chore: fix incorrect description of cy.clear command

[nsbarsukov]

cypress/packages/driver/src/cy/commands/actions/type.ts

Line 638 in 5a8618f

return cy.now('type', $el, '{selectall}{del}', {

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Create a simple component test:

import {Component} from '@angular/core';
import {mount} from 'cypress/angular';

@Component({
    standalone: true,
    template: `
        <input
            (beforeinput)="log('beforeinput', $event)"
            (input)="log('input', $event)"
        />
    `,
})
export class TestInput {
    protected log(eventName: string, event: any): void {
        console.log(`=[${eventName}]=`, {inputType: event.inputType});
    }
}

describe('Demonstration of incorrect documentation for cy.clear()', () => {
    it('Open dev tools and see console logs', () => {
        mount(TestInput);

        cy.get('input').type('1').clear();
    });
});

Run it and check console logs:

=[beforeinput]= {inputType: 'insertText'}
=[input]= {inputType: ''}
=[beforeinput]= {inputType: 'deleteContentForward'}
=[input]= {inputType: ''}

Backspace key produces deleteContentBackward (not forward!).

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[nsbarsukov]

See also:

• chore: fix incorrect description of cy.clear command cypress-documentation#5808

[MikeMcC399]

• fix: clear() and type('{selectall}{del}') behavior difference. #14498 is a related PR. It looks like the call was changed without changing the definition / documentation.

[jennifer-shehane]

@nsbarsukov I wonder how long this has been wrong. Thanks for noticing and correcting!

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