What is Select class in Selenium. Write down syntax and explain the methods

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Select class in Selenium is used to handle dropdowns and multi-select options on a web page.

Syntax: Select select = new Select(driver.findElement(By.id("dropdownId")));
Methods: selectByVisibleText(), selectByValue(), selectByIndex(), getOptions(), isMultiple(), getAllSelectedOptions(), deselectAll(), deselectByVisibleText(), deselectByValue(), deselectByIndex()
Select class is used to handle dropdowns and multi-select options on a web page.
It provides various methods to select and deselect options from a dropdown or multi-select element.
The selectByVisibleText() method selects an option by its visible text, selectByValue() method selects an option by its value attribute, and selectByIndex() method selects an option by its index.
The getOptions() method returns a list of all options in the dropdown, isMultiple() method checks if the dropdown is a multi-select element, and getAllSelectedOptions() method returns a list of all selected options.
The deselectAll() method deselects all selected options, deselectByVisibleText() method deselects an option by its visible text, deselectByValue() method deselects an option by its value attribute, and deselectByIndex() method deselects an option by its index.

Accepted Answer

Select objectRefname = new select ( WebElement ref name )

Objectrefname.selectbyIndex();

ObjectRefname.selectByValue();

ObjectRefname.selectByVisibleText();

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