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Cucumberjs Data Tables - How to turn it to .raw()

So I have implemented a Cucumberjs data table, however I do not think I have done it right.. Here what I have

this.And(/^If I click the row "([^"]*)" then I should the following nested information$/, function (rowName, data) {
        resultPage.clickRow(rowName);
        data = dataTable.raw();
        return console.log(data);
    });

And my Gherkin step looks like

Then If I click the row "Summary" then I should the following nested information
      | Tax       | 11.50
      | Gratuity  | 4.50
      | Total     | 26.59

right now I am just trying to get this table and print it out to make sure it comes back in the right format, but I get a lexing error and the test wont even start. How can you implement this in Javascript?? I cant seem to find any documentation or examples online for cucumberjs, but of course there are several for java/cucumber.

Also, I understand that the lexing error is related to the fact that it is expecting this to be a scenario outline, and that I did not specify Example: before the table. However, this is not supposed to be a scenario outline. This is supposed to be a data table..

Solution

  • The answer to this question is actually not very far off from the original question. I was missing the additional '|' on the right side of the table.

    Then If I click the row "Summary" then I should the following nested information
      | Tax       | 11.50  |
      | Gratuity  | 4.50   |
      | Total     | 26.59  |

    Additionally, ensure that the javascript step definition contains the parameters in order of use. So in this case, the same step definition used in the question is correct

    this.And(/^If I click the row "([^"]*)" then I should the following nested information$/, function (rowName, data) {
        resultPage.clickRow(rowName);
        data = dataTable.raw();
        return console.log(data);
    });

    This was suprisingly easy compared to the examples I saw for cucumber / java. Cucumberjs really needs to improve their documentation..