Selects an option in an HTML combo box.

This statement enables Convertigo to select an option in a select HTML element.

Property Type Category Description
Comment String standard Describes the object comment to include in the documentation report.
This property generally contains an explanation about the object.
Delay if XPath not found long standard Defines the maximum delay the statement waits if the XPath doesn’t currently exists.
When no node in the page DOM matches the XPath defined in XPath property, the statement waits for it to match up to this delay, set in milliseconds.
Convertigo tries to evaluate the specified XPath while receiving a web page or executing JavaScript in it. Once the XPath matches at least one node of the page, the statement continues its action.
Note: It is equivalent to defining a statement Wait synchronization with an XPath synchronizer before this statement, waiting for the same XPath.
Expression JS expression standard Defines the expression evaluated to give the text identifying the option to select.
This property is a JavaScript expression that is evaluated during the transaction execution and gives the data that identifies the option to be selected in the combo box.
The option identification also depends on the Selection mode property value.
Note: It is possible to select several option in a same select by setting a JavaScript array instead of a simple string variable in Expression property.
Is active boolean standard Defines whether the statement is active.
Selection mode String standard Defines which mode is used to identify the option to select.
There are three modes that can be used to identify the option to select in the combo box:

• by index: the option is selected by its index order in the options list. The Expression property evaluation matches the index of the sought option.
• by value: the option is selected by its value attribute. The Expression property evaluation matches the value attribute of of the sought option.
• by content: the option is selected by its text content. The Expression property evaluation matches the text content of of the sought option.
UI event boolean standard Defines whether UI events must be used to change the item value.
Setting this property to false is saving CPU time, but sometimes the target website does not have the full behavior it has with a real user. In this case, setting this property to true will help having a behavior closer to the original site.
XPath JS expression standard Defines the XPath expression of elements on which the statement applies.
Depending on the statement, the execution of this XPath on the web page DOM can result in a single Node or a NodeList.
Synchronization TriggerXMLizer expert Defines how to synchronize the statement.
A synchronizer states how and when accessed pages are considered fully loaded. Only then are data extracted and new pages re-detected.
There are several types of synchronizers, that are described hereafter:

• Document completed: The synchronizer waits for a number of documents to be completed. Specify here how many “document completed” events Convertigo has to wait for before assuming that the page is complete. In many cases, when the target application uses HTTP META redirects or JavaScript redirects, the document is loaded several times. You can monitor
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traces in the Engine console (debug mode) to count the number of “document completed” events needed for the synchronizer. The Document completed synchronizer can be configured to also stop on alert messages that could pop up. Alert messages do not trigger a “document completed” event and are not detected by this synchronizer. To activate this option, check the Stop on alert checkbox.
• XPath: The synchronizer waits until a specified XPath is found. Convertigo tries to evaluate the specified XPath while receiving a web page or executing JavaScript in it. Once the XPath matches at least one node of the page, the synchronizer returns.
• Wait time: The synchronizer waits until a specified time is reached (in ms, set via the Timeout property).
• Screen Class: The synchronizer waits for one of the selected screen classes to be detected. Several screen classes can be selected to be waited for. The synchronizer returns when one of them is reached.
• Download started: The synchronizer waits for a download request. This is the perfect synchronizer to use before a Get attachment statement.
• No wait: The synchronizer doesn’t wait and execution proceeds directly.

For all synchronizer types, the maximum waiting time is set using the Timeout property.