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hover([options])

Caution

This feature has known issues. For details, refer to #471.

Hovers over the element.

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
optionsobjectnull
options.forcebooleanfalseSetting this to true will bypass the actionability checks (visible, stable, enabled).
options.modifiersstring[]nullAlt, Control, Meta or Shift modifiers keys pressed during the action. If not specified, currently pressed modifiers are used.
options.noWaitAfterbooleanfalseIf set to true and a navigation occurs from performing this action, it will not wait for it to complete.
options.positionobjectnullA point to use relative to the top left corner of the element. If not supplied, a visible point of the element is used.
options.position.xnumber0The x coordinate.
options.position.ynumber0The y coordinate.
options.timeoutnumber30000Maximum time in milliseconds. Pass 0 to disable the timeout. Default is overridden by the setDefaultTimeout option on BrowserContext or Page.
options.trialbooleanfalseSetting this to true will perform the actionability checks without performing the action.

Returns

TypeDescription
Promise<void>A Promise that fulfills when the hover action is finished.

Example

JavaScript
import { browser } from 'k6/browser';

export const options = {
  scenarios: {
    browser: {
      executor: 'shared-iterations',
      options: {
        browser: {
          type: 'chromium',
        },
      },
    },
  },
};

export default async function () {
  const page = await browser.newPage();
  await page.goto('https://test.k6.io/browser.php');
  const offScreenElement = page.locator('#off-screen');
  await offScreenElement.hover();
}