How to select from the drop down using Selenium - java

Please see the code below where I need to click on dropdown so that list is displayed
<span class="k-widget k-dropdown k-header" style="" unselectable="on" role="listbox" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" tabindex="0" aria-owns="" aria-disabled="false" aria-readonly="false" aria-busy="false">
<span class="k-dropdown-wrap k-state-default k-state-hover k-state-focused" unselectable="on">
<span class="k-input" unselectable="on">Is equal to</span>
<span class="k-select" unselectable="on">
<span class="k-icon k-i-arrow-s" unselectable="on">select</span>
</span>
</span>

driver.FindElement(By.CssSelector(".k-widget k-dropdown k-header")).click()

I think you again have to try by clicking using JavascriptExecutor
WebElement element1 = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//span[#class='k-widget k-dropdown k-header' and #role='listbox']"));
JavascriptExecutor executor1 = (JavascriptExecutor) oBrowser;
executor1.executeScript("arguments[0].click();", element1);
If above Xpath didn't work then try below:-
//span[#class='k-widget k-dropdown k-header']
Hope it will help you :)

I ran across this exact issue the other day. The problem is the Kendo UI <span> element you are referencing uses a <ul> element to get it's innertext but it's the <ul> list that handles the option change/selection. You won't be able to select an option from the pop-up/dropdown you see when clicking the <span>, you have to click the <li> element that holds the text options referenced by the span.
In your example, somewhere else in the HTML document you'll find a <ul> list similar to...
<ul unselectable="on" class="k-list k-reset" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" aria-live="off" data-role="staticlist" role="listbox">
<li tabindex="-1" role="option" unselectable="on" class="k-item k-state-selected k-state-focused" data-offset-index="0">is equal to</li>
<li tabindex="-1" role="option" unselectable="on" class="k-item" data-offset-index="1">another option</li>
</ul>
Using Selenium 3, if you wanted to select "another option":
driver.findElement(By.xpath("//li[text()='another option']")).click();
You should see your <span> innertext change to 'another option' and you can continue on your testing journey.

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List WebElement always selecting first element from the drop-down but i want to select 4th element

My list has approximate 190 items and items also getting traced one by one in for loop. I applied the condition to a specific text. however, debugger entering into condition but selecting always the first element from the drop-down. In mentioned code country "America" present on the 4th index of my drop-down.
List<WebElement> options=driver.findElements(By.xpath("//*[#id='Countryitems_popup']/div[1]/ul//li/span"));
for(int i=0;i<options.size();i++)
{
WebElement select=options.get(i);
String innerhtml=select.getAttribute("innerHTML");
if(innerhtml.contentEquals("America"))
{
select.click();
break;
}
}
HTML is mentioned below:
<div id="Countryitems_popup" class="e-scroll e-js e-wid" tabindex="" style="height: auto; display: block;">
<div class="h-con" style="height: 150px; width: 158.891px;">
<ul class="H-Kl" role="listbox">
<li data-value="001" id="004" role="option" unselectable="on" class="">
<span class=" e-ddltxt">Country 1</span>
</li>
<li data-value="676" id="006" role="option" unselectable="on" class="">
<span class=" e-ddltxt">Country 2</span>
</li>
<li data-value="765" id="009" role="option" unselectable="on" class="">
<span class=" e-ddltxt">Country 3</span>
</li>
<li data-value="0067" id="065" role="option" unselectable="on" class="">
<span class=" e-ddltxt">America</span>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
Use for each loop for more readability. Try with this code :
List<WebElement> options= driver.findElements(By.xpath("//[#id='Countryitems_popup']/div[1]/ul//li/span"));
for(WebElement option : options) {
if(option.getText().trim().equals("America")) {
option.click();
break;
}
}
This should work, provided the xpath should be correct.
Without seeing the page to test it, it's hard to know exactly what the issue is but if it's like other pages I've seen you will need to:
Click the "dropdown" to open it (and make the options visible)
Wait for the desired option to be clickable (indicating the list is open and visible)
Click the desired option
My recommendation is to put this all in a method called selectCountry() (or something similar) and pass in the desired country name.
public void selectCountry(String countryName)
{
// I'm assuming this is the container for the dropdown. Clicking it should open the dropdown
driver.findElement(By.id("Countryitems_popup")).click();
new WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(By.xpath("//div[#id='Countryitems_popup']//span[.='" + countryName + "']))).click();
}
You can achieve it with selector itself without loop. The xpath to find the list element with text 'America' will be as,
driver.findElement(By.xpath("//[#id='Countryitems_popup']/div[1]/ul//li[conatins(text(), 'America')]")).click()

