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Get Select Options

Retrieves all available options from a dropdown (select) element as an array of text values.

Common Properties​

  • Name - The custom name of the node.
  • Color - The custom color of the node.
  • Delay Before (sec) - Waits in seconds before executing the node.
  • Delay After (sec) - Waits in seconds after executing the node.
  • Continue On Error - Automation will continue regardless of any error. The default value is false.
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If Continue On Error property is true, no error is caught when the project is executed, even if the Catch node is used.

Input​

  • Browser ID - The browser session identifier from the Open Browser node.
  • Selector - The XPath or CSS selector to locate the select dropdown element.

Output​

  • Options - Array of text values from all options in the dropdown, in the order they appear.

Options​

  • Selector Type - Type of selector used:

    • XPath - Use XPath expression (default)
    • CSS - Use CSS selector

  • Wait Timeout (sec) - Maximum time to wait for the select element to appear. Default is 5 seconds.

Examples​

Get All Options​

Browser ID: {{browser_id}}
Selector: //select[@name='country']
Output: {{countries}}

Result: ["United States", "Canada", "Mexico", ...]

Loop Through Options​

1. Get Select Options node:
   Browser ID: {{browser_id}}
   Selector: //select[@id='categories']
   Output: {{options}}

2. For Each loop with {{options}}
   - Process each option

Check if Option Exists​

1. Get Select Options node:
   Browser ID: {{browser_id}}
   Selector: //select[@name='city']
   Output: {{cities}}

2. Condition: if {{cities}} contains "New York"

Dynamic Option Selection​

1. Get Select Options node:
   Browser ID: {{browser_id}}
   Selector: //select[@id='year']
   Output: {{years}}

2. Select first option:
   Visible Text: {{years[0]}}

Tips​

  • Use to validate available options before selecting
  • Helpful for dynamic dropdowns where options change
  • Returns text values, not option values
  • Empty select elements return an empty array
  • Use in conditional logic to handle different option sets
  • Combine with loops to process all options

Common Errors​

  • "Browser ID cannot be empty" - Connect to an Open Browser node
  • "Selector cannot be empty" - Provide an XPath or CSS selector for the select element
  • "Select element not found within X seconds" - The select element doesn't exist or takes longer to load
  • "Timeout cannot be empty" - Provide a timeout value