The isSelected() method

The isSelected method returns a boolean value if an element is selected on the web page and can be executed only on a radio button, options in select, and checkbox WebElements. When executed on other elements, it will return false. The API syntax for the isSelected() method is as follows:

boolean isSelected()

The preceding method returns a Boolean value specifying whether the target element is selected on the web page. The following is the code to verify whether the Search box is selected on a search page:

@Test
public void elementStateExample() {
    WebElement searchBox = driver.findElement(By.name("q"));
    System.out.println("Search box is selected: "
            + searchBox.isSelected());
}

The preceding code uses the isSelected() method. It returns false for the Search box, because this is not a radio button, options in select, or a checkbox. The preceding code returns false for the Search box:

Search box is selected: false

To select a Checkbox or Radio button, we need to call the WebElement.click() method, which toggles the state of the element. We can use the isSelected() method to see whether it's selected.