Need sample snippet for validating dropdown (Selenium + Java)

[Dollar Strike]

I am trying to validate dropdowns using Selenium and Java, I have a resuable component written as below

public static void verifyExpectedAndActualOptionsInDropdown(

WebElement element, List<String> listOfOptions) {

Select ele = new Select(element);

/*

* List<String> ds = new ArrayList<String>(); ds.add("Asia");

* ds.add("Europe"); ds.add("Africa");

*/

List<String> expectedOptions = listOfOptions;

List<String> actualOptions = new ArrayList<String>();

for (WebElement option : ele.getOptions()) {

System.out.println("Dropdown options are: " + option.getText());

actualOptions.add(option.getText());

}

System.out.println("Numbers of options present in the dropdown: "

+ actualOptions.size());

Assert.assertEquals(expectedOptions.toArray(), actualOptions.toArray());

}

I wanted to create a Java Action in RedwoodHQ for this method where Webelement has to be passed from TestCases Tab. Could anyone help?

[Dollar Strike]

Anyone care to help me on this?

[dmi...@primatest.net]

On Friday, March 31, 2017 at 10:51:48 PM UTC-7, Dollar Strike wrote:
> Anyone care to help me on this?

I'm not sure what you are trying to do. If this is an action, it can't have multiple parameters, only one hashmap is allowed. Why not pass idtype and id to this action to find a web element instead?

[Dollar Strike]

Thanks for the response. I am trying to validate the values in the drop down with expected list of strings. It's a generic method which can be used across all the projects. All I need to do, pass webelement and list of expected strings. 

Scenario01: verify and validate all the 25 values in the drop down

Scenario02: verify the values in the drop down are in Alphabetical order

Can't I make these kinda reusable methods in Redwood? While creating the action I need to pass IDType, ID, List of Strings

[dmi...@primatest.net]

Why not turn this common method into an action and pass IDType and ID as regular parameters to it? Or if you like create an action that uses this common code. Here is a tutorial on scripted actions:

http://www.manula.com/manuals/primatest/redwoodhq/2.0/en/topic/quick-start-3-new-scripted-action?q=action

[Dollar Strike]

public class validateValuesDropdown {

     public void run(HashMap<String, Object> params) {

WebElement element = Browser.Driver.findElement(By.Id(params.get("Enter ID")));

Map<String, List<String>> values = new HashMap<String, List<String>>(); values.put("items",params.get("comma separated values"));

List<String> actualOptions = new ArrayList<String>();

for (WebElement option : element.getOptions()) {

System.out.println("Dropdown options are: " + option.getText());

actualOptions.add(option.getText());

        

        }

Assert.assertEquals(values.get("items").toArray(), actualOptions.toArray());

     }

I have created a common action like above. But still no luck. My intention is to get Webelement ID, List of Strings from the user input (Test case tab) and I am comparing expected and actual values.

[dmi...@primatest.net]

I need a little more info than "no luck". What is the problem? Any errors?

[dmi...@primatest.net]

Also which assert are you using? For arrays assertArrayEquals is appropriate.

[Dollar Strike]

Sorry and Yes, I have faced an exception. Couldn't recall exact exception, I'll post it once I reach my Lab. Exception says it could not pass params.get("comma separated values")) into a List

I am using TestNG assert, I'll try using assertArrayEquals as well. 

[Dollar Strike]

I got it worked finally, here's the code to validate values in the dropdown (Expected values should be given when designing Testcases)

This can be used for any application

class VerifyDropdownValues{

   public void run(HashMap<String, Object> params) {

WebElement element = Browser.Driver.findElement(By.id((String) params.get("Enter ID")));

Select ss = new Select(element);

String s = (String) params.get("comma separated values");

String[] listString = s.split(",");

List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();

for (String str : listString) {

list.add(str.trim());

}

Collections.sort(list);

Map<String, List<String>> values = new HashMap<String, List<String>>();

values.put("items", list);

List<String> actualOptions = new ArrayList<String>();

for (WebElement option : ss.getOptions()) {

System.out.println("Dropdown options are: " + option.getText());

actualOptions.add(option.getText());

}

Collections.sort(actualOptions);

Assert.assertEquals(list, actualOptions);

}

}

[Madhuri Medarametla]

Hi Dollar,

where can we see the output which we have given in syso.out.

Can you please help me on this?

[Dollar Strike]

I don't think Redwood has a console. I coded in Eclipse and Copy-paste in RedwoodHQ Scripts. I should've removed that actually. Did the action worked for you?

[Freddy Vega]

If you print to stdout from your action script code it will be displayed in the Logs section of the Execution details page.