isSelected

Will return true or false whether or not an <option> or <input> element of type checkbox or radio is currently selected.

Usage

await $(selector).isSelected()

Examples

index.html

<select name="selectbox" id="selectbox">
    <option value="John Doe">John Doe</option>
    <option value="Layla Terry" selected="selected">Layla Terry</option>
    <option value="Bill Gilbert">Bill Gilbert"</option>
</select>

isSelected.js

it('should detect if an element is selected', async () => {
    let element = await $('[value="Layla Terry"]');
    console.log(await element.isSelected()); // outputs: true

    element = await $('[value="Bill Gilbert"]')
    console.log(await element.isSelected()); // outputs: false
});

Returns

• <Boolean> return: true if element is selected