select.rb in watir-6.0.0

- old
+ new

@@ -5,12 +5,10 @@
     #
     # Clears all selected options.
     #
 
     def clear
-      assert_exists
-
       raise Error, "you can only clear multi-selects" unless multiple?
 
       options.each do |o|
         click_option(o) if o.selected?
       end
@@ -21,11 +19,11 @@
     #
     # @return [Watir::OptionCollection]
     #
 
     def options
-      assert_exists
+      wait_for_exists
       super
     end
 
     #
     # Returns true if the select list has one or more options where text or label matches the given value.
@@ -33,12 +31,10 @@
     # @param [String, Regexp] str_or_rx
     # @return [Boolean]
     #
 
     def include?(str_or_rx)
-      assert_exists
-
       element_call do
         @element.find_elements(:tag_name, 'option').any? do |e|
           str_or_rx === e.text || str_or_rx === e.attribute(:label)
         end
       end
@@ -78,12 +74,10 @@
     # @raise [Watir::Exception::UnknownObjectException] if the options do not exist
     # @return [Boolean]
     #
 
     def selected?(str_or_rx)
-      assert_exists
-
       match_found = false
 
       element_call do
         @element.find_elements(:tag_name, 'option').each do |e|
           matched = str_or_rx === e.text || str_or_rx === e.attribute(:label)
@@ -123,12 +117,10 @@
     end
 
     private
 
     def select_by(how, str_or_rx)
-      assert_exists
-
       case str_or_rx
       when String, Numeric
         select_by_string(how, str_or_rx.to_s)
       when Regexp
         select_by_regexp(how, str_or_rx)
@@ -218,10 +210,9 @@
 
     def safe_text(element)
       element.text
     rescue Selenium::WebDriver::Error::StaleElementReferenceError, Selenium::WebDriver::Error::UnhandledAlertError
       # guard for scenario where selecting the element changes the page, making our element obsolete
-
       ''
     end
 
     def no_value_found(arg, msg = nil)
       raise NoValueFoundException, msg || "#{arg.inspect} not found in select list"