position.
+* `:above(div > button)` - Matches elements that are above any of the elements matching the inner selector, at any horizontal position.
+* `:below(div > button)` - Matches elements that are below any of the elements matching the inner selector, at any horizontal position.
+* `:near(div > button)` - Matches elements that are near (within 50 CSS pixels) any of the elements matching the inner selector.
Note that resulting matches are sorted by their distance to the anchor element, so you can use [`method: Locator.first`] to pick the closest one. This is only useful if you have something like a list of similar elements, where the closest is obviously the right one. However, using [`method: Locator.first`] in other cases most likely won't work as expected - it will not target the element you are searching for, but some other element that happens to be the closest like a random empty `
`, or an element that is scrolled out and is not currently visible.
@@ -572,303 +309,15 @@ await page.Locator("button:near(.promo-card)").ClickAsync();
await page.Locator("[type=radio]:left-of(:text(\"Label 3\"))").First.ClickAsync();
```
-All layout selectors support optional maximum pixel distance as the last argument. For example
-`button:near(:text("Username"), 120)` matches a button that is at most 120 pixels away from the element with the text "Username".
+All layout pseudo-classes support optional maximum pixel distance as the last argument. For example
+`button:near(:text("Username"), 120)` matches a button that is at most 120 CSS pixels away from the element with the text "Username".
-## Selecting elements by label text
-
-Targeted input actions in Playwright automatically distinguish between labels and controls, so you can target the label to perform an action on the associated control.
-
-For example, consider the following DOM structure: `
Password: `. You can target the label with something like `text=Password` and perform the following actions on the input instead:
-- `click` will click the label and automatically focus the input field;
-- `fill` will fill the input field;
-- `inputValue` will return the value of the input field;
-- `selectText` will select text in the input field;
-- `setInputFiles` will set files for the input field with `type=file`;
-- `selectOption` will select an option from the select box.
-
-```js
-// Fill the input by targeting the label.
-await page.locator('text=Password').fill('secret');
-```
-
-```java
-// Fill the input by targeting the label.
-page.locator("text=Password").fill("secret");
-```
-
-```python async
-# Fill the input by targeting the label.
-await page.locator('text=Password').fill('secret')
-```
-
-```python sync
-# Fill the input by targeting the label.
-page.locator('text=Password').fill('secret')
-```
-
-```csharp
-// Fill the input by targeting the label.
-await page.Locator("text=Password").FillAsync("secret");
-```
-
-However, other methods will target the label itself, for example `textContent` will return the text content of the label, not the input field.
-
-## XPath selectors
-
-XPath selectors are equivalent to calling [`Document.evaluate`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/API/Document/evaluate).
-Example: `xpath=//html/body`.
-
-Selector starting with `//` or `..` is assumed to be an xpath selector. For example, Playwright
-converts `'//html/body'` to `'xpath=//html/body'`.
+### CSS: pick n-th match from the query result
:::note
-`xpath` does not pierce shadow roots
+It is usually possible to distinguish elements by some attribute or text content, which is more resilient to page changes.
:::
-## N-th element selector
-
-You can narrow down query to the n-th match using the `nth=` selector. Unlike CSS's nth-match, provided index is 0-based.
-
-```js
-// Click first button
-await page.locator('button >> nth=0').click();
-
-// Click last button
-await page.locator('button >> nth=-1').click();
-```
-
-```java
-// Click first button
-page.locator("button >> nth=0").click();
-
-// Click last button
-page.locator("button >> nth=-1").click();
-```
-
-```python async
-# Click first button
-await page.locator("button >> nth=0").click()
-
-# Click last button
-await page.locator("button >> nth=-1").click()
-```
-
-```python sync
-# Click first button
-page.locator("button >> nth=0").click()
-
-# Click last button
-page.locator("button >> nth=-1").click()
-```
-
-```csharp
-// Click first button
-await page.Locator("button >> nth=0").ClickAsync();
-
-// Click last button
-await page.Locator("button >> nth=-1").ClickAsync();
-```
-
-## React selectors
-
-:::note
-React selectors are experimental and prefixed with `_`. The functionality might change in future.
-:::
-
-React selectors allow selecting elements by their component name and property values. The syntax is very similar to [attribute selectors](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Attribute_selectors) and supports all attribute selector operators.
-
-In react selectors, component names are transcribed with **CamelCase**.
