xpath - Validating form data that uses a selector with Selenium -

i attempting automate checking values of form. figured out how check values submitted via send_keys, submitted via selector giving me trouble. i'm n00b when comes automation.

this works:

driver.find_element_by_xpath("//*[@name='currentaddress.lineone'][@value='123 lane']")  

this not:

driver.find_element_by_xpath("//*[@name='currentaddress.stateabbrev'][@value='tx']") 

the code governs currentaddress.stateabbrev

<select class="form-control" data-val="true" data-val-required="* state required" id="currentaddress_stateabbrev" name="currentaddress.stateabbrev"><option value=""></option> 

when try validate state, this:

selenium.common.exceptions.nosuchelementexception: message: no such element: unable locate element: {"method":"xpath","selector":"//*[@name='currentaddress.stateabbrev'][@value='tx']"} 

the form value stores input 'tx' page shows state 'texas'. i've tried looking either, still cannot locate element. attempting locate via either @name or @id doesn't change outcome.

i haven't tested code, should work.

    //rather creating object of webelement create object of select      select statedropdown = new select(driver.findelement(by.xpath("//select[@class='form-control']"));      //to select visible text, pass text      statedropdown.selectbyvisibletext("");      //get text of first selected option     string selectedvalue = statedropdown.getfirstselectedoption().gettext();