How to select an item from a dropdown list using Selenium WebDriver with java?

Question

How can I select an item from a drop down list like gender (eg male, female) using Selenium WebDriver with Java?

I have tried this

WebElement select = driver.findElement(By.id("gender"));
List<WebElement> options = select.findElements(By.tagName("Male"));
for (WebElement option : options) {
    if("Germany".equals(option.getText()))
        option.click();   
}

My above code didn't work.

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12940592/how-to-select-an-item-from-a-dropdown-list-using-selenium-webdriver-with-java

Answer 1

Use -

new Select(driver.findElement(By.id("gender"))).selectByVisibleText("Germany");

Of course, you need to import org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.Select;