-
-Selector examples:
-
-- match by **component**: `_react=BookItem`
-- match by component and **exact property value**, case-sensitive: `_react=BookItem[author = "Steven King"]`
-- match by property value only, **case-insensitive**: `_react=[author = "steven king" i]`
-- match by component and **truthy property value**: `_react=MyButton[enabled]`
-- match by component and **boolean value**: `_react=MyButton[enabled = false]`
-- match by property **value substring**: `_react=[author *= "King"]`
-- match by component and **multiple properties**: `_react=BookItem[author *= "king" i][year = 1990]`
-- match by **nested** property value: `_react=[some.nested.value = 12]`
-- match by component and property value **prefix**: `_react=BookItem[author ^= "Steven"]`
-- match by component and property value **suffix**: `_react=BookItem[author $= "Steven"]`
-- match by component and **key**: `_react=BookItem[key = '2']`
-- match by property value **regex**: `_react=[author = /Steven(\\s+King)?/i]`
-
-
-To find React element names in a tree use [React DevTools](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/react-developer-tools/fmkadmapgofadopljbjfkapdkoienihi).
-
-
-:::note
-React selectors support React 15 and above.
-:::
-
-:::note
-React selectors, as well as [React DevTools](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/react-developer-tools/fmkadmapgofadopljbjfkapdkoienihi), only work against **unminified** application builds.
-:::
-
-## Vue selectors
-
-:::note
-Vue selectors are experimental and prefixed with `_`. The functionality might change in future.
-:::
-
-Vue selectors allow selecting elements by their component name and property values. The syntax is very similar to [attribute selectors](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Attribute_selectors) and supports all attribute selector operators.
-
-In Vue selectors, component names are transcribed with **kebab-case**.
-
-Selector examples:
-
-- match by **component**: `_vue=book-item`
-- match by component and **exact property value**, case-sensitive: `_vue=book-item[author = "Steven King"]`
-- match by property value only, **case-insensitive**: `_vue=[author = "steven king" i]`
-- match by component and **truthy property value**: `_vue=my-button[enabled]`
-- match by component and **boolean value**: `_vue=my-button[enabled = false]`
-- match by property **value substring**: `_vue=[author *= "King"]`
-- match by component and **multiple properties**: `_vue=book-item[author *= "king" i][year = 1990]`
-- match by **nested** property value: `_vue=[some.nested.value = 12]`
-- match by component and property value **prefix**: `_vue=book-item[author ^= "Steven"]`
-- match by component and property value **suffix**: `_vue=book-item[author $= "Steven"]`
-- match by property value **regex**: `_vue=[author = /Steven(\\s+King)?/i]`
-
-To find Vue element names in a tree use [Vue DevTools](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/vuejs-devtools/nhdogjmejiglipccpnnnanhbledajbpd?hl=en).
-
-:::note
-Vue selectors support Vue2 and above.
-:::
-
-:::note
-Vue selectors, as well as [Vue DevTools](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/react-developer-tools/fmkadmapgofadopljbjfkapdkoienihi), only work against **unminified** application builds.
-:::
-
-
-## Role selector
-
-Role selector allows selecting elements by their [ARIA role](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.2/#roles), [ARIA attributes](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.2/#aria-attributes) and [accessible name](https://w3c.github.io/accname/#dfn-accessible-name). Note that role selector **does not replace** accessibility audits and conformance tests, but rather gives early feedback about the ARIA guidelines.
-
-The syntax is very similar to [CSS attribute selectors](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Attribute_selectors). For example, `role=button[name="Click me"][pressed]` selects a pressed button that has accessible name "Click me".
-
-Note that many html elements have an implicitly [defined role](https://w3c.github.io/html-aam/#html-element-role-mappings) that is recognized by the role selector. You can find all the [supported roles here](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.2/#role_definitions). ARIA guidelines **do not recommend** duplicating implicit roles and attributes by setting `role` and/or `aria-*` attributes to default values.
-
-Attributes supported by the role selector:
-* `checked` - an attribute that is usually set by `aria-checked` or native `
` controls. Available values for checked are `true`, `false` and `"mixed"`. Examples:
- - `role=checkbox[checked=true]`, equivalent to `role=checkbox[checked]`
- - `role=checkbox[checked=false]`
- - `role=checkbox[checked="mixed"]`
-
- Learn more about [`aria-checked`](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.2/#aria-checked).