Cannot save value in span control using Selenium Webdriver and Java

I'm using Selenium Webdriver + Java to do automation tests and stuck with the problem of setting a value in span control.
I have a drop-down with list of clients, the 1st client is selected by default - 'Harry', but I need to change the client to be other than default, e.g. to 'Simon'.
I tried to search here and came with the following code:
Webelement element = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//*[#id=\"SelectedClientDirectorID_chosen\"]/a/span"));
((JavascriptExecutor)driver).executeScript("arguments[0].innerText = 'Simon'", element);
It seems to be fine, the element is found, it's innerText property is changed to 'Simon' while script is being executed.
But as soon as I click 'save' button on the page, the record is saved with the 1st value - 'Harry'.
I could not find the answer on why the new value is not saved.
Html looks like:
<div class="chosen-container chosen-container-single" style="width: 100%;" title="" id="SelectedClientDirectorID_chosen">
<a class="chosen-single" tabindex="-1">
<span class="">Harry</span>
<div><b></b></div>
</a>
<div class="chosen-drop">
<div class="chosen-search">
<input type="text" autocomplete="off">
</div>
<ul class="chosen-results">
<li class="active-result result-selected" style="" data-option-array-index="0">Harry</li>
<li class="active-result result-selected" style="" data-option-array-index="1">Simon</li>
<li class="active-result result-selected" style="" data-option-array-index="2">Robin</li>
<li class="active-result" style="" data-option-array-index="3">Brian</li>
<li class="active-result" style="" data-option-array-index="4">Rupert</li>
<li class="active-result" style="" data-option-array-index="5">Greg</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
Appreciate any clue.
Changing innerText value might not bring expected result in your case. You can try to click on drop-down and select required option just like real user do:
driver.findElement(By.xpath("xpathForDropDownButton")).click();
driver.findElement(By.xpath("//li[text()='Simon']")).click();
You might also need to wait some time until required elements become clickable:
WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, 15);
wait.until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(By.xpath("xpathForDropDownButton"))).click();
wait.until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(By.xpath("//li[text()='Simon']"))).click();
Use the following code for the same. Instead of setting innerText, you need to select value from dropdown.
WebElement element = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//ul[#class='chosen-results']/li[normalize-space()='Simon']"));
((JavascriptExecutor)driver).executeScript("arguments[0].click();", element);

Unable to select element in Selenium WebDriver from list box

I am new to Selenium Web Driver and unable to select element in the list box and getting below error:
org.openqa.selenium.NoSuchElementException: Unable to locate element: {"method":"id","selector":"ext-element-13"}
WebElement item = launch.driver.findElement(By.id("ext-element-13"));
Select page_dropdown = new Select(item);
for(int i=0; i<page_dropdown.getOptions().size(); i++)
{
page_dropdown.selectByIndex(i);
System.out.println("Page drop down having values " + page_dropdown.getFirstSelectedOption().getText());
}
<div id="boundlist-1123" class="x-boundlist x-boundlist-floating x-layer x-boundlist-default x-border-box" tabindex="-1" style="width: 215px; right: auto; left: 574px; top: 140px; z-index: 19000; height: 300px;" data-componentid="boundlist-1123">
<div id="boundlist-1123-listWrap" class="x-boundlist-list-ct x-unselectable" data-ref="listWrap" style="overflow: auto; height: 299px;">
<ul id="boundlist-1123-listEl" class="x-list-plain" aria-disabled="false" aria-hidden="false" role="listbox" data-ref="listEl">
<li id="ext-element-13" class="x-boundlist-item x-boundlist-selected" unselectable="on" role="option" tabindex="-1" data-recordindex="0" data-recordid="3" data-boundview="boundlist-1123">ABC Program : Summary</li>
<li class="x-boundlist-item" unselectable="on" role="option" tabindex="-1" data-recordindex="1" data-recordid="4" data-boundview="boundlist-1123">ABC-001: Poor Control</li>
<li class="x-boundlist-item" unselectable="on" role="option" tabindex="-1" data-recordindex="2" data-recordid="5" data-boundview="boundlist-1123">ABC-002: Low Density </li>
As per provided HTML code, i am expecting it is not Select drop down. so select command may not work here..
secondly if i am correct
<ul id="boundlist-1123-listEl" class="x-list-plain" aria-disabled="false" aria-hidden="false" role="listbox" data-ref="listEl">
is location of your drop down and below one is one of option correct?
<li id="ext-element-13" class="x-boundlist-item x-boundlist-selected" unselectable="on" role="option" tabindex="-1" data-recordindex="0" data-recordid="3" data-boundview="boundlist-1123">ABC Program : Summary</li>
here you may need to use sendkeys
driver.findElement(By.xpath("//*[#role='listbox']")).sendKeys("ABC Program : Summary");
you can also use xpath=//*[#data-ref='listEl'] in above code if there are more listbox elements in page
if above one does not work, just try by directly clicking on required option
driver.findElement(By.xpath("//*[contains(text(),'ABC Program : Summary')]")).click();
if even above one does not work, then you need to click on ul and then required option.
there may be change in locators, if they are not working let me know, will try for another xpath

