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Selection.val()
Get the current value of the first element in the set of matched elements. Mimics jquery.val.
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| string | The value of the first element in the set of matched elements. |
Example
JavaScript
JavaScript
import { parseHTML } from 'k6/html';
import { sleep } from 'k6';
export default function () {
const content = `
<input id="text_input" type="text" value="input-text-value"/>
<select id="select_one">
<option value="not this option">no</option>
<option value="yes this option" selected>yes</option>
</select>
<select id="select_text">
<option>no text</option>
<option selected>yes text</option>
</select>
<select id="select_multi" multiple>
<option>option 1</option>
<option selected>option 2</option>
<option selected>option 3</option>
</select>
<textarea id="textarea" multiple>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet</textarea>
`;
const doc = parseHTML(content);
console.log(doc.find('#text_input').val());
console.log(doc.find('#select_one option[selected]').val());
console.log(doc.find('#select_one').val());
console.log(doc.find('#select_text').val());
console.log(doc.find('#select_multi').val());
console.log(doc.find('#textarea').val());
sleep(1);
}Was this page helpful?
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