-
-* `disabled` - a boolean attribute that is usually set by `aria-disabled` or `disabled`. Examples:
- - `role=button[disabled=true]`, equivalent to `role=button[disabled]`
- - `role=button[disabled=false]`
-
- Note that unlike most other attributes, `disabled` is inherited through the DOM hierarchy.
- Learn more about [`aria-disabled`](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.2/#aria-disabled).
-
-* `expanded` - a boolean attribute that is usually set by `aria-expanded`. Examples:
- - `role=button[expanded=true]`, equivalent to `role=button[expanded]`
- - `role=button[expanded=false]`
-
- Learn more about [`aria-expanded`](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.2/#aria-expanded).
-
-* `include-hidden` - a boolean attribute that controls whether hidden elements are matched. By default, only non-hidden elements, as [defined by ARIA](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.2/#tree_exclusion), are matched by role selector. With `[include-hidden]`, both hidden and non-hidden elements are matched. Examples:
- - `role=button[include-hidden=true]`, equivalent to `role=button[include-hidden]`
- - `role=button[include-hidden=false]`
-
- Learn more about [`aria-hidden`](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.2/#aria-hidden).
-
-* `level` - a number attribute that is usually present for roles `heading`, `listitem`, `row`, `treeitem`, with default values for `
-` elements. Examples:
- - `role=heading[level=1]`
-
- Learn more about [`aria-level`](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.2/#aria-level).
-
-* `name` - a string attribute that matches [accessible name](https://w3c.github.io/accname/#dfn-accessible-name). Supports attribute operators like `=` and `*=`, and regular expressions.
- - `role=button[name="Click me"]`
- - `role=button[name*="Click"]`
- - `role=button[name=/Click( me)?/]`
-
- Learn more about [accessible name](https://w3c.github.io/accname/#dfn-accessible-name).
-
-* `pressed` - an attribute that is usually set by `aria-pressed`. Available values for pressed are `true`, `false` and `"mixed"`. Examples:
- - `role=button[pressed=true]`, equivalent to `role=button[pressed]`
- - `role=button[pressed=false]`
- - `role=button[pressed="mixed"]`
-
- Learn more about [`aria-pressed`](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.2/#aria-pressed).
-
-* `selected` - a boolean attribute that is usually set by `aria-selected`. Examples:
- - `role=option[selected=true]`, equivalent to `role=option[selected]`
- - `role=option[selected=false]`
-
- Learn more about [`aria-selected`](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.2/#aria-selected).
-
-Examples:
-* `role=button` matches all buttons;
-* `role=button[name="Click me"]` matches buttons with "Click me" accessible name;
-* `role=checkbox[checked][include-hidden]` matches checkboxes that are checked, including those that are currently hidden.
-
-
-## id, data-testid, data-test-id, data-test selectors
-
-Playwright supports shorthand for selecting elements using certain attributes. Currently, only
-the following attributes are supported:
-
-- `id`
-- `data-testid`
-- `data-test-id`
-- `data-test`
-
-```js
-// Fill an input with the id "username"
-await page.locator('id=username').fill('value');
-
-// Click an element with data-test-id "submit"
-await page.locator('data-test-id=submit').click();
-```
-
-```java
-// Fill an input with the id "username"
-page.locator("id=username").fill("value");
-
-// Click an element with data-test-id "submit"
-page.locator("data-test-id=submit").click();
-```
-
-```python async
-# Fill an input with the id "username"
-await page.locator('id=username').fill('value')
-
-# Click an element with data-test-id "submit"
-await page.locator('data-test-id=submit').click()
-```
-
-```python sync
-# Fill an input with the id "username"
-page.locator('id=username').fill('value')
-
-# Click an element with data-test-id "submit"
-page.locator('data-test-id=submit').click()
-```
-
-```csharp
-// Fill an input with the id "username"
-await page.Locator("id=username").FillAsync("value");
-
-// Click an element with data-test-id "submit"
-await page.Locator("data-test-id=submit").ClickAsync();
-```
-
-:::note
-Attribute selectors are not CSS selectors, so anything CSS-specific like `:enabled` is not supported. For more features, use a proper [css] selector, e.g. `css=[data-test="login"]:enabled`.
