[Solved] Identify the error in the following code snippet that tries to select an option... select.selectByVisibleText("Apple");Assume the dropdown is not a <select> element but a custom div-based dropdown. | Selenium Java

Selenium Java - Handling Form Elements

Identify the error in the following code snippet that tries to select an option by visible text:

WebElement dropdown = driver.findElement(By.name("fruits"));
Select select = new Select(dropdown);
select.selectByVisibleText("Apple");

Assume the dropdown is not a <select> element but a custom div-based dropdown.

ANo error, code works fine

BselectByVisibleText throws NullPointerException

CselectByVisibleText throws NoSuchElementException

DselectByVisibleText throws UnexpectedTagNameException

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Check element type requirement for Select
Select class works only with element causes an error.
Step 2: Identify exception thrown
When Select is used on a non-, else UnexpectedTagNameException [OK]

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