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How to determine if a checkbox is check or not through xpath
Currently I am trying :
//input[@type='checkbox' and @checked='true')]
I have multiple checkboxes with same ids so I have to select the next checkbox which is not selected/checked.
Specifically I need this for Selenium IDE
Edit what I actually need is sth like :
|storeXpathCount | //input[@name='xyz' and @checked='checked'] | is_checked |
if checkbox 'xyz' is checked , is_checked value should be 1 else 0
thanks
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In order to check if a checkbox is checked or unchecked, we can used the isSelected() method over the checkbox element. The isSelected() method returns a boolean value of true if the checkbox is checked false otherwise.
xpath("//label[text()='Reading']")). click(); Note: In the above code, we have clicked on the label associated with the checkboxes. Generally, checkboxes can be checked/unchecked by clicking both the checkbox itself or the labels associated with the checkboxes.
Checking if a checkbox is checked First, select the checkbox using a DOM method such as getElementById() or querySelector() . Then, access the checked property of the checkbox element. If its checked property is true , then the checkbox is checked; otherwise, it is not.
Answer. Answer: When rendering a page with a checkbox you want selected or checked by default you need to include the 'checked' attribute.
The xpath
// Xpath, only works in certain situations
//input[@type='checkbox' and @checked='xyz']
only works if in the HTML source of the checkbox there is an attribute as follows
checked="xyz"
where the developer is free to replace "xyz" with anything: "true", "checked", "ischecked", ...
So if there is no such attribute, the above mentioned xpath does not work.
While waiting for more insight, you might consider using a CSS selector, which does not depend on such an attribute:
// CSS selector, for all checkboxes which are checked
input:checked[type='checkbox']
// CSS selector, for all checkboxes which are not checked
input:not(:checked)[type='checkbox']
Note that without
[type='checkbox']
you will be given also radios :-)
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