-:::
-
-:::note
-Attribute selectors pierce shadow DOM. To opt-out from this behavior, use `:light` suffix after attribute, for example `page.locator('data-test-id:light=submit').click()`
-:::
-
-
-## Pick n-th match from the query result
-
Sometimes page contains a number of similar elements, and it is hard to select a particular one. For example:
```html
@@ -935,39 +384,536 @@ await page.Locator(":nth-match(:text('Buy'), 3)").WaitForAsync();
Unlike [`:nth-child()`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/:nth-child), elements do not have to be siblings, they could be anywhere on the page. In the snippet above, all three buttons match `:text("Buy")` selector, and `:nth-match()` selects the third button.
:::
-:::note
-It is usually possible to distinguish elements by some attribute or text content. In this case,
-prefer using [text] or [css] selectors over the `:nth-match()`.
-:::
-## Parent selector
+## N-th element locator
-The parent could be selected with `..`, which is a short form for `xpath=..`.
+You can narrow down query to the n-th match using the `nth=` locator passing a zero-based index.
+
+```js
+// Click first button
+await page.locator('button').locator('nth=0').click();
+
+// Click last button
+await page.locator('button').locator('nth=-1').click();
+```
+
+```java
+// Click first button
+page.locator("button").locator("nth=0").click();
+
+// Click last button
+page.locator("button").locator("nth=-1").click();
+```
+
+```python async
+# Click first button
+await page.locator("button").locator("nth=0").click()
+
+# Click last button
+await page.locator("button").locator("nth=-1").click()
+```
+
+```python sync
+# Click first button
+page.locator("button").locator("nth=0").click()
+
+# Click last button
+page.locator("button").locator("nth=-1").click()
+```
+
+```csharp
+// Click first button
+await page.Locator("button").Locator("nth=0").ClickAsync();
+
+// Click last button
+await page.Locator("button").Locator("nth=-1").ClickAsync();
+```
+
+
+## Parent element locator
+
+The parent element could be selected with `..`, which is a short form for `xpath=..`.
For example:
```js
-const parentLocator = elementLocator.locator('..');
+const parentLocator = page.getByRole('button').locator('..');
```
```java
-Locator parentLocator = elementLocator.locator("..");
+Locator parentLocator = page.getByRole(AriaRole.BUTTON).locator("..");
```
```python async
-parent_locator = element_locator.locator('..')
+parent_locator = page.get_by_role("button").locator('..')
```
```python sync
-parent_locator = element_locator.locator('..')
+parent_locator = page.get_by_role("button").locator('..')
```
```csharp
-var parentLocator = elementLocator.Locator("..");
+var parentLocator = page.GetByRole(AriaRole.Button).Locator("..");
```
+
+### Locating only visible elements
+
+:::note
+It's usually better to find a [more reliable way](./locators.md#quick-guide) to uniquely identify the element instead of checking the visibility.
+:::
+
+Consider a page with two buttons, first invisible and second [visible](./actionability.md#visible).
+
+```html
+Invisible
+Visible
+```
+
+* This will find both buttons and throw a [strictness](./locators.md#strictness) violation error:
+
+ ```js
+ await page.locator('button').click();
+ ```
+
+ ```java
+ page.locator("button").click();
+ ```
+
+ ```python async
+ await page.locator("button").click()
+ ```
+
+ ```python sync
+ page.locator("button").click()
+ ```
+
+ ```csharp
+ await page.Locator("button").ClickAsync();
+ ```
+
+* This will only find a second button, because it is visible, and then click it.
+
+ ```js
+ await page.locator('button').locator('visible=true').click();
+ ```
+ ```java
+ page.locator("button").locator("visible=true").click();
+ ```
+ ```python async
+ await page.locator("button").locator("visible=true").click()
+ ```
+ ```python sync
+ page.locator("button").locator("visible=true").click()
+ ```
+ ```csharp
+ await page.Locator("button").Locator("visible=true").ClickAsync();
+ ```
+
+
+## React locator
+
+:::note
+React locator is experimental and prefixed with `_`. The functionality might change in future.
+:::
+
+React locator allows finding elements by their component name and property values. The syntax is very similar to [CSS attribute selectors](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Attribute_selectors) and supports all CSS attribute selector operators.
+
+In React locator, component names are transcribed with **CamelCase**.
