Helps

• Alternatives to css :contains() selector

We use this selector in many tests, for example the ones that require to click on the link of a specific table row:

within "tr:contains('My Line')" do
    click_link "Edit"
end

This selector however is deprecated, and didn’t make it to css3.

Thus, is it safe to use it in tests?

Suggestions

• Iterate over all the links
• Put an id on the link
• Probably not going away (and contains back in if it breaks)
• Data attribute
• Xpath – last resort