gistfile1.rb

Then /^the selected date for "([^"]*)" should be "([^"]*)"$/ do |field, date|
  field = field.tr('[', '_')
  field = field.tr(']', '_')
  year_field = field + '1i'
  month_field = field + '2i'
  day_field = field + '3i'

  date = Date.parse(date)

  field_with_id(year_field).element.search(".//option[@selected = 'selected']").inner_html.should =~ /#{date.year}/
  field_with_id(month_field).element.search(".//option[@selected = 'selected']").inner_html.should =~ /#{date.strftime('%B')}/
  field_with_id(day_field).element.search(".//option[@selected = 'selected']").inner_html.should =~ /#{date.day}/
end