+
+```js
+await page.locator('_react=BookItem').click();
+```
+```java
+page.locator("_react=BookItem").click();
+```
+```python async
+await page.locator("_react=BookItem").click()
+```
+```python sync
+page.locator("_react=BookItem").click()
+```
+```csharp
+await page.Locator("_react=BookItem").ClickAsync();
+```
+
+More examples:
+
+- match by **component**: `_react=BookItem`
+- match by component and **exact property value**, case-sensitive: `_react=BookItem[author = "Steven King"]`
+- match by property value only, **case-insensitive**: `_react=[author = "steven king" i]`
+- match by component and **truthy property value**: `_react=MyButton[enabled]`
+- match by component and **boolean value**: `_react=MyButton[enabled = false]`
+- match by property **value substring**: `_react=[author *= "King"]`
+- match by component and **multiple properties**: `_react=BookItem[author *= "king" i][year = 1990]`
+- match by **nested** property value: `_react=[some.nested.value = 12]`
+- match by component and property value **prefix**: `_react=BookItem[author ^= "Steven"]`
+- match by component and property value **suffix**: `_react=BookItem[author $= "Steven"]`
+- match by component and **key**: `_react=BookItem[key = '2']`
+- match by property value **regex**: `_react=[author = /Steven(\\s+King)?/i]`
+
+
+To find React element names in a tree use [React DevTools](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/react-developer-tools/fmkadmapgofadopljbjfkapdkoienihi).
+
+
+:::note
+React locator supports React 15 and above.
+:::
+
+:::note
+React locator, as well as [React DevTools](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/react-developer-tools/fmkadmapgofadopljbjfkapdkoienihi), only work against **unminified** application builds.
+:::
+
+## Vue locator
+
+:::note
+Vue locator is experimental and prefixed with `_`. The functionality might change in future.
+:::
+
+Vue locator allows finding elements by their component name and property values. The syntax is very similar to [CSS attribute selectors](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Attribute_selectors) and supports all CSS attribute selector operators.
+
+In Vue locator, component names are transcribed with **kebab-case**.
+
+```js
+await page.locator('_vue=book-item').click();
+```
+```java
+page.locator("_vue=book-item").click();
+```
+```python async
+await page.locator("_vue=book-item").click()
+```
+```python sync
+page.locator("_vue=book-item").click()
+```
+```csharp
+await page.Locator("_vue=book-item").ClickAsync();
+```
+
+More examples:
+
+- match by **component**: `_vue=book-item`
+- match by component and **exact property value**, case-sensitive: `_vue=book-item[author = "Steven King"]`
+- match by property value only, **case-insensitive**: `_vue=[author = "steven king" i]`
+- match by component and **truthy property value**: `_vue=my-button[enabled]`
+- match by component and **boolean value**: `_vue=my-button[enabled = false]`
+- match by property **value substring**: `_vue=[author *= "King"]`
+- match by component and **multiple properties**: `_vue=book-item[author *= "king" i][year = 1990]`
+- match by **nested** property value: `_vue=[some.nested.value = 12]`
+- match by component and property value **prefix**: `_vue=book-item[author ^= "Steven"]`
+- match by component and property value **suffix**: `_vue=book-item[author $= "Steven"]`
+- match by property value **regex**: `_vue=[author = /Steven(\\s+King)?/i]`
+
+To find Vue element names in a tree use [Vue DevTools](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/vuejs-devtools/nhdogjmejiglipccpnnnanhbledajbpd?hl=en).
+
+:::note
+Vue locator supports Vue2 and above.
+:::
+
+:::note
+Vue locator, as well as [Vue DevTools](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/react-developer-tools/fmkadmapgofadopljbjfkapdkoienihi), only work against **unminified** application builds.
+:::
+
+
+## XPath locator
+
+:::warning
+We recommend prioritzing [user-visible locators](./locators.md#quick-guide) like text or accessible role instead of using XPath that is tied to the implementation and easily break when the page changes.
+:::
+
+XPath locators are equivalent to calling [`Document.evaluate`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/API/Document/evaluate).
+
+```js
+await page.locator('xpath=//button').click();
+```
+```java
+page.locator("xpath=//button").click();
+```
+```python async
+await page.locator("xpath=//button").click()
+```
+```python sync
+page.locator("xpath=//button").click()
+```
+```csharp
+await page.Locator("xpath=//button").ClickAsync();
+```
+
+:::note
+Any selector string starting with `//` or `..` are assumed to be an xpath selector. For example, Playwright converts `'//html/body'` to `'xpath=//html/body'`.
+:::
+
+:::note
+XPath does not pierce shadow roots.