FluentWait for dynamically created ListBox

I have a listbox(droplist) item that is created dynamically when I click on a div/span element .. However, when I try to click on the listbox element after doing a fluent Wait , it throws me an error saying
Element is not clickable at point (741, 192). Other element would receive the click:"
If i try to use Thread.sleep(2000) then the code runs perfectly. Any ideas on how I can fix this issue and make it work in fluentWait. I have tried elementTobeClickable,elementSelectionStateToBe,presenceOfElementLocated methods in the ExpectedConditions class and they all throw the same error. I am using ChromeDriver for testing purposes .
My code and HTML snippet of the page is below
WebElement elt = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//*[#id='GroupTT']/span[2]/span/span[1]")); //Clicking on the span so that listbox will be activiated
Actions act = new Actions(driver);
act.moveToElement(elt).click().build().perform();
fWait.until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(driver.findElement(By.xpath("//ul[#id='Group_listbox']/li[2]")))); //Thread.sleep(2000) works fine here.
driver.findElement(By.xpath("//ul[#id='Group_listbox']/li[2]")).click();
HTML Snippet
<div >
<ul unselectable="on" id="Group_listbox" role="listbox" style="overflow: auto; height: auto;">
<li tabindex="-1" role="option" unselectable="on" class="k-item" data-index="0"> Group1 </li>
<li tabindex="-1" role="option" unselectable="on" class="k-item k-state-selected k-state-focused" data-index="1"> Group2 </li>
<li tabindex="-1" role="option" unselectable="on" class="k-item k-state-selected k-state-focused" data-index="1"> Group3 </li>
</ul>
</div>
You can try to change the XPath locator to find the element by its inner text.
fWait.until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(driver.findElement(By.xpath("//li[text() = 'Group2']"))));

selenium webdriver click link in the tag

<div id="sbGlobalNav" class="">
<div id="sbGlobalNavContent">
<div id="sbGlobalNavRightContent">...</div>
<div id="sbGlobalNavLeftContent">
<ul id="globalNavMenu">
<li class="globalNavSeparator firstSeparator">..</li>
<li>..</li>
<li>..</li>
<li>..</li>
<li>..</li>
<li class="globalNavDropdown">
<span>Answer</span>
<ul class="globalNavDropdownContainer" style="display: none;">
<li>..</li>
<li>Daily Polls</li>
<li>..</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="globalNavDropdown">..</li>
<li class="globalNavSeparator">..</li>
<li class="globalNavDropdown" id="globalNavRewards">..</li>
<div class="clear"></div>
In this I need to find and click Daily Poll link using Selenium webdriver(java) but I was unable to do it.
What I did is:
Actions builder = new Actions(driver);
builder.moveToElement(driver.findElement(By.xpath("//div[#id='sbGlobalNav']//span[text()='Answer']"))).build().perform();
driver.findElement(By.linkText("Daily Polls")).click();
Check it, whether you have to so something to trigger that element out. Javascript maybe, by mouse over ?
Try this:
driver.findElement(By.xpath("//*[text()='Daily Polls']")).click();
It might work.

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