Playwright · Senior · Question 34 of 77

How can a fixture fail tests that print console errors?

1Errors printed in the browser console always fail Playwright tests
2An auto fixture listens to console/pageerror and checks at the end
3Set failOnConsoleError: true in the use block of playwright.config

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Correct answer: An auto fixture listens to console/pageerror and checks at the end

Explanation

Collecting errors and asserting after use() catches crashes that don't break the visible UI.

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