+:::
+
+
+### XPath union
+
+Pipe operator (`|`) can be used to specify multiple selectors in XPath. It will match all
+elements that can be selected by one of the selectors in that list.
+
+```js
+// Waits for either confirmation dialog or load spinner.
+await page.locator(`//span[contains(@class, 'spinner__loading')]|//div[@id='confirmation']`).waitFor();
+```
+
+```java
+// Waits for either confirmation dialog or load spinner.
+page.locator("//span[contains(@class, 'spinner__loading')]|//div[@id='confirmation']").waitFor();
+```
+
+```python async
+# Waits for either confirmation dialog or load spinner.
+await page.locator("//span[contains(@class, 'spinner__loading')]|//div[@id='confirmation']").wait_for()
+```
+
+```python sync
+# Waits for either confirmation dialog or load spinner.
+page.locator("//span[contains(@class, 'spinner__loading')]|//div[@id='confirmation']").wait_for()
+```
+
+```csharp
+// Waits for either confirmation dialog or load spinner.
+await page.Locator("//span[contains(@class, 'spinner__loading')]|//div[@id='confirmation']").WaitForAsync();
+```
+
+
+## Label to form control retargeting
+
+:::warning
+We recommend [locating by label text](./locators.md#locate-by-label) instead of relying to label-to-control retargeting.
+:::
+
+Targeted input actions in Playwright automatically distinguish between labels and controls, so you can target the label to perform an action on the associated control.
+
+For example, consider the following DOM structure: `Password: Log in `.
+
+ ```js
+ await page.locator('text=Log in').click();
+ ```
+ ```java
+ page.locator("text=Log in").click();
+ ```
+ ```python async
+ await page.locator("text=Log in").click()
+ ```
+ ```python sync
+ page.locator("text=Log in").click()
+ ```
+ ```csharp
+ await page.Locator("text=Log in").ClickAsync();
+ ```
+
+- `text="Log in"` - text body can be escaped with single or double quotes to search for a text node with exact content after trimming whitespace.
+
+ For example, `text="Log"` does not match `Log in ` because `` contains a single text node `"Log in"` that is not equal to `"Log"`. However, `text="Log"` matches ` Log in `, because `` contains a text node `" Log "`. This exact mode implies case-sensitive matching, so `text="Download"` will not match `download `.
+
+ Quoted body follows the usual escaping rules, e.g. use `\"` to escape double quote in a double-quoted string: `text="foo\"bar"`.
+
+ ```js
+ await page.locator('text="Log in"').click();
+ ```
+ ```java
+ page.locator("text='Log in'").click();
+ ```
+ ```python async
+ await page.locator("text='Log in'").click()
+ ```
+ ```python sync
+ page.locator("text='Log in'").click()
+ ```
+ ```csharp
+ await page.Locator("text='Log in'").ClickAsync();
+ ```
+
+- `/Log\s*in/i` - body can be a [JavaScript-like regex](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/RegExp) wrapped in `/` symbols. For example, `text=/Log\s*in/i` matches `Login ` and `log IN `.
+
+ ```js
+ await page.locator('text=/Log\\s*in/i').click();
+ ```
+ ```java
+ page.locator("text=/Log\\s*in/i").click();
+ ```
+ ```python async
+ await page.locator("text=/Log\s*in/i").click()
+ ```
+ ```python sync
+ page.locator("text=/Log\s*in/i").click()
+ ```
+ ```csharp
+ await page.Locator("text=/Log\\s*in/i").ClickAsync();
+ ```
+
+:::note
+String selectors starting and ending with a quote (either `"` or `'`) are assumed to be a legacy text locators. For example, `"Log in"` is converted to `text="Log in"` internally.
+:::
+
+:::note
+Matching always normalizes whitespace. For example, it turns multiple spaces into one, turns line breaks into spaces and ignores leading and trailing whitespace.
+:::
+
+:::note
+Input elements of the type `button` and `submit` are matched by their `value` instead of text content. For example, `text=Log in` matches `(selector: K, options?: { strict: boolean }): Promise | null>;
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ export interface Page {
* The method finds an element matching the specified selector within the page. If no elements match the selector, the
* return value resolves to `null`. To wait for an element on the page, use
* [locator.waitFor([options])](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-locator#locator-wait-for).
- * @param selector A selector to query for. See [working with selectors](https://playwright.dev/docs/selectors) for more details.
+ * @param selector A selector to query for.
