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', async () => {
    const selectBox = await $('#selectbox');
    console.log(await selectBox.getText('option:checked')); // returns "uno"
    await selectBox.selectByVisibleText('cuatro');
    console.log(await selectBox.getText('option:checked')); // returns "cuatro"
})