Selenium JavaScript Clicking in a Dropdown Menu










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The below code goes to a page, finds the dropdown menu and clicks the first one in the list. How do I adjust the following code to be able to select the second or third item in the list?



await browser
.findElement(By.css('#historyTabDropdown ul>li>a'))
.then(e => e.click());









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    The below code goes to a page, finds the dropdown menu and clicks the first one in the list. How do I adjust the following code to be able to select the second or third item in the list?



    await browser
    .findElement(By.css('#historyTabDropdown ul>li>a'))
    .then(e => e.click());









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      The below code goes to a page, finds the dropdown menu and clicks the first one in the list. How do I adjust the following code to be able to select the second or third item in the list?



      await browser
      .findElement(By.css('#historyTabDropdown ul>li>a'))
      .then(e => e.click());









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      The below code goes to a page, finds the dropdown menu and clicks the first one in the list. How do I adjust the following code to be able to select the second or third item in the list?



      await browser
      .findElement(By.css('#historyTabDropdown ul>li>a'))
      .then(e => e.click());






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      edited Nov 15 '18 at 18:15









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          Try using css selector nth-child.
          The css is li:nth-child(2)



          await browser
          .findElement(By.css('#historyTabDropdown ul>li:nth-child(2)>a'))
          .then(e => e.click());





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          • This worked, thank you!

            – Dallas
            Nov 15 '18 at 19:49










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          Try using css selector nth-child.
          The css is li:nth-child(2)



          await browser
          .findElement(By.css('#historyTabDropdown ul>li:nth-child(2)>a'))
          .then(e => e.click());





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          • This worked, thank you!

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            Nov 15 '18 at 19:49















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          Try using css selector nth-child.
          The css is li:nth-child(2)



          await browser
          .findElement(By.css('#historyTabDropdown ul>li:nth-child(2)>a'))
          .then(e => e.click());





          share|improve this answer























          • This worked, thank you!

            – Dallas
            Nov 15 '18 at 19:49













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          Try using css selector nth-child.
          The css is li:nth-child(2)



          await browser
          .findElement(By.css('#historyTabDropdown ul>li:nth-child(2)>a'))
          .then(e => e.click());





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          Try using css selector nth-child.
          The css is li:nth-child(2)



          await browser
          .findElement(By.css('#historyTabDropdown ul>li:nth-child(2)>a'))
          .then(e => e.click());






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          answered Nov 15 '18 at 18:38









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