* @param options
*/
$(selector: string, options?: { strict: boolean }): Promise | null>;
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ export interface Page {
*
* The method finds all elements matching the specified selector within the page. If no elements match the selector,
* the return value resolves to `[]`.
- * @param selector A selector to query for. See [working with selectors](https://playwright.dev/docs/selectors) for more details.
+ * @param selector A selector to query for.
*/
$$(selector: K): Promise[]>;
/**
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ export interface Page {
*
* The method finds all elements matching the specified selector within the page. If no elements match the selector,
* the return value resolves to `[]`.
- * @param selector A selector to query for. See [working with selectors](https://playwright.dev/docs/selectors) for more details.
+ * @param selector A selector to query for.
*/
$$(selector: string): Promise[]>;
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ export interface Page {
* const preloadHrefTS = await page.$eval('link[rel=preload]', (el: HTMLLinkElement) => el.href);
* ```
*
- * @param selector A selector to query for. See [working with selectors](https://playwright.dev/docs/selectors) for more details.
+ * @param selector A selector to query for.
* @param pageFunction Function to be evaluated in the page context.
* @param arg Optional argument to pass to `pageFunction`.
* @param options
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ export interface Page {
* const preloadHrefTS = await page.$eval('link[rel=preload]', (el: HTMLLinkElement) => el.href);
* ```
*
- * @param selector A selector to query for. See [working with selectors](https://playwright.dev/docs/selectors) for more details.
+ * @param selector A selector to query for.
* @param pageFunction Function to be evaluated in the page context.
* @param arg Optional argument to pass to `pageFunction`.
* @param options
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ export interface Page {
* const preloadHrefTS = await page.$eval('link[rel=preload]', (el: HTMLLinkElement) => el.href);
* ```
*
- * @param selector A selector to query for. See [working with selectors](https://playwright.dev/docs/selectors) for more details.
+ * @param selector A selector to query for.
* @param pageFunction Function to be evaluated in the page context.
* @param arg Optional argument to pass to `pageFunction`.
* @param options
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ export interface Page {
* const preloadHrefTS = await page.$eval('link[rel=preload]', (el: HTMLLinkElement) => el.href);
* ```
*
- * @param selector A selector to query for. See [working with selectors](https://playwright.dev/docs/selectors) for more details.
+ * @param selector A selector to query for.
* @param pageFunction Function to be evaluated in the page context.
* @param arg Optional argument to pass to `pageFunction`.
* @param options
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ export interface Page {
* const divCounts = await page.$$eval('div', (divs, min) => divs.length >= min, 10);
* ```
*
- * @param selector A selector to query for. See [working with selectors](https://playwright.dev/docs/selectors) for more details.
+ * @param selector A selector to query for.
* @param pageFunction Function to be evaluated in the page context.
* @param arg Optional argument to pass to `pageFunction`.
*/
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ export interface Page {
* const divCounts = await page.$$eval('div', (divs, min) => divs.length >= min, 10);
* ```
*
- * @param selector A selector to query for. See [working with selectors](https://playwright.dev/docs/selectors) for more details.
+ * @param selector A selector to query for.
* @param pageFunction Function to be evaluated in the page context.
* @param arg Optional argument to pass to `pageFunction`.
*/
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ export interface Page {
* const divCounts = await page.$$eval('div', (divs, min) => divs.length >= min, 10);
* ```
*
- * @param selector A selector to query for. See [working with selectors](https://playwright.dev/docs/selectors) for more details.
+ * @param selector A selector to query for.
* @param pageFunction Function to be evaluated in the page context.
* @param arg Optional argument to pass to `pageFunction`.
*/
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ export interface Page {
* const divCounts = await page.$$eval('div', (divs, min) => divs.length >= min, 10);
* ```
*
- * @param selector A selector to query for. See [working with selectors](https://playwright.dev/docs/selectors) for more details.
+ * @param selector A selector to query for.
* @param pageFunction Function to be evaluated in the page context.
* @param arg Optional argument to pass to `pageFunction`.
*/
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ export interface Page {
* })();
* ```
*
- * @param selector A selector to query for. See [working with selectors](https://playwright.dev/docs/selectors) for more details.
+ * @param selector A selector to query for.
* @param options
*/
waitForSelector(selector: K, options?: PageWaitForSelectorOptionsNotHidden): Promise>;
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ export interface Page {
* })();
* ```
*
- * @param selector A selector to query for. See [working with selectors](https://playwright.dev/docs/selectors) for more details.
