selectByAttribute

Select option with a specific value.

Usage

$(selector).selectByAttribute(attribute, value)

Parameters

Name	Type	Details
attribute	String	attribute of option element to get selected
value	String, Number	value of option element to get selected

Examples

example.html

<select id="selectbox">

<option value="someValue0">uno</option>

<option value="someValue1">dos</option>

<option value="someValue2">tres</option>

<option value="someValue3">cuatro</option>

<option value="someValue4">cinco</option>

<option name="someName5" value="someValue5">seis</option>

</select>

selectByAttribute.js

it('Should demonstrate the selectByAttribute command', () => {

const selectBox = $('#selectbox');

const value = selectBox.getValue();

console.log(value); // returns "someValue0"

selectBox.selectByAttribute('value', 'someValue3');

console.log(selectBox.getValue()); // returns "someValue3"

selectBox.selectByAttribute('name', 'someName5');

console.log(selectBox.getValue()); // returns "someValue5"

});