How can I check that a form field is prefilled correctly using capybara?

Question

I have a field with a proper label that I can fill in with capybara without a problem:

fill_in \'Your name\', with: \'John\'

I\'d like to check

Answer 1

If you specifically want to test for a placeholder, use:

page.should have_field("some_field_name", placeholder: "Some Placeholder")

or:

expect(page).to have_field("some_field_name", placeholder: "Some Placeholder")

If you want to test the user-entered value:

page.should have_field("some_field_name", with: "Some Entered Value")