select

Select an <option> within a <select>.

It is unsafe to chain further commands that rely on the subject after .select().

Syntax

.select(value)
.select(values)
.select(value, options)
.select(values, options)

Usage

Correct Usage

cy.get('select').select('user-1') // Select the 'user-1' option

Incorrect Usage

cy.select('John Adams') // Errors, cannot be chained off 'cy'
cy.clock().select() // Errors, 'clock' does not yield a <select> element

Arguments

value (String, Number)

The value, index, or text content of the <option> to be selected.

values (Array)

An array of values, indexes, or text contents of the <option>s to be selected.

options (Object)

Pass in an options object to change the default behavior of .select().

Option	Default	Description
`force`	`false`	Forces the action, disables waiting for actionability
`log`	`true`	Displays the command in the Command log
`timeout`	`defaultCommandTimeout`	Time to wait for `.select()` to resolve before timing out

Yields

.select() yields the same subject it was given.
It is unsafe to chain further commands that rely on the subject after .select().

Examples

Text Content

Select the `option` with the text `apples`

<select>
  <option value="456">apples</option>
  <option value="457">oranges</option>
  <option value="458">bananas</option>
</select>

// yields <option value="456">apples</option>
cy.get('select').select('apples').should('have.value', '456')

Value

Select the `option` with the value "456"

<select>
  <option value="456">apples</option>
  <option value="457">oranges</option>
  <option value="458">bananas</option>
</select>

// yields <option value="456">apples</option>
cy.get('select').select('456').should('have.value', '456')

Index

Select the `option` with index 0

<select>
  <option value="456">apples</option>
  <option value="457">oranges</option>
  <option value="458">bananas</option>
</select>

// yields <option value="456">apples</option>
cy.get('select').select(0).should('have.value', '456')

Select multiple options

Select the options with the texts "apples" and "bananas"

<select multiple>
  <option value="456">apples</option>
  <option value="457">oranges</option>
  <option value="458">bananas</option>
</select>

cy.get('select')
  .select(['apples', 'bananas'])
  .invoke('val')
  .should('deep.equal', ['456', '458'])

Select the options with the values "456" and "457"

<select multiple>
  <option value="456">apples</option>
  <option value="457">oranges</option>
  <option value="458">bananas</option>
</select>

cy.get('select')
  .select(['456', '457'])
  .invoke('val')
  .should('deep.equal', ['456', '457'])

Select the options with the indexes 0 and 1

<select multiple>
  <option value="456">apples</option>
  <option value="457">oranges</option>
  <option value="458">bananas</option>
</select>

cy.get('select')
  .select([0, 1])
  .invoke('val')
  .should('deep.equal', ['456', '457'])

Note: Passing an array into cy.select() will select only the options matching values in the array, leaving all other options unselected (even those that were previously selected). In the same manner, calling cy.select([]) with an empty array will clear selections on all options.

Force select

Force select a hidden `<select>`

<select style="display: none;">
  <optgroup label="Fruits">
    <option value="banana">Banana</option>
    <option value="apple">Apple</option>
  </optgroup>

  <optgroup></optgroup>
</select>

cy.get('select')
  .select('banana', { force: true })
  .invoke('val')
  .should('eq', 'banana')

Force select a disabled `<select>`

Passing { force: true } to .select() will override the actionability checks for selecting a disabled <select>. However, it will not override the actionability checks for selecting a disabled <option> or an option within a disabled <optgroup>. See this issue for more detail.

<select disabled>
  <optgroup label="Veggies">
    <option value="okra">Okra</option>
    <option value="zucchini">Zucchini</option>
  </optgroup>

  <optgroup></optgroup>
</select>

cy.get('select')
  .select('okra', { force: true })
  .invoke('val')
  .should('eq', 'okra')

Selected option

You can get the currently selected option using the jQuery's

selector.

<select id="name">
  <option>Joe</option>
  <option>Mary</option>
  <option selected="selected">Peter</option>
</select>

cy.get('select#name option:selected').should('have.text', 'Peter')

Notes

Actionability

.select() is an action command that follows the rules of Actionability.

However, passing { force: true } to .select() will not override the actionability checks for selecting a disabled <option> or an option within a disabled <optgroup>. See this issue for more detail.

Rules

Requirements

.select() requires being chained off a command that yields DOM element(s).
.select() requires the element to be a select .

Assertions

.select() will automatically wait for the element to reach an actionable state
.select() will automatically retry until all chained assertions have passed

Timeouts

.select() can time out waiting for the element to reach an actionable state .
.select() can time out waiting for assertions you've added to pass.

Command Log

Select the option with the text "Homer Simpson"

cy.get('select').select('Homer Simpson')

The commands above will display in the Command Log as:

When clicking on select within the command log, the console outputs the following: