Multiline regex for select option

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hi guys, I am unable to apply multiline regex here. I want 1349 (selected option value) for select tag

ctl00$MainContent$map$ucBenefitSheet$ddlPrograms

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<select name="ctl00$MainContent$map$ucBenefitSheet$ddlPrograms" onchange="javascript:setTimeout(&#39;__doPostBack(\&#39;ctl00$MainContent$map$ucBenefitSheet$ddlPrograms\&#39;,\&#39;\&#39;)&#39;, 0)" id="MainContent_map_ucBenefitSheet_ddlPrograms" style="width:100%;">
                            <option value="-1">Please Select...</option>
                            <option value="1475">GSFS - Secure Drive</option>
                            <option value="1476">Gulf States 100,000 Miles</option>
                            <option value="1477">Gulf States Program</option>
                            <option value="1478">Gulf States Toyota Tire &amp; Wheel</option>
                            <option value="1479">Non- Toyota - Used VSA</option>
                            <option value="1480">Non- Toyota- new VSA</option>
                            <option value="1370">SecureNet Tire &amp; Wheel</option>
                            <option selected="selected" value="1349">Standard Program</option>
                            <option value="1481">TAC Expansion</option>
                            <option value="1368">TCUV Base Warrenty</option>
                            <option value="1482">Toyota - New VSA</option>
                            <option value="1483">Toyota - Used VSA</option>

                        </select>

Can someone help me out in this.. Thanks in advance

Posted 20-Dec-13 5:49am

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ZurdoDev 20-Dec-13 11:58am

What does RegEx have to do with this? What's your question?

Member 10479354 20-Dec-13 13:01pm

Ryan, I am working with JMeter and there I need to pass value '1349' which is selected option value. my regex should find that value on the basis of <select name=ctl00$MainContent$map$ucBenefitSheet$ddlPrograms'. Something like that: <select name="ctl00$MainContent$map$ucBenefitSheet$ddlPrograms" (.*[ \n\t\r\v\s]*.*?) <option selected="selected" value="([0-9]+?">) </option>

ZurdoDev 20-Dec-13 13:09pm

Is there a reason you need to use regex instead of just using javascript to get the value?

Member 10479354 20-Dec-13 15:04pm

finally i'll use java script only using that regex.

ZurdoDev 20-Dec-13 15:28pm

I still don't understand. If all you want is the selected value of a dropdown you don't need to do regex. There are much easier ways.

Member 10479354 20-Dec-13 16:05pm

is it possible to generate a regex for this?

ZurdoDev 20-Dec-13 16:12pm

I'm sure it is. I don't do regex though. I do it the easy way. :)

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PIEBALDconsult · Answer 1 · 2013-12-20T06:43:00

Solution 1

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2009/11/parsing-html-the-cthulhu-way.html[^]

For XML you should use XPath. Have a look at select/option[@selected='selected'] .

Posted 20-Dec-13 6:43am

PIEBALDconsult