Select an element from drop-down list using java

Question

I was wondering how to select an element after I found it in a ddl (drop-down list). My function can find the element but it failed to select it; I tried click but it didn't work.
Thanks
The code is:

    public static  void selectGuestCountry()
    {
        WebElement droplist = driver.findElement(By.className("sbOptions"));

        List<WebElement> allOptions = droplist.findElements(By.tagName("a"));
        System.out.println("Total options in list --> " + allOptions.size());

        for (int i=0;i<allOptions.size();i++ )
        {
            //System.out.println("++> " + allOptions.get(i).getAttribute("text"));
            if(allOptions.get(i).getAttribute("text").equals("FRANCE")) {
                System.out.println("++++>" + allOptions.get(i).getAttribute("text"));

               **allOptions.get(i).click();**// This is doesn't select the country
                break;
        }


    }
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Here is the html code, thanks:

<div class="guestForm">
<input id="reservations0.guests0.id" type="hidden" value="0" name="reservations[0].guests[0].id">
<br>
<div class="form-border">
<h5>
<div class="field-col left">
<div class="field-col right">
<div>
<div class="emails">
<div class="contactInfo">
<div class="field-row">
<label class="ellipsis" title="Organization">Organization</label>
<input id="reservations0.guests0.organization" class="field" type="text" maxlength="40" value="" name="reservations[0].guests[0].organization">
</div>
<div class="field-row select-big country">
<label>
<select id="reservations0.guests0.address.country.alpha2Code" class="selectbox" onchange="populateStates(this);" name="reservations[0].guests[0].address.country.alpha2Code" sb="73833889" style="display: none;">
<div id="sbHolder_73833889" class="sbHolder">
<a id="sbToggle_73833889" class="sbToggle" href="#"></a>
<a id="sbSelector_73833889" class="sbSelector" href="#">Select Country</a>
<ul id="sbOptions_73833889" class="sbOptions" style="display: none;">
<li>
<li>
<a href="#US" rel="US">UNITED STATES</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#AF" rel="AF">AFGHANISTAN</a>
</li>
<li>
<li>
<li>`

Can you try putting in an explicit wait for the element `allOptions.get(i)`? Wait for the element to be clickable — LittlePanda, Apr 23 '15 at 05:53
possible duplicate of [how to select a dropdown value in selenium webdriver](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20138761/how-to-select-a-dropdown-value-in-selenium-webdriver) — Vince Bowdren, Apr 23 '15 at 09:32

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 23 '15 at 06:15

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Few minor tweaks to code, please read below if acceptable :

Use Select object instead of WebElement to find ddl object, with that you can use selectByIndex (easier as per your code) to select the element from list.

answered Apr 23 '15 at 06:15

ukpillai

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Hi I want to select the country once I found it through the loop and since I see the number "i"change I want to use partial xpath but I am having trouble doing that. //*[@id='sbOptions_14754899']/li[2]/a for UNITED STATE //*[@id='sbOptions_14754899']/li[3]/a for AFGANISTAN //*[@id='sbOptions_14754899']/li[4]/a for ALBANIA I can be 2/3/4… (after /li) Thanks – Shaq Apr 23 '15 at 20:21

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 24 '15 at 10:34

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Before the for loop in your code, click on Select Countryso that it'll show list of countries and then click on the country you want to select.

driver.findElement(By.linkText('Select Country')).click();

answered Apr 24 '15 at 10:34

Alpha

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Thanks it didn't work and it useless since the application can be in different languages. Thanks – Shaq Apr 24 '15 at 15:01
If text can change with language, you can locate that element with class name and then click on it - `driver.findElement(By.className("sbSelector")).click();` – Alpha Apr 24 '15 at 17:08

Select an element from drop-down list using java

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