123. Using select command to select a list item from the drop down field

Drop down field when clicked displays a list of items. We can select any one item from the displayed list of items from the drop down list field.

Now lets try to select any list item from the drop down list using Selenium RC command select.

Test Description:

Lets Implement the Test on Eclipse IDE:

Pre-requisites:

1. Create a new Project say 'RC-Project39' in Eclipse IDE
2. Configure the Project to work with Selenium RC
3. Configure the Selenium Standalone Server to run from Eclipse IDE
4. Create a package say 'package39' under the newly created project.
5. Create a Java Class file say 'Class39' under the newly created package as shown below: 

Actual Steps:

1. Write the following code into the newly created Java Class file as shown below and make sure that you resolve all the errors before going to next step:

2. Write the test method 'selectListItemFromDropDownField()' which uses CSS Path Statement for locating the drop down field  as shown below:

3. Start the Selenium Standalone Server
4. Save and Run the 'Class39.java' file by selecting the 'JUnit Test' option and ensure that our Automation Test has selected the list item 'Drop Down Item 4' from the Drop Down field as shown in the below video:

Watch the below video:

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Download this Project:

Click here to download this project and import into Eclipse IDE  on your machine.


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Using addSelection command to select multiple items from the multi-selection box  will be explained in the next post.