WWW::Mechanize::FireFox - radios with the same name

elols has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hello. On website there are two radio's with the same name but with different id.

<input id="sexM" type="radio" value="M" name="Sex">
<input id="sexF" type="radio" value="F" name="Sex">
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So when i try select "Sex" with value "M"
$mech->field('Sex' => 'M')
i got error:
2 elements found for input with name 'Sex' at xxx.pl
I tried set_fields, field, some xpath and nothing :( There is someone who can help me?

Regards.

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Re: WWW::Mechanize::FireFox - radios with the same name by Corion (Patriarch) on Feb 06, 2012 at 12:21 UTC
It seems that radio boxes are not really supported. I suggest retrieving the element(s) by the ID and then `->click`ing on them. Alternatively, use `->field()` with the id instead of the name, as documented in $mech->field().	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: WWW::Mechanize::FireFox - radios with the same name by elols (Initiate) on Feb 06, 2012 at 12:34 UTC
Could you tell me more about this getting element by ID? When I'm trying clicking this radio i got message that it's not a button :( . Corion help me! I see you got skill in it. Sorry for my English - I don't use translators and I'm from Poland .	[reply]
Re^3: WWW::Mechanize::FireFox - radios with the same name by Corion (Patriarch) on Feb 06, 2012 at 12:40 UTC
The documentation for `->field()` in WWW::Mechanize::Firefox says: A selector prefixed with `'#'` must match the id attribute of the input. A selector prefixed with `'.'` matches the class attribute. A selector prefixed with `'^'` or with no prefix matches the name attribute. I'm not sure how to make this clearer, but maybe an example helps: `$mech->field('#foo', 'bar'); # set value of element with id "foo" to " +bar"` [download] I don't think that radio boxes are well-supported with WWW::Mechanize::Firefox though, because I've never needed them.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
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