Ambiguous match, found 2 elements matching css - Capybara

Question

I have a test that renders two of the same elements on the page. I understand what the problem is with the error but I'm just not sure how to fix it? Here is my test:

TEST

 it "deletes the correct snitch" do
        user    = login_user
        snitch  = create(:snitch, :healthy, owner: user.accounts.first)
        snitch2 = create(:snitch, :healthy, owner: user.accounts.first)

        visit root_path
        delete = page.find(".icon-delete")
        first(delete).click
        expect(page).to have_content("Please confirm this delete.")


 end

ERROR

 Managing snitches deleting a snitch from the index page deletes the correct snitch
 Failure/Error: delete = page.find(".icon-delete")

 Capybara::Ambiguous:
   Ambiguous match, found 2 elements matching css ".icon-delete"

How can I pick just one of the icon delete on the page?

score 22 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 05 '16 at 14:10

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I would suggest wrapping it in a more specific finder as below:

within find('#my_unique_id') do
  find(".icon-delete").click
end

That however would require you to have an id on the parent element. If you don't have this, you could go the simple route of selecting the first one on that page then calling click on that:

first(".icon-delete").click

answered Oct 05 '16 at 14:10

RichardAE

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this solution skips the amazing automatic waiting feature that Capybara has, though https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39859291/how-to-add-a-wait-method-to-wait-until-a-specific-element-is-loaded-in-rubycucu – Salomanuel Jun 17 '19 at 11:57

score 9 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 14 '21 at 16:04

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click_on "Link Text.", match: :first

edited Dec 14 '21 at 16:04

Eddy Blandino

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answered Aug 05 '21 at 22:52

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score 7 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 05 '16 at 14:11

First takes the same parameters as find (not elements) so to just click on the first matching element you would do

page.first('.icon-delete').click

There is a difference to take into account though, since nil is a valid response for first it won't (by default) wait for a matching element to appear. If you do need it to wait for the element you just need to pass one of the count options

page.first('.icon-delete', minimum: 1).click

Ambiguous match, found 2 elements matching css - Capybara

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