code: public boolean somethingSelected() {
          boolean isSelected = false;
          if (input()) {
              WebElement webElement = element.getWebElement();
              if ("input".equalsIgnoreCase(webElement.getTagName())) {
                  isSelected = webElement.isSelected();
              } else if (SELECT.equalsIgnoreCase(webElement.getTagName())) {
                  Select dropdown = new Select(webElement);
                  isSelected = !dropdown.getAllSelectedOptions().isEmpty();
              }
          }
          return isSelected;
      }
docs: Determines whether the element has something selected or not. Checkboxes,
  radio buttons, and selects could all have something selected. Other
  elements will default to false.
  
  @return Boolean: is something selected or not