Dropdowns

The following methods can be used only with input type as 'select’.

find("locator").select(String selectText); //Select with visible text in the dropdown
find("locator").selectByValue(String value); //... with value of select element
find("locator").select(int index); //... with index value of the element

select(String selectText)

This method will select the drop down value with the visible text in the dropdown.

Returns: The current selected value.

selectByValue(String value)

This method will select the drop down value with the value attribute of the dropdown elements.

Returns: The current selected value.

select(String selectText)

This method will select the drop down value with the index of the elements in order.

Returns: The current selected value.

NOTE: The above methods will work only with html elements of type ‘select’. Many web applications may not have dropdown types as select. You might need to add extra user interactions to select an element from those types of dropdowns. For example, click on a drop down arrow and then click on one of the values shown.