Select by value, visible text, index in Selenium Java - Practice Problems & Coding Challenges

Challenge - 5 Problems

❓ query_result

intermediate

What is the selected option's visible text after selecting by value?

Given a dropdown with options:

• <option value='1'>Apple</option>
• <option value='2'>Banana</option>
• <option value='3'>Cherry</option>

What will be the visible text of the selected option after running this code?

WebElement dropdown = driver.findElement(By.id("fruits"));
Select select = new Select(dropdown);
select.selectByValue("2");
String selectedText = select.getFirstSelectedOption().getText();

Selenium Java

WebElement dropdown = driver.findElement(By.id("fruits"));
Select select = new Select(dropdown);
select.selectByValue("2");
String selectedText = select.getFirstSelectedOption().getText();

A Banana

B Cherry

C 2

D Apple

💡 Hint

Selecting by value picks the option whose value attribute matches the given string.

The method selectByValue("2") selects the option with value="2", which has visible text "Banana".

❓ query_result

intermediate

What is the selected option's value after selecting by visible text?

Given a dropdown with options:

• <option value='a'>Red</option>
• <option value='b'>Green</option>
• <option value='c'>Blue</option>

What will be the value attribute of the selected option after running this code?

WebElement dropdown = driver.findElement(By.id("colors"));
Select select = new Select(dropdown);
select.selectByVisibleText("Blue");
String selectedValue = select.getFirstSelectedOption().getAttribute("value");

Selenium Java

WebElement dropdown = driver.findElement(By.id("colors"));
Select select = new Select(dropdown);
select.selectByVisibleText("Blue");
String selectedValue = select.getFirstSelectedOption().getAttribute("value");

A c

B b

C a

D Blue

💡 Hint

Selecting by visible text picks the option whose text matches exactly.

The method selectByVisibleText("Blue") selects the option with visible text "Blue", which has value attribute "c".

❓ query_result

advanced

What is the visible text of the selected option after selecting by index?

Given a dropdown with options:

• <option value='x'>Small</option>
• <option value='y'>Medium</option>
• <option value='z'>Large</option>

What will be the visible text of the selected option after running this code?

WebElement dropdown = driver.findElement(By.id("sizes"));
Select select = new Select(dropdown);
select.selectByIndex(0);
String selectedText = select.getFirstSelectedOption().getText();

Selenium Java

WebElement dropdown = driver.findElement(By.id("sizes"));
Select select = new Select(dropdown);
select.selectByIndex(0);
String selectedText = select.getFirstSelectedOption().getText();

A Large

B Medium

C Small

D 0

💡 Hint

Index starts at 0 for the first option in the dropdown.

The method selectByIndex(0) selects the first option, which has visible text "Small".

📝 Syntax

advanced

Which option causes a compile-time error when selecting by visible text?

Which of the following code snippets will cause a compile-time error in Java when trying to select an option by visible text from a dropdown?

A select.selectByVisibleText("Option 1");

B select.selectByVisibleText("Option1");

C select.selectByVisibleText("option1");

D select.selectByVisibleText(Option1);

💡 Hint

Check if the argument is a valid string literal.

Option D passes Option1 without quotes, which is not a valid string literal in Java and causes a compile-time error.

🧠 Conceptual

expert

Why might selectByIndex be less reliable than selectByValue or selectByVisibleText?

Consider a dropdown menu whose options might change order dynamically. Which reason best explains why using selectByIndex to select an option can cause problems compared to selectByValue or selectByVisibleText?

A Because selectByIndex is slower than selectByValue or selectByVisibleText.

B Because selectByIndex depends on the position of options, which can change, causing wrong selections.

C Because selectByIndex only works with numeric visible text, which is rare.

D Because selectByIndex requires the value attribute to be unique, which is not always true.

💡 Hint

Think about what changes in the dropdown might affect the index.

selectByIndex selects options by their position. If the order changes, the selected option may not be the intended one.