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Verification of value in <select> with "I.seeInField" fails with WebDriver

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
testing

Research direction

Start with the I.seeInField implementation and its WebDriver path, then reproduce the reported select example with the provided snippet and versions. Compare the WebDriver behavior with Playwright; done means verifying the selected “Hamster” value without the invalid option selector error.

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Description

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I want to report a defect.
The defect is about I.seeInField. When I want to use it to verify a <select> field has the expected value, it fails with WebDriver, but passes with Playwright. Not sure when it started. It was today the first time I wanted to use I.seeInField. Thatswhy I am not sure since when this defect exists.

Steps to reproduce:

I.amOnPage('https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/pages/tabbed/select.html');
I.switchTo('#output-iframe');
I.selectOption('#pet-select', 'Hamster');
I.seeInField('#pet-select', 'Hamster'); // ✅Passes with Playwright. ❌Fails with WebDriver with error 'The selector "option" used with strategy "css" is invalid!'

Version used:

  • CodeceptJS 3.6.5
  • WebDriver.IO: 8.40.6
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