cucumber - How to obtain the value of a checkbox in capybara?

Question

I want to check if a checkbox is checked using cucumber and capybara. I have checked the checkbox in my previous step and want to verify it by obtaining the value of the checkbox.

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9570588/how-to-obtain-the-value-of-a-checkbox-in-capybara

Answer 1

Use the checked? method

e.g.:

my_box = find('#some_checkbox')
my_box.should be_checked  # Before Rspec 2.11

# OR using new syntax
expect(my_box).to be_checked  # Rspec 2.11