+ * @param selector A selector to query for.
* @param options
*/
waitForSelector(selector: string, options?: PageWaitForSelectorOptionsNotHidden): Promise>;
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ export interface Page {
* })();
* ```
*
- * @param selector A selector to query for. See [working with selectors](https://playwright.dev/docs/selectors) for more details.
+ * @param selector A selector to query for.
* @param options
*/
waitForSelector(selector: K, options: PageWaitForSelectorOptions): Promise | null>;
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ export interface Page {
* })();
* ```
*
- * @param selector A selector to query for. See [working with selectors](https://playwright.dev/docs/selectors) for more details.
+ * @param selector A selector to query for.
* @param options
*/
waitForSelector(selector: string, options: PageWaitForSelectorOptions): Promise>;
@@ -1814,7 +1814,7 @@ export interface Page {
* When all steps combined have not finished during the specified `timeout`, this method throws a [TimeoutError].
* Passing zero timeout disables this.
* @param selector A selector to search for an element. If there are multiple elements satisfying the selector, the first will be
- * used. See [working with selectors](https://playwright.dev/docs/selectors) for more details.
+ * used.
* @param options
*/
check(selector: string, options?: {
@@ -1876,7 +1876,7 @@ export interface Page {
* When all steps combined have not finished during the specified `timeout`, this method throws a [TimeoutError].
* Passing zero timeout disables this.
* @param selector A selector to search for an element. If there are multiple elements satisfying the selector, the first will be
- * used. See [working with selectors](https://playwright.dev/docs/selectors) for more details.
+ * used.
* @param options
*/
click(selector: string, options?: {
@@ -1997,7 +1997,7 @@ export interface Page {
*
* **NOTE** `page.dblclick()` dispatches two `click` events and a single `dblclick` event.
* @param selector A selector to search for an element. If there are multiple elements satisfying the selector, the first will be
- * used. See [working with selectors](https://playwright.dev/docs/selectors) for more details.
+ * used.
* @param options
*/
dblclick(selector: string, options?: {
@@ -2094,7 +2094,7 @@ export interface Page {
* ```
*
* @param selector A selector to search for an element. If there are multiple elements satisfying the selector, the first will be
- * used. See [working with selectors](https://playwright.dev/docs/selectors) for more details.
+ * used.
* @param type DOM event type: `"click"`, `"dragstart"`, etc.
* @param eventInit Optional event-specific initialization properties.
* @param options
@@ -2131,9 +2131,9 @@ export interface Page {
* ```
*
* @param source A selector to search for an element to drag. If there are multiple elements satisfying the selector, the first will
- * be used. See [working with selectors](https://playwright.dev/docs/selectors) for more details.
+ * be used.
* @param target A selector to search for an element to drop onto. If there are multiple elements satisfying the selector, the first
- * will be used. See [working with selectors](https://playwright.dev/docs/selectors) for more details.
+ * will be used.
* @param options
*/
dragAndDrop(source: string, target: string, options?: {
@@ -2312,7 +2312,7 @@ export interface Page {
* To send fine-grained keyboard events, use
* [page.type(selector, text[, options])](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#page-type).
* @param selector A selector to search for an element. If there are multiple elements satisfying the selector, the first will be
- * used. See [working with selectors](https://playwright.dev/docs/selectors) for more details.
+ * used.
* @param value Value to fill for the ` 
diff --git a/docs/src/locators.md b/docs/src/locators.md
index 12e56e6cb5..71db0ca3ba 100644
--- a/docs/src/locators.md
+++ b/docs/src/locators.md
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ await page
.ClickAsync();
```
-Role locators include [buttons, checkboxes, headings, links, lists, tables, and many more](https://www.w3.org/TR/html-aria/#docconformance) and follow W3C specifications for [ARIA role](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.2/#roles), [ARIA attributes](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.2/#aria-attributes) and [accessible name](https://w3c.github.io/accname/#dfn-accessible-name).
+Role locators include [buttons, checkboxes, headings, links, lists, tables, and many more](https://www.w3.org/TR/html-aria/#docconformance) and follow W3C specifications for [ARIA role](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.2/#roles), [ARIA attributes](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.2/#aria-attributes) and [accessible name](https://w3c.github.io/accname/#dfn-accessible-name). Note that many html elements like `