selectByVisibleText

Select option with displayed text matching the argument.

Usage

$(selector).selectByVisibleText(text)

Parameters

Name	Type	Details
text	String, Number	text 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 value="someValue5">seis</option>

</select>

selectByVisibleText.js

it('demonstrate the selectByVisibleText command', () => {

const selectBox = $('#selectbox');

console.log(selectBox.getText('option:checked')); // returns "uno"

selectBox.selectByVisibleText('cuatro');

console.log(selectBox.getText('option:checked')); // returns "cuatro"

})