Get dropdown values using actions class - selenium

Question

After moving to the value which is present in dropdown, i want to get it using actions class. Below is the code i have written. i am trying to print the dropdown values. HTML tag for dropdown is input(for select i have code). Please help me
public static void caseSearch()
{
try
{
Actions a=new Actions(driver);
driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
logger.info("clicking on cases tab :: ");
driver.findElement(By.xpath(loader.getProperty(Constants.CaseTab))).click();
driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
WebElement ele=driver.findElement(By.xpath(loader.getProperty(Constants.CaseSearch)));
ele.click();
for(int i=0;i<=20;i++)
{
//i want to print the first value of dropdown in console
a.sendKeys(Keys.DOWN,Keys.DOWN,Keys.DOWN).build().perform();
String value=ele.getText();
System.out.println("value is = "+value);
a.sendKeys(Keys.DOWN,Keys.DOWN).build().perform();
Thread.sleep(3000);
a.sendKeys(Keys.ENTER).build().perform();
}
}
catch(Exception e)
{
logger.info("case search method is not executed :: " +e);
}
}

Answer 1

I think you forgot to get the value from the dropdown box.
You need to use the Select Class to get it.
Actions key = new Actions(browser);
WebElement dropdownElement = this.browser.findElement(By.xpath("YOUR DROPDOWN ELEMENT"));
Select dropOptions = new Select(dropdownElement);
int elements = dropOptions.getOptions().size();
for (int i = 0; i < elements; i++) {
dropdownElement.click();
if (i > 0) {
Thread.sleep(1000L);
key.sendKeys(Keys.DOWN).build().perform();
Thread.sleep(1000L);
key.sendKeys(Keys.ENTER).build().perform();
}
else {
Thread.sleep(1000L);
ActionPerformers.sendActionKey(browser, Keys.ENTER);
}
System.out.println("ELEMENT " + i + " -> " + dropOptions.getFirstSelectedOption().getText()); //Here you will get the selected Value...
}
This is only an exemple, I hope it suits you.