Cypress: Unable to get element count using Cypress.$

[spsingham1902]

I am trying to get the element count using below method :

cy.log(Cypress.$('tr.dx-row-lines').length)

but it always print 0

while If I use code like below :
 cy.get("body").then(($el) =>{
    cy.log ($el.find("tr.dx-row-lines").length) 
}

it print 4

Because I need to break a for loop if rows found so I can not use 2nd way,

Please guide me

[jennifer-shehane]

Cypress.$('tr.dx-row-lines').length is evaluated immediately because it is a sync method. so it's evaluating before other Cypress code is ran.

I suggest reading the entirety of our Introduction to Cypress guide. Specifically the section on mixing async and sync code.

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