How to select option in drop down using Capybara

Question

I\'m trying to select an item from a drop down menu using Capybara (2.1.0).

I want to select by number (meaning select the second, third, etc option).

I\'ve

Answer 1

Unfortunately, the most popular answer did not work for me entirely. I had to add .select_option to end of the statement

select("option_name_here", from: "organizationSelect").select_option

without the select_option, no select was being performed

Answer 2

For some reason it didn't work for me. So I had to use something else.

select "option_name_here", :from => "organizationSelect"

worked for me.

Answer 3

To add yet another answer to the pile (because apparently there's so many ways of doing it depending on your setup) - I did it by selecting the literal option element and clicking it

find(".some-selector-for-dropdown option[value='1234']").select_option

It's not very pretty, but it works :/

Answer 4

Here's the most concise way I've found (using capybara 3.3.0 and chromium driver):

all('#id-of-select option')[1].select_option

will select the 2nd option. Increment the index as needed.

Answer 5

It is not a direct answer, but you can (if your server permit):

1) Create a model for your Organization; extra: It will be easier to populate your HTML.

2) Create a factory (FactoryGirl) for your model;

3) Create a list (create_list) with the factory;

4) 'pick' (sample) a Organization from the list with:

# Random select
option = Organization.all.sample 

# Select the FIRST(0) by id
option = Organization.all[0] 

# Select the SECOND(1) after some restriction
option = Organization.where(some_attr: some_value)[2]
option = Organization.where("some_attr OP some_value")[2] #OP is "=", "<", ">", so on... 

Answer 6

In Capybara you can use only find with xpath

find(:xpath, "//*[@id='organizationSelect']/option[2]").click

and method click