class Mechanize::Form::Option

This class contains an option found within SelectList. A SelectList can have many Option classes associated with it. An option can be selected by calling #tick, or #click.

To select the first option in a list:

select_list.first.tick

Attributes

select_list[R]
selected[R]
selected?[R]
text[R]
to_s[R]
value[R]

Public Class Methods

new(node, select_list) click to toggle source
# File lib/mechanize/form/option.rb, line 16
def initialize(node, select_list)
  @text     = node.inner_text
  @value    = Mechanize::Util.html_unescape(node['value'] || node.inner_text)
  @selected = node.has_attribute? 'selected'
  @select_list = select_list # The select list this option belongs to
end

Public Instance Methods

click() click to toggle source

Toggle the selection value of this option

# File lib/mechanize/form/option.rb, line 38
def click
  unselect_peers
  @selected = !@selected
end
select() click to toggle source

Select this option

# File lib/mechanize/form/option.rb, line 24
def select
  unselect_peers
  @selected = true
end
Also aliased as: tick
tick()
Alias for: select
unselect() click to toggle source

Unselect this option

# File lib/mechanize/form/option.rb, line 30
def unselect
  @selected = false
end
Also aliased as: untick
untick()
Alias for: unselect