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Then "Mow lawn" should be an option for "Activity"
But "Reply support mail" should not be an option for "Activity"

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Note that this step checks whether an option is available, not that it is selected. There is a separate step to test that an option is selected.

Capybara (0.4.1 or higher)

Then /^"([^"]*)" should( not)? be an option for "([^"]*)"(?: within "([^\"]*)")?$/ do |value, negate, field, selector|
  with_scope(selector) do
    expectation = negate ? :should_not : :should
    field_labeled(field).first(:xpath, ".//option[text() = '#{value}']").send(expectation, be_present)
  end
end

Webrat

Then /^"([^"]*)" should( not)? be an option for "([^"]*)"$/ do |value, negate, field|
  expectation = negate ? :should_not : :should
  field_labeled(field).element.search(".//option[text() = '#{value}']").send(expectation, be_present)
end