I've got some tests where I'm checking that the proper error message appears when text in certain fields are invalid. One check for validity is that a certain textarea element is not empty.
If this textarea already has text in it, how can I tell selenium to clear the field?
something like:
driver.get_element_by_id('foo').clear_field()
17 Answers
driver.find_element_by_id('foo').clear()
Option a)
If you want to ensure keyboard events are fired, consider using sendKeys(CharSequence).
Example 1:
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
# ...
webElement.sendKeys(Keys.CONTROL + "a")
webElement.sendKeys(Keys.DELETE)
Example 2:
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
# ...
webElement.sendKeys(Keys.BACK_SPACE) //do repeatedly, e.g. in while loop
