On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 1:41 PM, James B. Byrne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Thu, November 13, 2008 14:02, James B. Byrne wrote:
>
>>
>> What is the correct syntax to test selecting from a range of values
>> present in an input box? ...
>
> The webrat API specifies this:
>
> selects(option_text, options = {})
>
> Verifies that a an option element exists on the current page with the
> specified text. You can optionally restrict the search to a specific
> select list by assigning options[:from] the value of the select list's
> name or a label. Stores the option's value to be sent when the form is
> submitted.
>
> Examples:
>
> selects "January"
> selects "February", :from => "event_month"
> selects "February", :from => "Event Month"
>
>
>
> But when I try to use something like:
>
> And I select "CORP" from "Legal Form"
> # features/step_definitions/webrat_steps.rb:16
>
> This is what happens:
>
> You have a nil object when you didn't expect it!
> The error occurred while evaluating nil.choose (NoMethodError)
> /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/webrat-0.3.2/lib/webrat/core/scope.rb:91:in
> `selects'
> /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/webrat-0.3.2/lib/webrat/rails.rb:88:in
> `send'
>
>
> So, checking out webrat.steps I see this:
>
> When /^I select "(.*)" from "(.*)"$/ do |value, field|
> selects(value, :from => field)
> end
>
> So, as far as I can make out, given the webrat API specifies that a label
> is an acceptable target, this should work. But it evidently does not. Is
> this a webrat problem then?
It seems like it. Webrat has its own tracker at
http://webrat.lighthouseapp.com - can you submit a ticket there
please?
>
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