The first release of Web Performance Tester (WPT) with real browser support allow users to select items from a drop-down list (an HTML Select element) based on the text visible to a human user – just like a real user would do. There are times, however, when choosing based on the position in the list (index) or the hidden value of the selection makes a testcase more robust. This is especially true when the text descriptions of the choices may change due to variations in language, software changes, etc.<\/p>\n
Starting with version 6.5, real-browser testcases can be configured to select by the index or the (hidden) value of the choice, as assigned by the underlying HTML code.<\/p>\n
Pressing the tools button (wrench icon) shows the choices for the Select option<\/em> step. The default mode (Autodetect…<\/em>) will correctly select the right choice in most cases, but you can force one of the three selection modes by selecting a choice from that list. Note that testcases upgraded from WPT versions prior to 6.5 will be set to the visible text option, to ensure consistent behavior with those versions.<\/p>\n As always, comment below or contact us<\/a> with any questions!<\/p>\n Chris Merrill, Chief Engineer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The first release of Web Performance Tester (WPT) with real browser support allow users to select items from a drop-down list (an HTML Select element) based on the text visible to a human user – just like a real user would do. There are times, however, when choosing based on the position in the list (index) or the hidden value of the selection makes a testcase more robust. This is especially true when the text descriptions of the choices may change due to variations in language, software changes, etc.
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