microsoft/playwright · error · Error

"${attr}" attribute is only supported for roles: ${roles.sli

Error message

"${attr}" attribute is only supported for roles: ${roles.slice().sort().map(role => `"${role}"`).join(', ')}

What it means

Error ""${attr}" attribute is only supported for roles: ${roles.slice().sort().map(role => `"${role}"`).join(', ')}" thrown in microsoft/playwright.

Source

Thrown at packages/injected/src/roleSelectorEngine.ts:48

  descriptionExact?: boolean;
  name?: string | RegExp;
  nameOp?: Exclude<AttributeSelectorOperator, '<truthy>'>;
  nameExact?: boolean;
  checked?: boolean | 'mixed';
  pressed?: boolean | 'mixed';
  selected?: boolean;
  expanded?: boolean;
  level?: number;
  disabled?: boolean;
  includeHidden?: boolean;
};

const kSupportedAttributes = ['selected', 'checked', 'pressed', 'expanded', 'level', 'disabled', 'name', 'description', 'include-hidden'];
kSupportedAttributes.sort();

function validateSupportedRole(attr: string, roles: string[], role: string) {
  if (!roles.includes(role))
    throw new Error(`"${attr}" attribute is only supported for roles: ${roles.slice().sort().map(role => `"${role}"`).join(', ')}`);
}

function validateSupportedValues(attr: AttributeSelectorPart, values: any[]) {
  if (attr.op !== '<truthy>' && !values.includes(attr.value))
    throw new Error(`"${attr.name}" must be one of ${values.map(v => JSON.stringify(v)).join(', ')}`);
}

function validateSupportedOp(attr: AttributeSelectorPart, ops: AttributeSelectorOperator[]) {
  if (!ops.includes(attr.op))
    throw new Error(`"${attr.name}" does not support "${attr.op}" matcher`);
}

function validateAttributes(attrs: AttributeSelectorPart[], role: string): RoleEngineOptions {
  const options: RoleEngineOptions = { role };
  for (const attr of attrs) {
    switch (attr.name) {
      case 'checked': {
        validateSupportedRole(attr.name, kAriaCheckedRoles, role);

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/injected/src/roleSelectorEngine.ts:48 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of microsoft/playwright@c8fc3bf8d3 (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/ba0dae3e6b544ea6. Report an issue: GitHub.