scale.select

description

Selects the specified option on the scale.

syntax

getScale(ELEMENT_NAME).select(option)

• option :

alternate(s)

• getScale(ELEMENT_NAME).select(index)

• getScale(ELEMENT_NAME).select(option, "log")

notes

• If you pass a second argument (e.g. “log”) then the selection will be treated as if it were a manual selection, and will be recorded in the results file if you called log.

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example(s)

@newText("What programming language is PennController based on?")
@    .print()
@,
@newScale("answer",  "C++", "JavaScript", "Python", "R")
@    .labelsPosition("right")
@    .print()
@,
@newButton("Check my answer")
@    .print()
@    .wait( getScale("answer").test.selected() )
@,
@getScale("answer")
@    .test.selected("JavaScript")
@    .success(
@        newText("Good job!")
@            .print()
@    )
@    .failure(
@        newText("Wrong...")
@            .print()
@    )
@,
@getScale("answer")
$    .select("JavaScript")
@    .disable()

• Adds a question, a scale with four options and a button onto the page, then waits until the button is clicked while an option is selected. Once the button is clicked, prints a different feedback message depending on whether JavaScript is selected, then selects the JavaScript option (the correct answer) and disables the scale.